Crash knocks out traffic light at Vandeventer and Delmar

Crash knocks out traffic light at Vandeventer and Delmar

ST. LOUIS -- A crash at the intersection of Vandeventer and Delmar in the city overnight caused significant damage when a vehicle hit a signal pole, causing it to fall onto the car. Fortunately, no serious injuries were reported from the incident. Drivers traveling through Vandeventer and Delmar intersection should exercise caution and be prepared for potential traffic disruptions due to the damaged signal pole. The traffic light at the intersec…

Collier’s Weekly: Because We Seem to Need a Reminder, a Non-Functioning Traffic Light is a Stop Sign

PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK If a traffic light isn’t working, it becomes a stop sign. You treat it like you would treat any other stop sign. Doesn’t seem too complicated, does it? And yet last week, this fairly simple rule of the road was forgotten, ignored or completely misunderstood by many local drivers. On many busy thoroughfares, social-media reports claimed that drivers were simply proceeding through non-functioning traffic lights as if they weren’…