In January this year, together with Mayor Piotr Roman, we launched a campaign encouraging our readers to identify the biggest road absurdities in Bolesławiec. The article Absurdities on Bolesławiec’s Roads received 115 comments. However, only a few absurdities were identified.
Krzysztof Gwizdała pointed out that drivers who want to enter the Market Square from Kościelna or Sierpnia '80 streets must violate the instruction to turn left (Kościelna) or right (Sierpnia '80). Cyclists riding through the Market Square also break the law—as a result of the absurd signage, they cannot ride onto the paving around the Town Hall.
An internet user posting under the nickname Aron described the intersection of Żeromskiego, Rzemieślnicza and Wojska Polskiego Avenue. “Drivers traveling along Wojska Polskiego from the city side have a ‘priority road’ sign, with an additional sign showing that the priority road turns left—onto Żeromskiego. A similar sign stands on Żeromskiego Street. Meanwhile, drivers traveling along Wojska Polskiego Avenue from the military-unit side see only a ‘yield’ sign, which has no supplementary plate. This arrangement suggests to a driver, especially one unfamiliar with the actual layout, that Żeromskiego and then Rzemieślnicza are the main road,” our reader emphasized. He added: “The same incorrect arrangement was used at the Łasicka-Żeromskiego intersection.”
Radek reported that there are “no traffic-regulating signs whatsoever at the intersections of Artyleryjska with Andersa, Konopnickiej, Zagłoby and Korfantego streets. For vehicles traveling along Artyleryjska from the WKU side, it is a priority road, while for those traveling along the same street from the bus-loop side, it is not,” he observed. “In this case, vehicles leaving Korfantego, Zagłoby, Konopnickiej and Andersa streets on the right should have priority. Residents’ habit has caused Artyleryjska to become a priority road, which may be a problem for outsiders,” he added.
Grażyna, in turn, noticed an absurd speed limit applying on only one side of Mostowa Street. She wrote: “On the section of Mostowa Street from the intersection with Dolne Młyny Street to Bema Street, the speed must be reduced to 30 km/h. However, when turning onto Mostowa from Bema and traveling toward Biedronka (Dolne Młyny), no speed-limit sign can be seen on the right.”
Forum user Wert, meanwhile, said that the 50 km/h speed limit on Tysiąclecia Avenue was absurd. “It is a straight and comfortable road. It practically invites drivers to have the limit increased,” he said.
Does the small number of road absurdities identified in the comments indicate that there are not actually that many in our city? We invite you to discuss this.
(information: ii)