Poor road design forces drivers to yield in turning lane, Cleburne TX


At the intersection near Nolan River Rd and Yellow Jacket Dr, drivers heading north and south both need to make left turns from the same turning lane. This design forces them to yield to each other, creating unsafe driving conditions.
Audio|Source: Murphy Radio Network (MRN)
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Transcript:
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Well, I'm having to play chicken.
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Oh, man. I'm having to play chicken.
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The way they've done this in.
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intersection at Nolan River and Yellow Jacket Drive, you've got two turns that forces the traffic going in opposite directions to play chicken on the turning lane.
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Southbound wants to turn left, northbound wants to turn left.
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It's a remarkable job of civil engineering.
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Ah, sarcasm.
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I'll have to, I'll have to check that out.
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I haven't been out that direction in a while.
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It sounds dangerous for sure.
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Yeah, there's crosses, one or two crosses on the side of the road here.
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It's a, it's a...
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where the road is a bending turn of Nolan River.
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And you've got two roads that forced the two northbound, southbound traffic to play chicken with one another.
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Both parties want to make a left turn.
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Location mentioned:
N Nolan River Rd & Yellow Jacket Dr, Cleburne, TX 76033
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