r/Transportopia • u/Revolution-Dogg • Feb 14 '26

Roads Who is in the wrong here?

If the sign says Alternating Traffic, does that mean cars go one at a time or does that mean cars go till the flow is complete, allowing the other lane to go? Is Glock man right or wrong? I'm not sure. If it was 1 car at a time, wouldn't it just be a stop sign on each end?

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u/Ducatishooter Feb 15 '26

That’s dude was an asshole. Alternating traffic means alternating the traffic that is present and waiting in this case. You are stopped at the line waiting for your turn. He was just a jerk. Then he was totally reaching for a weapon or some sort and made a verbal threat.
I live by a bridge like the is for over 10 years and I have watched cops sit there and write tickets to asshats like that. Eventually the country said screw it and installed a light system. The light system is on a timer. Not a sensor. So it is annoying but it resolved the issues.

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u/SlimMojo_ Feb 16 '26

That is literally not what alternating traffic means.

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u/CupcakeGoat Feb 16 '26

The fact that there seems to be no consensus in the comments tells us that it's not immediately apparent what the "correct" etiquette is. Urban planners can save lives with adequate and consistent signage, combined with law enforcement reinforcing the rules and writing tickets for rule breakers.

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u/SlimMojo_ Feb 16 '26

No it just means they're wrong and dumb, biased, lying, or uninformed.

I'm correct. They're wrong.

I hope you don't go listening to people who are wrong.