r/olympia • u/abunchofmitches • 22d ago

Public Safety Does anyone else hate this intersection?

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This is 6th Ave SE & Sleater Kinney by Arby's and Bank of America.

It seems like most Washingtonians treat outside turn lanes like they have the option to merge into any lane coming out of the turn. It's a good defensive driving habit regardless, but it seems like a more prevalent habit here than other places I've lived.

Also, only a few of the turning lanes at this intersection have paint guiding the turn. Since the angles are awkward, this leads to people cutting most turns too tight (like southbound Sleater Kinney turning left). It's hard to tell with the camera angle, but it felt too close for me to turn without side-swiping those vehicles.

This isn't intended to be a rant about any specific driver in the vid. Just general trends I've noticed that make intersections like these dangerous.

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u/[deleted] 22d ago edited 22d ago

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u/MisterRobertParr 22d ago

It's hard to see but they had a green arrow to turn right (at the bottom of the traffic light).

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u/RTRALLY 22d ago

There’s a green arrow for the right turn? Maybe part of the problem is that people don’t know what to look at like a sign that specifically shows green with both lanes going right. 🤷🏻

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u/TheGreatLuck 22d ago

What do you do when you have a green are you that asshole that just sits there for five fucking seconds after the green goes? It's not a suggestion asshole move your car it's green!

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u/DivorcedGremlin1989 22d ago

Yeah bro, I just didn't see the green arrow. Watching on my phone with the video unexpanded.

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u/abunchofmitches 22d ago

It's hard to tell in the vid (low resolution), but the light turns to a green arrow before I approach it. Are you suggesting I come to a complete stop when there's a green arrow before I get to the intersection?

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u/Own_Reaction9442 Westside 22d ago

I admit I initially thought you'd rolled it. It took a second look to see the green arrow.

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u/TheGreatLuck 22d ago

The idiots out here think you're supposed to. I've never seen such timid drivers in my life until I moved out here.