FRUSTRATED DRIVERS ENDANGER WORKERS

Eastbound traffic on "P" Street bridge over Rock Creek waits for a driver to make a left turn. The workers, ahead, are milling asphalt on a Washington, DC side street. (photo by E. Shoop)

Surely, someone must understand that driver frustration does nothing to enhance safety. Expediting traffic safely around work areas should be a high priority for those in charge of setting up those areas.

With traffic limited to a single lane, things get really bogged down behind a driver waiting to make a left turn. Imagine how drivers must have felt when the other lane was taken away for no other apparent reason than to place the sign there! The right lane could have remained open for "right turn only." (or to get around the left turner)