SPRING HILL, Fla. — Most drivers in the Bay area are seeing new flashing yellow arrows at intersections.

They allow traffic to turn, provided the way is clear.

A Spring Hill man said even more signals should be installed.

"If you're going to use them, I think they should be uniformly placed, because some intersections don't have them and then people say well, why?" said Fred Deyesu. "They should be everywhere."

Along Deyesu's drive, there are flashing yellow arrows at Mariner Boulevard and Landover Boulevard as well as at Powell Road at U.S. Highway 41. But at his road, Sterling Hill Boulevard at Elgin Boulevard, there is not.

If the light at the location included the flashing yellow arrow, residents would be able to turn when it is safe to do so, instead of waiting for the next green.

Deyesu has asked Hernando County to install one

"And the county told me, no, they can't do that, because there's a school nearby and there's a hill there," Deyesu said.

Kris Carson with the Florida Department of Transportation explained how intersections are chosen for the flashing yellow arrow.

"We look at a few different criteria when we install flashing yellow arrows," Carson said. Those include speed of the roadway, number of lanes to cross and visibility of oncoming traffic.

If there is an upgrade to an intersection that currently has a five-light signal, they get flashing arrows with the upgrade.  

Arrows can also be programmed for the time of day when they'll be most effective.