MOTORISTS ON CENTRAL AVENUE ARE AGAIN BEING REMINDED TO STAY OFF THE BUS ONLY LANES THAT ARE IN PLACE FOR THE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM. A-R-T SPOKESPERSON JOANIE GRIFFIN SAYS YOU CANNOT MAKE LEFT TURNS ONTO CENTRAL FROM A SIDE STREET THAT DOES NOT HAVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS. AND DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING STRAIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL. SHE SAYS IF YOU’RE ON A SIDE STREET THAT DOESN’T HAVE A LIGHT SIGNAL, YOU NEED TO GO TO THE NEXT STREET THAT HAS SIGNALS SO YOU CAN CROSS CENTRAL.
GRIFFIN SAYS IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO CENTRAL AND GO TO AN INTERSECTION WHERE U-TURNS ARE PERMITTED. USING OR CROSSING THE BUS ONLY LANES CAN CARRY A HEFTY FINE…FROM 100-DOLLARS TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
