Level5 Update: California - Oakland (I-980)
This UR filed in San Jose concerns what the driver considered bad instructions for the I-880/I-980/17th St area of Oakland.
The problem appears to be that drivers exiting I-880 on this ramp are told they must "stay to the left to I-980E". HOWEVER there is no need to stay to the left at the end of this ramp segment, since both lanes continue; one need only NOT take Exit 1A.
Normally, NOT taking an exit does not warrant a voice instruction. So the driver (quite reasonably, in my view) interpreted "stay to the left" as "do not remain in the right lane" and got over to the left lane, though there was no reason to do so.
335 m later the driver encountered the instruction to "exit right" and had to return to the right lane to comply, since he or she had previously been directed to the left lane.
I recommend moving this ramp from the fork at the end of the offramp from I-880 and placing it a bit later, so it exits from I-980 rather than being one of two choices at the end of the offramp. This will remove the unnecessary instruction to stay left to I-980.
This is the result of a UR (and some interpretation). I am Rank 4 but do not have the editable area to do this even if the locks were lowered, so I recommend the responding editor resolve it directly.
The problem appears to be that drivers exiting I-880 on this ramp are told they must "stay to the left to I-980E". HOWEVER there is no need to stay to the left at the end of this ramp segment, since both lanes continue; one need only NOT take Exit 1A.
Normally, NOT taking an exit does not warrant a voice instruction. So the driver (quite reasonably, in my view) interpreted "stay to the left" as "do not remain in the right lane" and got over to the left lane, though there was no reason to do so.
335 m later the driver encountered the instruction to "exit right" and had to return to the right lane to comply, since he or she had previously been directed to the left lane.
I recommend moving this ramp from the fork at the end of the offramp from I-880 and placing it a bit later, so it exits from I-980 rather than being one of two choices at the end of the offramp. This will remove the unnecessary instruction to stay left to I-980.
This is the result of a UR (and some interpretation). I am Rank 4 but do not have the editable area to do this even if the locks were lowered, so I recommend the responding editor resolve it directly.
Re: Level5 Update: California - Oakland (I-980)