T-Junctions where one road doesn't have traffic lights?

[Kuggar]

Hi everyone, been playing the game a few hours now and really loving it.

I have a question about junctions. I know if I build a one-way road from a 4 or 6 lane road, it doesn't have traffic lights, but when I build the one way road (or a 2-way road) coming on to the 4/6 lane road, it makes traffic lights.

I was wondering if there's a way to connect 2-way roads to 4/6 lane roads without traffic lights?

My main reason is I like to build lots of villages, each village is connected to a 6-lane road which connects the rest of the city, but of course, this makes the 6-lane road have A LOT of traffic lights and it slows traffic flow.

Thank you in advance <3

[Sol]

I haven't found a way, but a genius modder did find that you can use highway to connect to road without lights.

[Tomahawk0201]

You get a traffic light with any T-junction because some of the traffic will have to turn right or left, and to do this, traffic has to stop at some point, thus a light.

When a one-way road that runs onto a 2-way road creates a traffic light, it is because again, the people on the one-way need to be able to turn left or right onto the 2-way road.
One thing about one-way roads, is the direction the traffic flows is determined by how you actually place the road. Traffic flows from the first point you click, and will drive towads the 2nd point you pick.

Hopefully that answers your question. It's kinda hard to describe traffic patterns via text; unfortunatly I can't use a picture, as pictures would really help to make sense of it all.

[BlackAlpha]

Maybe create a highway (instead of big road) with on/off ramps? Highways have no traffic lights.

[Kuggar]

Thanks all. What I'm really looking for is a kind of private residential road connecting to a busy 4-lane (or even a 2 lane). I manage to pull out on to a 2-lane from a residential road every day round where I live, without the need for traffic lights ;D

[BlackAlpha]

I could be wrong, but I think your only options are:
http://i.imgur.com/bg0miGD.jpg

The bottom one is probably the best overall because you can build right next to the roads. The top one is the fastest (highway) but it's only in one direction and will take up a bit more space. You could of course do a double highway, one going in each direction but then it will take up even more space. However, it might still be a really good idea for a very large city, allowing your sims to go straight through the city from one end to the other very quickly.

[Kuggar]

Brilliant! Thanks! <3