On 5/30/05, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/30/05, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > How do you know about the Magic Roundabout in Swindon? > > We in the colonies pay attention to what goes on in the Mother Country > (even while you pay no attention to us...) <vbg> > > -frank
But, seriously, I recently read a book called The Human Factor, by a University of Toronto engineering professor, Kim Vicente. He used the Magic Roundabout as an example of design that completely and utterly failed in it's purpose to alleviate traffic congestion and make life simpler for those using it - quite the contrary, it makes driving more difficult and increases congestion. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
