Traffic lights

[Jason9870]

I played cities in motion 2 before and it couldn't let you build the road intersection without the traffic lights, so for some of the roads will become so congested. Hope that for cities skylines can let us have the choice that if we put a intersection with traffic light or not, it would help the traffic for some roads that do not have much cars using it.

 

[jonathanredden]

I played cities in motion 2 before and it couldn't let you build the road intersection without the traffic lights, so for some of the roads will become so congested. Hope that for cities skylines can let us have the choice that if we put a intersection with traffic light or not, it would help the traffic for some roads that do not have much cars using it.

I've never thought of this you are a genius.

 

[Jokurr]

+1. This can be very helpful when it comes to fixing traffic jams.

 

[ali.usman]

i think you can build an elevated road to avoid crossover

 

[Bjorn0305]

I played cities in motion 2 before and it couldn't let you build the road intersection without the traffic lights, so for some of the roads will become so congested. Hope that for cities skylines can let us have the choice that if we put a intersection with traffic light or not, it would help the traffic for some roads that do not have much cars using it.

You could indeed build road intersections without lights. It just depended on the road size. Larger roads always had lights whereas small two lane roads had stop signs. Here is a screen of an intersection without lights in CIM2:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=166210107

Nonetheless - I agree and would love to have the ability to place lights, stop signs, select amount of turning lanes (or change which lanes can turn).

 

[Amiths]

So you want to make something like a avenue intersection without traffic lights? xD

The traffic would be something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdHkRkwJvww

 

[Bjorn0305]

So you want to make something like a avenue intersection without traffic lights? xD

The traffic would be something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdHkRkwJvww

YES!!! (but we will need bikes and scooters with polocies to restrict the heavier traffic)

However, near where I live, we have 4 lane avenues without traffic lights (and I do not live in the sticks either). Our suburb district is small enough that traffic lights would impede the car flow.

And what if you want lights at an intersection with the exception of one small road leading into it with light traffic where a stop sign would make more sense. Not every intersection with lights has lights for every road joining to it.

 

[iMarvin]

I like this idea.

 

[Amiths]

YES!!! (but we will need bikes and scooters with polocies to restrict the heavier traffic)

However, near where I live, we have 4 lane avenues without traffic lights (and I do not live in the sticks either). Our suburb district is small enough that traffic lights would impede the car flow.

And what if you want lights at an intersection with the exception of one small road leading into it with light traffic where a stop sign would make more sense. Not every intersection with lights has lights for every road joining to it.

That dont make sense, if your suburb is small why do you have a 4 lane avenue? oO

Anyway i like this idea but i dont think its possible to make in C:SL since the engine is ready, maybe in the sequel? Anyway citybound may offer what you are looking for otherwise maybe google for a Traffic light simulator? XD

 

[RovertYU]

I am still playing CIM2.
it is the problem i am facing.
CO has to fix it in order to have smooth traffic.

 

[Bjorn0305]

That dont make sense, if your suburb is small why do you have a 4 lane avenue? oO

Anyway i like this idea but i dont think its possible to make in C:SL since the engine is ready, maybe in the sequel? Anyway citybound may offer what you are looking for otherwise maybe google for a Traffic light simulator? XD

Because the two lane road was heavily traveled during rush hour... In the last ten years, the suburb has doubled in size. They have plans on adding lights to the intersections for the avenues (and removing the traffic lights from the highway and building proper exit/entrance ramps). In a couple of years, my town will have cought up wit hthe traffic rules in and lanes in place by CO.

 

[Hannodb]

Because the two lane road was heavily traveled during rush hour... In the last ten years, the suburb has doubled in size. They have plans on adding lights to the intersections for the avenues (and removing the traffic lights from the highway and building proper exit/entrance ramps). In a couple of years, my town will have cought up wit hthe traffic rules in and lanes in place by CO.

I think this applies in cases where 2 lane roads crosses wider avenues. You must be able to restrict the number of traffic lights on these kinds of intersections, otherwise the avenues become pointless. I experienced the same problem with CXL.

There is a mod available for SC2013 which allows you to do this. Hopefully, this functionality will be available either on release date, or shortly afterwards.

 

[Inge Jones]

Definitely need a way to ban traffic lights on roundabouts where one is trying to emulate a traditional UK roundabout. The cars already on the roundabout should never be required to stop to allow cars onto it. Also most small residential side roads usually have to wait for a gap in the traffic on the main road. This is the one aspect of traffic management that I don't think any citybuilder game has ever got right.

 

[Amiths]

Definitely need a way to ban traffic lights on roundabouts where one is trying to emulate a traditional UK roundabout. The cars already on the roundabout should never be required to stop to allow cars onto it. Also most small residential side roads usually have to wait for a gap in the traffic on the main road. This is the one aspect of traffic management that I don't think any citybuilder game has ever got right.

Man i hope that to haha. But i think we'll only be able to get that with mods. :/ But i might be wrong.

Anyway i hope someone make a mod for this, i would love to make some india crazy traffic.

 

[Person012345]

Definitely need a way to ban traffic lights on roundabouts where one is trying to emulate a traditional UK roundabout. The cars already on the roundabout should never be required to stop to allow cars onto it. Also most small residential side roads usually have to wait for a gap in the traffic on the main road. This is the one aspect of traffic management that I don't think any citybuilder game has ever got right.

From what I've seen, roundabouts in the game function very well. And no they don't have traffic lights as far as I recall.

 

[Person012345]

http://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive/b/593309760

If you watch this stream, there are a number of examples of roundabouts working, for example the large one at ~28 minutes in.

 

[Inge Jones]

No that example didn't show me the principle. I didn't see any example of a car approaching the roundabout when one was on the roundabout already just about to meet at the junction, to see which one would give way. I think not only do we need to be able to get rid of traffic lights, but also to assign "priority" to certain roads.

Edit: Actually no we don't need that to be player-set, just make it that any T junction without lights the road going across the top has priority and road joining has to give way. That should cover it.

 

[Person012345]

No that example didn't show me the principle. I didn't see any example of a car approaching the roundabout when one was on the roundabout already just about to meet at the junction, to see which one would give way. I think not only do we need to be able to get rid of traffic lights, but also to assign "priority" to certain roads.

Edit: Actually no we don't need that to be player-set, just make it that any T junction without lights the road going across the top has priority and road joining has to give way. That should cover it.

Are you blind or something? Hell, there was an issue where a car joined the roundabout and clipped into a car already on it. Of course that was much earlier in development so issues like that are expected. It's true that for a moment on the intersection roundabout that some on the roundabout gave way to cars joining, but that didn't look like it was supposed to be like that (cars certainly weren't sat waiting patiently at a line), it's looked more like some asshole pulled out in front of someone and made them stop (which happens in real life) then the simulation was trying to get itself going again. And either way, the rounabout clearly doesn't have traffic lights, nor does the traffic flow act like it does.

 

[Inge Jones]

Well thanks for the unnecessarily rude way of putting it, but no I admit I missed that. Though obviously that's not really right as the one joining shouldn't have pulled out. But anyway....

 

[DEY123]

I thought I read this (but I could be imagining it)... I thought the devs stated that if you have a smaller road crossing a bigger road then the smaller road would have stop signs and the bigger road would have the right of way without lights.

I may be imagining this of course (or maybe it is a SC2013 feature).