General Road and Highway Discussion

[danbrotherston]

Even ones like at Westmount and University? Where you actually turn onto the road, you’re basically just turning from one road onto another, except it’s a side road next to the road you were on rather than one big piece of pavement. I can see where you’re coming from if the separated lane is more like at University and Weber, where you’re almost facing in the direction you will be going by the time you reach the end of the turn lane.

I haven't turned at that intersection, so I can't really comment well on how good or bad it is, but as soon as the oncoming traffic is over your shoulder, it's in your blind spot, and it looks to me like that would still be the case at Westmount & University.

Given the geometry, the traffic will be slightly more out of view than if you are turning from a 90 degree turn, but less than in the standard slip lanes.

Keep in mind though, slip lanes are not needed to achieve this, any flair will result in you being turned away from traffic you need to see to turn, and boy do our regional engineers love flair.