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Re: Alternate Traffic control that is attractive



In article <usfmcf3k.404.0007D85A@ibmmail.com>,
   usfmcf3k@ibmmail.com (John Oliver) wrote:
>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.

Usually the Brits put in a crosswalk, with a stoplight, further down the
street from the roundabout.  All-in-all much safer than the
California practice of painting two white lines sans signals in any old 
place and hoping that drivers can notice them in time.

Unfortunately going with roundabouts, at least in California, would
require a massive driver education campaign.  I had one of the
few roundabouts in the state at the entrance to where I once lived.  50% 
of the people had no clue that it was one-way, despite big arrows 
painted  on the pavement,  and were always going around it the wrong 
way. In fact, one time I got into an argument/deadlock with someone when 
I went 'round on the inside and came head-to-head with someone going
the other,wrong, way.  The other driver kept insisting the problem was 
that I was on the wrong side of the road!





John Reece               | Kato Kaelin - bimboy to the stars
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