I'm not a driver, so I can't weigh in too definitively on traffic issues. I can say, however, that the "Thru Streets" are a joke. I work on 53rd St and I have been nearly hit by a number of cars turning onto Madison or 5th, when there are huge signs saying they are not allowed to do that. I've also never seen any enforcement of the Thru-Streets when the rule is violated.
I have no idea if the majority of cars that do follow the rule are helping traffic problems, but I doubt it, as at least once a day I see a truck block the box on 53rd as it enters the intersection on a yellow light and then can't make it to the other side--I have also seen zero enforcement of that rule on 53rd. What ever happened to the ticket blitz for that? That could both raise needed money for the city and serve as a deterent to one of the biggest traffic problems in the City.
I'm not a driver, so I can't weigh in too definitively on traffic issues. I can say, however, that the "Thru Streets" are a joke. I work on 53rd St and I have been nearly hit by a number of cars turning onto Madison or 5th, when there are huge signs saying they are not allowed to do that. I've also never seen any enforcement of the Thru-Streets when the rule is violated.
I have no idea if the majority of cars that do follow the rule are helping traffic problems, but I doubt it, as at least once a day I see a truck block the box on 53rd as it enters the intersection on a yellow light and then can't make it to the other side--I have also seen zero enforcement of that rule on 53rd. What ever happened to the ticket blitz for that? That could both raise needed money for the city and serve as a deterent to one of the biggest traffic problems in the City.