An article in last week's Dallas Morning News reported that the City of Richardson had installed blinking-yellow left-turn signals at some intersections. Drivers were interviewed that described their confusion with the new signals.
 
Blinking yellow is old news to many Garland drivers.
 
When we see a left-turn signal in most cities, it is green and signifies that the driver has a protected left turn. If it turns yellow, it means slow down and stop, the light is about to change to red. (Or to some people: hit the gas before it turns red … and pray.)
 
The blinking-yellow arrow really means: a left turn is allowed but yield the right of way and be careful!
 
Garland drivers that happen to drive through those parts of Richardson with the new signals won't be among those confused. That's because we've had such signals at several locations for quite some time. The intersection that I first noticed them was Walnut and Shiloh in west Garland.
 
Robert Wunderlich, director of transportation, mentioned the installations as they were occurring. He said that they had watched the intersections and drivers were able to quickly adapt to the new signals. The use actually seems to be intuitive for newer drivers but seasoned drivers have a little longer adjustment period. Make that an "unadjustment" period.