Originally Posted by robtown
I find it dangerous and inconvenient. I often have to push harder to make the intersection because the cars are patiently waiting at a stop. Many times they have more than enough time to clear the intersection.
I've had cagers wave me through at a MUP / street intersection/crosswalk - as they should. Unfortunately the road is two lanes each direction and I can see cars in the inside lane approaching at 40+ mph.
That happens to me all the time, too - even in the single-lane each way situation, I have to make sure that BOTH sides stop - I've had people nicely stop and wave me through, while the other side just keeps barrelling down the road - Hunter Mill Road and spots in Vienna are famous for that.
Even when we've got the light at Maple Street and Gallows Road, I still have to make sure people stop - I've seen them fly right through the red light - luckily I still look both ways before starting across. I don't want to play Mannix on the hood....