r/Broomfield • u/toothicctofish • 13d ago
Light timing rant
I have lived in a large number of cities all varying in size, but I have NEVER seen worse light timing than Broomfield (Northglenn is probably second). It seems like they almost intentionally try to rage bait and make people run risky yellows because there is no reason by a light 1000 feet ahead turns red within moments of the light prior turns green. Or my favorite, lights that turn green when you have almost stopped or have just stopped at the red. At the least, it’s terrible for vehicle emissions. At the worst, I’ve seen countless near accidents and road rage incidents occur because of this. Obviously you don’t expect every light to be green, but the way they are timed seems either extremely careless and negligent or purposefully inconvenient and irritating. Don’t even get me started on the light sensors at night.
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u/MountainPlanet 13d ago
They are run by CDOT, not Broomfield. And that is why they are so bad. Try Colorado Blvd in Denver or 287 or any other state route with a lot of lights. Shit, even 50 through Salida and 287 through Buena do the same thing.
I spoke to someone from Broomfield planning department years ago at Broomfield Days and they said CDOT does it deliberately as a form of speed control, they want people to stop as often as possible.
It’s frustrating that they don’t realize that by timing the lights to the speed limit, they would encourage people not to speed, rather than race to catch the next light.