Comments on: Don’t block the *&%$ing box, people!! http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/dont-block-the-ing-box-people The Authoritative Blog on Stamford Connecticut Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:23:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: JR http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/dont-block-the-ing-box-people/comment-page-1#comment-115 JR Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:24:26 +0000 http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/dont-block-the-ing-box-people#comment-115 JT: I know you sometimes have to sneak into an intersection and gun it when you get an opening, but the problem that I can't stand occurs when people enter the intersection when they have NO chance of making it through. The worst is when it's the traffic perpendicular to you; cars end up in the middle of the intersection while your light is green! JT: I know you sometimes have to sneak into an intersection and gun it when you get an opening, but the problem that I can’t stand occurs when people enter the intersection when they have NO chance of making it through. The worst is when it’s the traffic perpendicular to you; cars end up in the middle of the intersection while your light is green!

]]> By: JT http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/dont-block-the-ing-box-people/comment-page-1#comment-109 JT Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:36:54 +0000 http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/dont-block-the-ing-box-people#comment-109 I'll play devils advocate here. Blocking the box is the only way to make a left hand turn in most Stamford intersections. Nothings worse than getting stuck behind someone not willing to stick their nose out and end up missing an entire green cycle. I’ll play devils advocate here. Blocking the box is the only way to make a left hand turn in most Stamford intersections. Nothings worse than getting stuck behind someone not willing to stick their nose out and end up missing an entire green cycle.

]]> By: Zobot http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/dont-block-the-ing-box-people/comment-page-1#comment-108 Zobot Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:49:08 +0000 http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/dont-block-the-ing-box-people#comment-108 For me, the worst place to see this during the evening rush hour, where Broad St and East Main St meet. Folks living in Glenbrook, Springdale, Darien, and New Canaan exit off I-95, come up East Main and want to make a left on Glenbrook Rd. The lights aren't well-timed and invariably drivers will extend well past the left turn lane and often all the way back through the entire intersection with Broad St. If you know the width of the intersection you also know that it takes several block boxers to cut off the traffic. This happens every single day. You can sometimes sneak by in the far right lane by maneuvering a wide angle around the cars, but it's quite frustrating... For me, the worst place to see this during the evening rush hour, where Broad St and East Main St meet. Folks living in Glenbrook, Springdale, Darien, and New Canaan exit off I-95, come up East Main and want to make a left on Glenbrook Rd. The lights aren’t well-timed and invariably drivers will extend well past the left turn lane and often all the way back through the entire intersection with Broad St. If you know the width of the intersection you also know that it takes several block boxers to cut off the traffic.

This happens every single day. You can sometimes sneak by in the far right lane by maneuvering a wide angle around the cars, but it’s quite frustrating…

]]> By: Mr Stamford asks: Please Stop Blocking the *&%$ing Box!!! | StationStops http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/dont-block-the-ing-box-people/comment-page-1#comment-107 Mr Stamford asks: Please Stop Blocking the *&%$ing Box!!! | StationStops Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:59:25 +0000 http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/dont-block-the-ing-box-people#comment-107 [...] Mr. Stamford was all up in arms today about people ‘blocking the box’ - i.e., drivers who block intersections. I can’t say I blame him, it is annoying, especially the other side of the issue, which is people who honk to get you to cross an intersection even though you’d be blocking. [...] [...] Mr. Stamford was all up in arms today about people ‘blocking the box’ - i.e., drivers who block intersections. I can’t say I blame him, it is annoying, especially the other side of the issue, which is people who honk to get you to cross an intersection even though you’d be blocking. [...]

]]> By: StationStops.com http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/dont-block-the-ing-box-people/comment-page-1#comment-106 StationStops.com Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:00:19 +0000 http://www.mrstamford.com/miscellaneous/dont-block-the-ing-box-people#comment-106 I hate driving in Stamford - haven't had box problems there but I just hate the way the streets are laid out - a lot of nearby streets downtown look alike, the frontage roads and their turns alongside 95 are like some sort of poorly marked puzzle. Its too bad because I just wont go there very often because of the driving even though I like a lot of restaurants there and the Target is closer than Norwalk. I hate driving in Stamford - haven’t had box problems there but I just hate the way the streets are laid out - a lot of nearby streets downtown look alike, the frontage roads and their turns alongside 95 are like some sort of poorly marked puzzle.

Its too bad because I just wont go there very often because of the driving even though I like a lot of restaurants there and the Target is closer than Norwalk.

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