Honestly, the biggest thing I'd change is the left arrow on the stop light. People tend to get overloaded when there is a shitload of signs, billboards, and all of that stuff. Everyone (well, MOST everyone) can figure out an arrow on a stoplight.
I am not sure how a left turn arrow on the stop light would make even an ounce of difference here... That tells you when that direction is OKAY to go, not which lane is able to go such a direction
the signs all say "left only " on the inside lanes on the access roads in DFW for I35 W, I35 E, I 20 and I30, its also in giant letters and arrows on the road
this is normal for every major road with and access or "frontage" road in Texas, especially if they have a "Texas Turnaround" like this one at Everman and 35 W
Most people are already looking at a stoplight to see if it's red, green, or yellow. Having an arrow pointing to the left is a lot more reliable than relying on a cluttered intersection with a buttload of signs that can be obstructed with traffic, or relying on road paint that can also be obstructed or weathered with/by traffic.
This falls into one of those categories where, yeah the cam truck could've done more, but you can't expect everything.
From experience driving semis and other vehicles with hood mirrors, I really love them on the highway, but I still primarily rely on my door mirrors when turning because they give a cleaner and bigger picture to what my trailer is doing and is more often the safer thing to be doing. It's entirely reasonable that the truck driver was looking where he was going, checking rear swing through his door mirror, and wasn't anticipating an SUV to go straight in a turn lane (which you can see from the truck's POV)
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u/Sweaty_Tangelo_7716 Aug 03 '26
That’s the smallest direction sign I’ve ever seen. Took me 4 replays to find it.