ARE FOUR-WAY STOPS BETTER THAN TRAFFIC LIGHTS? THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS BEING SOUGHT IN A STUDY IN PROGRESS IN ALBUQUERQUE. THIS AFTER TRAFFIC LIGHTS WERE COVERED AND 4-WAY STOPS INSTALLED ON SILVER AT 4TH, 5TH, 6TH AND 8TH STREETS DOWNTOWN … AND AT LEAD, COAL AND ROMA AT 4TH AND 5TH STREETS.
SIX MONTHS HAVE GONE BY AND ACTING DEPUTY MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR KEITH REED TELLS KOB-TV THEY’RE NOW DOING AN ENGINEERING STUDY TO DETERMINE IF THOSE FOUR-WAY STOPS WORK BETTER THAN THE LIGHTS. HE SAYS IF THE STUDY FINDS THE STOP SIGNS WORK BETTER, THEY’LL TAKE THE LIGHTS DOWN.
