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Re: Alternate Traffic control that is attractive



Brian Allardice writes:

>I'm not even going to try to figure out who wrote what, but

>In article <43alql$17ms@firehose.mindspring.com>, Paul Lu <CindyLu@Mindspring.com> says:
>>
>>"James L. Brunson" <jlb> wrote:
>>>usfmcf3k@ibmmail.com (John Oliver) wrote:
>>
>>+>>I spent a week in Dunton, England (western suburb of London) a couple of years 
>>+>>ago, and I was very impressed by the roundabouts..... the roundabout
>>+>> requires no one to stop. 

>And that is a *BIG* problem for pedestrians.  Having spent a couple of
>years dodging roundabout traffic in the U.K. I find it difficult to
>recommend them in situations with pedestrian traffic.

Good point.  I must admit that when I was in Dunton (I was the author of that 
little paragraph), I saw hardly any pedestrians in the areas where I was 
driving (mostly light industrial-type areas).  

But I would still say that in the U.S., I've seen many a 4-way stop with an 
equally small number of pedestrians, where maybe a roundabout would have been 
more effective.


John Oliver
Canton, MI

'94 Probe GT
'92 Trek 2100

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