Patent ID: 7135989
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
1. A traffic intersection vehicle turn system comprising: a) a pair of intersecting roadways forming a vehicle opposed turn contained within a traffic intersection at grade comprising an origination roadway for said vehicle opposed turns to begin and a destination roadway to receive said vehicle opposed turns, b) said origination roadway comprising origination roadway approach lanes and signal means to accommodate traffic approaching said traffic intersection, origination roadway departure lanes to accommodate traffic departing said traffic intersection, and center turn lanes to accommodate traffic performing opposed turns, c) said destination roadway comprising destination roadway approach lanes and signal means to accommodate traffic approaching said traffic intersection and destination roadway departure lanes to accommodate traffic departing said traffic intersection, d) said center turn lanes located between said origination roadway approach lanes and said origination roadway departure lanes containing a center turn traffic signal means for regulating traffic flow from said center turn lanes, e) vehicle opposed turn bypass lanes substantially parallel to said destination roadway approach lanes and located on the side of said destination roadway approach lanes opposite to said destination departure lanes, f) a junction formed at grade by intersecting said vehicle opposed turn bypass lanes with said destination roadway containing approach lanes signal means located on said destination roadway approach lanes, departure lanes signal means located on said destination roadway departure lanes, and vehicle opposed turn bypass lanes signal means located on said vehicle opposed turn bypass lanes whereby said signal means regulates traffic flow on said destination roadway with traffic flow from said vehicle opposed turn bypass lanes, whereby said traffic intersection vehicle opposed turn system can permit said traffic intersection signal operation to be conducted in two or three signal phases per signal cycle with said vehicle opposed turns completed in two separate phases of said traffic intersection signal operation.