I travel through the on at Frost and English Streets in Maplewood almost daily. It works fine most of the time. The times it doesn't work is when the person in front of me decides he has to stop to wait for all the cars in the circle to pass him. I too have had other experiences. The best were when the circles were developed with a wide enough diameter so you actually felt like you were driving in a segment of a circle rather then feeling like you are avoiding something in the middle of the road. Mike Fratto Payne Phalen
>>> "Erik Hare" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/11/2005 1:01:54 PM >>> An idea I have been advocating for years appears to be suddenly quite popular: The traffic circle, or roundabout: http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/transportation/11362739.htm Having grown up navigating a few in Coral Gables, I have long known that they are, in fact, the most efficient way of moving cars through an intersection. They can also be made very attractive, tho they do eat up a lot of land. We'll see if it catches on at all. I hope so! Erik Hare [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.comcast.net/~wabbitoid/ Irvine Park, West End, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, North America, Earth Fine Amish furniture, cedar chests, and crafts http://www.harmonycedar.com ------------------------------------------------- JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- POST MESSAGES HERE: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- JOIN the St. Paul Issues Forum TODAY: http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/ ------------------------------------------------- POST MESSAGES HERE: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
