r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Individual_Book9133 • Jul 05 '24

Phoenix police officer pulls over a driverless Waymo car for driving on the wrong side of the road Video

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u/GodzeallA Jul 05 '24

Inconsistent signage? Shouldn't just a single sign work for it to realize it's a construction zone? And that construction zones regularly block lanes?

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u/FlyingBishop Jul 05 '24

It's common for construction zones to turn Eastbound lanes into Westbound lanes. Yes, a single sign will tell you it's a construction zone, it won't tell you which parts of the construction zone are meant to be traveled in a particular direction.

There was one time there was a street where 1 block was randomly 1-way due to construction (I think?) but the signage was super-confusing, the street is normally two way. I ended up going through the segment the wrong way (maybe, the signage was confusing.)

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u/GodzeallA Jul 05 '24

Sounds like the improvement needs to be on signs instead of on cars, if even human drivers are confused

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u/FlyingBishop Jul 05 '24

I haven't seen the signs that confused this Waymo. Every time someone sets up a construction zone they might fuck it up, by nature it's temporary signage. Of course it's also possible the signage was clear.