I certainly hope the this statement is incorrect: "We have been trained as
drivers to assume that unless we see signs at an
intersection, we have the right of way."  I was never taught that in
Wisconsin when learning to drive.  I was taught to slow down, check for
other traffic and apply the rules of right of way at an uncontrolled
intersection.  The rules on uncontrolled intersections are not unique to
Winona, they are nearly universal.

Glen Schumann
Winona, MN

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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ruth Charles
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 1:39 AM
To: Frank Pomeroy; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Carole Madland'
Subject: Re: [Winona] Unmarked intersections


[Winona Online Democracy]

    I need to add to the comments on the unmarked intersections!  I have
been spending time outside the last two days with the nice weather, and have
been amazed at the close calls that have happened at the unmarked
intersections at both ends of my block (while my children play close by!).
    We have been trained as drivers to assume that unless we see signs at an
intersection, we have the right of way.  How is someone new to the area to
know that this is not the case???
    Yes, people have to slow down.  That is why we put up stop signs- to
stop traffic and allow for one direction to have uninterrupted flow.
    It took a child's death to get a stop sign up on Broadway.  What will it
take to get one on my block?

--Ruth Charles

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