A fine example of circular logic, thanks! --Doug
On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Robert J. Cordingley < [email protected]> wrote: > It's because early US experience gave priority to traffic entering the > circle (like the French may still do - Priorité â droit) instead of giving > priority to traffic in the circle (See > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_circles ) Note: driving on the left > and priority on the right gives priority to traffic in the circle - so > perhaps it was a cultural problem that made them 'accidentally' (pun > intended) successful in the UK! > > Robert C > > Douglas Roberts wrote: > > It's because over there, they drive on the *other* side of the road, and as > a result the centripetal force of the earth's rotation works in *favor* of > the roundabout traffic, rather than against it. > > You should know that, Robert... > > --Doug > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Robert Holmes > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> So why don't they use roundabouts over here more frequently? In the UK >> they prove to be much safer and have a higher throughput than traffic light >> controlled junctions. >> >> -- Robert >> >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >> > > > > -- > Doug Roberts > [email protected] > [email protected] > 505-455-7333 - Office > 505-670-8195 - Cell > > ------------------------------ > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > -- Doug Roberts [email protected] [email protected] 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell
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