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Re: Alternate Traffic control that is attractive
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Subject: Re: Alternate Traffic control that is attractive
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From: "James L. Brunson" <jlb>
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Date: 14 Sep 1995 15:02:55 GMT
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Newsgroups: ba.transportation, misc.transport.urban-transit, rec.autos.driving, ca.driving
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Organization: Centro Svizzero di Calcolo Scientifico, CH-6928 Manno-Lugano
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usfmcf3k@ibmmail.com (John Oliver) wrote:
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>I spent a week in Dunton, England (western suburb of London) a couple of years
>ago, and I was very impressed by the roundabouts. To me, they seemed to exist
>at intersections where, in the U.S., we would have a 4-way stop or traffic
>light. The best part about the roundabouts, IMHO, was that if everyone was
>paying attention, NO ONE had to come to a stop! The 4-way stop requires
>everyone to stop; the roundabout requires no one to stop. You simply yield
>('give way') to the car that is already in the roundabout. It seemed much
>more efficient to me.
I read somewhere that Vail, Colorado just recently replaced their horrendous
4-way stop (leading from the interstate into town) with a roundabout. The
time spent at the 4-way easily climbed into the minutes (speaking from
experience); with the roundabout, the wait is now usually just seconds (haven't
experienced it, but from experience w/ roundabouts here, I believe it).
James
95 Civic VTi
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