‘Let the crashes begin,’ drivers say after new ‘diverging diamond’ highway that resembles ‘hot wheels’ track opens | TAO0J17 | 2024-05-03 12:08:01
'Let the crashes begin,' drivers say after new 'diverging diamond' highway that resembles 'hot wheels' track opens | TAO0J17 | 2024-05-03 12:08:01
DRIVERS have slammed a new 'diverging diamond' highway – claiming that the 'hot wheels' track could lead to numerous road collisions.
Locals in Tulsa, Oklahoma, hit out at the diverging diamond interchange, or DDI – the second ever to be built in the city.
"Let the car crashes begin," one fumed.
A second quipped: "Reminds me of that criss cross crash track that Hot Wheels made back in the day."
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation laughed off those concerns.
They said the construction will provide relief for the some 50,000 drivers who battle traffic on the stretch of State Highway 169 daily.
"We're getting near to switching traffic over to driving on the left side underneath the bridge, the Creek Turnpike bridge underneath or over Memorial," ODOT spokesman T.J. Gerlach said.
"That should happen by the end of next week.
"(Drivers will) be directed to back to the right side once they go across the bridge. What this does is it allows for free flowing left turns onto and off of the expressway.
"So those those people turning on or off the highway, they don't have to wait for a left turn signal.
"They're not crossing traffic to get on or off the highway."
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> "We can't alleviate the absolute worst at the peak hours, but we're hoping to maybe reduce that peak congestion just by more efficiently flowing traffic through the interchange," Gerlach added.
ODOT predicts construction will be completed by next month.
The U.S Sun has reached out to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for comment.
HIGHWAY MESSAGES BAN
It comes after news that hilarious messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways around the US.
States around the country have been given two years to abide by a new rule regarding how signs and other traffic control devices are regulated.
The regulation is a part of new changes made to The US Federal Highway Administration's 1,100-page manual released last month, Los Angeles-based news network KTLA reported.
Officials have said overhead electronic signs with obscure meanings, references to pop culture, or ones intended to be funny, will be banned in 2026.
They said it's because they can be misunderstood or distracting to drivers.
The agency, which is part of the US Department of Transportation, said signs should be "simple, direct, brief, legible and clear."
Highway and expressway signs should also only be used for important information like warning drivers of crashes ahead, adverse weather conditions, and traffic delays.
Seatbelt reminders and warnings about the dangers of speeding or driving impairment are also allowed.
Certain witty signs on roads in states like Massachusetts, Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Arizona will be disappearing.
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