It depends on location. Traffic roteries are much more efficient in
places with low to moderate traffic, where people know and understand
the rules for their use. It's only in places where there is high
traffic density and where drivers ignore the rules that they become
death traps, Boston MA for instance...
Graywolf wrote:
He's wrong, Frank. They worked perfectly well for horse and buggy
traffic. Roundabouts were not failures, they are just obsolete.
graywolf
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frank theriault wrote:
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
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