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Traffic Q&A: Safety concern leads to fresh paint
Published May 19th, 2013 - 3:00PM
There’s a stretch of the entrance to southbound I-5 from Pacific Avenue in Tacoma that is in desperate need of repainting. Is there any chance WSDOT has this in its plans?
Traffic Q&A: Ambulance rides costly, even more so without insurance
Published May 12th, 2013 - 12:30PM
If you get in a traffic accident and you're injured, who pays for the ambulance that takes you to the hospital? Isn't that a public service paid for with taxes?
Traffic Q&A: Confused by SR 16 signage? Turns out, the state agrees
Published May 5th, 2013 - 3:35PM
Though it’s a two-lane exit from northbound Interstate 5 to westbound state Route 16, the first sign drivers see indicates that only the left lane goes to state Route 16. Any way the state could modify this to be clearer for drivers?
Traffic Q&A: It's not a roundabout, just an intersection with a flower pot
Published April 28th, 2013 - 1:35PM
What exactly is the difference between a “traffic roundabout” and a “neighborhood traffic calming circle?”
Traffic Q&A: Go ahead, buy a car in Oregon ... but you'll still owe sales tax
Published April 21st, 2013 - 1:15PM
Why not buy a car in Oregon, where they don’t have sales tax? On a $25,000 car, it would save something like $2,375.
Traffic Q&A: How to negotiate those pesky two-lane roundabouts
Published April 14th, 2013 - 12:49PM
When there’s more than one lane inside a roundabout, which lane are you supposed to be in when you want to make a left turn, relative to the point where you entered?
Traffic Q&A: No photo, no toll due on bridge?
Published April 7th, 2013 - 10:03PM
Recently, while crossing the Narrows Bridge from Gig Harbor, I noticed that the car in front of me swerved to the shoulder on the right just as it was about to go under the electronic toll apparatus. The driver was apparently trying to avoid being charged. This can’t be legal, but does it work?"
Traffic Q&A: East-west? Logic not obvious for SR 16
Published March 31st, 2013 - 11:30PM
Why do the directional signs on state Route 16 state that one travels west to get to Bremerton and east to get to Tacoma?
Traffic Q&A: Guide says move right when tailgated
Published March 24th, 2013 - 11:37PM
Question: What’s the best thing to do when somebody is tailgating you? — Ann, Tacoma
Traffic Q&A: Red-light right turns legal from all turn lanes
Published March 10th, 2013 - 11:08PM
Pretty much everybody knows you can make a right turn on a red light if you stop first and the coast is clear. But Bill Dalton of Gig Harbor wonders, what about intersections where there are two right turn lanes controlled by lights.
Traffic Q&A: Traffic rules on private property only suggestions
Published March 3rd, 2013 - 6:40PM
Who enforces traffic regulations on private property? When you see a stop sign at, say, the Tacoma Mall, do you really have to stop?
Traffic Q&A: Law specific on amount of tint allowed on windows
Published February 24th, 2013 - 10:33PM
Are there laws about blacking out windows that establish how well you have to be able to see in or out?
Traffic Q&A: No, smoking pot behind the wheel isn't legal
Published February 17th, 2013 - 8:10PM
I was driving on Highway 16 the other day and passed a guy in the right lane who was very clearly smoking a marijuana pipe as he was driving. ... I know times have changed with our new marijuana law, but could this possibly be legal?
Traffic Q&A: Law abiding or too cautious? When to stop for school buses
Published February 10th, 2013 - 9:10PM
If you’re on a street with four lanes and a school bus coming the other way stops and puts out its sign, do I have to stop?
Traffic Q&A: City works to beautify Sprague Avenue
Published February 3rd, 2013 - 9:59PM
What’s happening on Sprague Avenue where you get off on the exits from Highway 16?
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