On February 20, the "Shanghai Songjiang" WeChat public account reported that "the wilderness garden has become a 'special place' for drivers to turn around, resulting in frequent accidents and congestion, and it is impossible to solve it for a while." Now, the solution to this dilemma has been implemented - the reporter learned from the district traffic management department that at present, on Wencheng Road in front of the Wilderness Garden, the two-way pavement is marked with signs prohibiting U-turns.
At about 2 p.m. today (March 2), the reporter drove along Wencheng Road from east to west to the Wilderness Garden. When you reach the wilderness garden, the leftmost road surface has been marked with a prominent no-U-turn line. The reporter then traveled west to the intersection of Wencheng Road and Wenhan Road, about 200 meters away, waiting for a red light and then turning around. It is estimated that during off-peak hours, it takes 1.5 minutes to make a U-turn at the intersection than to make a U-turn in front of the Wilderness Garden.
"Definitely useful." Chen Leyi, who lives in the wilderness garden, came to the door of the community after learning that the U-turn ban was implemented, and he said, "With the prohibition sign, many cars will not turn around at the door." In the past, too many cars turned around at the entrance of the community, causing residents to travel inconveniently, but also threatening our personal safety. ”
Will guiding vehicles to the intersection to make a U-turn cause congestion at the intersection? Marking the road surface with a no-U-turn line is the first step out of the problem. Shen Hui, a police officer of the district traffic police detachment mobile brigade, said: "In the follow-up, we will further improve the marking lines of the road surface, and at the same time reasonably optimize the signal light settings at the intersection according to the real-time situation, and strengthen the law enforcement of the first line surface." ”
It is understood that most of the U-turns on the road in front of the Wilderness Garden are vehicles going to the real estate trading center in the nearby area, and within half an hour, at least 15 vehicles have made a U-turn on Wencheng Road, and the road marking line of Wencheng Road in front of the trading center is a double yellow line. So is there a more convenient way to make a U-turn in front of the nearest trading center? The district traffic police detachment said that the prohibition of U-turns here is mainly because the district real estate trading center is too close to the intersection of Wencheng Road Sanxin North Road, and once the vehicle makes a U-turn here, it will affect the traffic order and will also cause other safety hazards.
During the interview, the reporter found that perhaps because the prohibition of U-turn markings had just been drawn, the driver was not familiar with the road conditions, and although individual vehicles were slightly hesitant when they walked along Wencheng Road to the entrance of the Wilderness Garden, they still chose to make a U-turn on the road in front of the community. At this time, the traffic police on duty will come forward to persuade them.
In addition, there are individual vehicles that "take a different path", turn left from Wencheng Road into the wilderness garden, and complete the U-turn in the community. "At present, we are considering strengthening measures in the management of the entry and exit of foreign vehicles into and out of the community, and take measures to minimize the entry and exit of foreign vehicles into the community." Fang Jie, a social worker at the Wilderness Neighborhood Committee, said.
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