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Slow-changing Winnersh lights will be altered

By Jon Nurse
February 28, 2013

Slow-changing lights frustrating drivers when roads are deserted at night won’t be altered by the council.

Councillor Tom McCann urged for traffic lights at the junction of Winnersh IQ, The Bader Way and Loddon Bridge Road, to be tweaked at a full council meeting on Thursday, but lost out in a vote that backed officers’ recommendation not to change the system.

The lights use a MOVA system to continuously adjust signal timings, a strategy that is efficient during peak hours but can leave motorists waiting at red lights for around 30 seconds when the roads are quiet.

Officers advised it is not possible to run the lights on a part-time basis. An average of 340 vehicles per hour are estimated to pass through the lights between 8pm and 6am.

Cllr McCann said: “A small change, even if it just affected one in 10 vehicles, could improve 120,000 journeys by just a tweak in the system.”

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So which is it ?

A Wellwisher
01/03/2013 at 09:55

I live Here! - erm, the report does say this "Officers advised it is not possible to run the lights on a part-time basis"

Fed-up - You spotted that too then! Slightly confusing, keeps the reader on their toes though when the headline doesn't match the story.

Steven
28/02/2013 at 16:27

There is an easier solution. Just make them part time signals which only operate during the morning and evening rush hour.

I Live Here!, Right Here!
28/02/2013 at 13:50

Headline: "Slow-changing Winnersh lights will be altered"

First line of article: "Slow-changing lights frustrating drivers when roads are deserted at night won’t be altered by the council."

Who sacked the proof reader?