Pols, engineers clash over traffic lights
Photo credit: Gordon M. Grant | The traffic lights at the intersection of Halsey Manor Road and Route 111 (Capt. Daniel Roe Highway) in Manorville. (Jan. 19, 2012)
The federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is the bible for approval of any new stoplight, setting strict guidelines that must be met for installation.
Engineering, in other words, always trumps the emotions that come after a serious accident -- at least until lawmakers step in.
In Suffolk, the time-honored practice of legislators pitching traffic signals at constituents'...
