KENNESAW, Ga. — As we have covered in earnest lately with roundabouts, the introduction of a new traffic tool or maneuver can throw drivers for a loop. Diverging diamonds and displaced left turns, each of which send drivers on the wrong side of a roadway to prevent left turns across traffic, can be confusing.
Encountering new traffic signals can cause the same hesitation or befuddlement.
The HAWK (high-intensity activated crosswalk) beacon contains a mixture of yellow and red lights and pedestrians can activate them when they are readying to use a crosswalk. What those lights mean, however, can be confusing…