Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I was going to ask you - and the other Americans in this thread - if
you're all starting to see roundabouts in your area the last few years?
It's not that long ago that we had essentially none in all of southern
Ontario. Now they seem to be the "go to" choice for lots of situations.
I'm not sure why that happened but it's very common now. I had
understood that roundabouts are extremely rare in the US too but my
friend is hearing that they are springing up all over in the US now.
There was one in that video so maybe he's correct.
Yes, they’re springing up like tumbleweeds. Usually for a stupid reason. Like a cheerleader barreled through an intersection at three times the
speed limit so they decided they should put roundabout in there. She wouldn’t have noticed that anymore than she would’ve noticed the stop sign
so she would’ve just hit it and landed on somebody else.
They don’t have any signage, and nobody knows who has the right of way and so basically they’re freaking dangerous.
On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:50:35 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I was going to ask you - and the other Americans in this thread - if
you're all starting to see roundabouts in your area the last few years?
It's not that long ago that we had essentially none in all of southern
Ontario. Now they seem to be the "go to" choice for lots of situations.
I'm not sure why that happened but it's very common now. I had
understood that roundabouts are extremely rare in the US too but my
friend is hearing that they are springing up all over in the US now.
There was one in that video so maybe he's correct.
Yes, they’re springing up like tumbleweeds. Usually for a stupid reason. >> Like a cheerleader barreled through an intersection at three times the
speed limit so they decided they should put roundabout in there. She
wouldn’t have noticed that anymore than she would’ve noticed the stop sign
so she would’ve just hit it and landed on somebody else.
They don’t have any signage, and nobody knows who has the right of way and >> so basically they’re freaking dangerous.
The idea is that supposedly because of that uncertainty people will
drive slower and thus limit the # of accidents and the severity of any accidents that do happen. Though for people like the cheerleader or
someone who is drunk enough it won't do a thing to stop them.
On 4/12/2024 12:26 PM, shawn wrote:
On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:50:35 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I was going to ask you - and the other Americans in this thread - if
you're all starting to see roundabouts in your area the last few years? >>>> It's not that long ago that we had essentially none in all of southern >>>> Ontario. Now they seem to be the "go to" choice for lots of situations. >>>> I'm not sure why that happened but it's very common now.ÿ I had
understood that roundabouts are extremely rare in the US too but my
friend is hearing that they are springing up all over in the US now.
There was one in that video so maybe he's correct.
Yes, they’re springing up like tumbleweeds. Usually for a stupid reason. >>> Like a cheerleader barreled through an intersection at three times the
speed limit so they decided they should put roundabout in there. She
wouldn’t have noticed that anymore than she would’ve noticed the stop >>> sign
so she would’ve just hit it and landed on somebody else.
They don’t have any signage, and nobody knows who has the right of
way and
so basically they’re freaking dangerous.
The idea is that supposedly because of that uncertainty people will
drive slower and thus limit the # of accidents and the severity of any
accidents that do happen. Though for people like the cheerleader or
someone who is drunk enough it won't do a thing to stop them.
I don't think that's it.ÿ Tests have shown that a roundabout can handle
more traffic than a four-way stop sign intersection.
Yes, they’re springing up like tumbleweeds. Usually for a stupid reason. >>> Like a cheerleader barreled through an intersection at three times theThe vehicle in the round part has the right of way.
speed limit so they decided they should put roundabout in there. She
wouldn’t have noticed that anymore than she would’ve noticed the stop sign
so she would’ve just hit it and landed on somebody else.
They don’t have any signage, and nobody knows who has the right of way and
so basically they’re freaking dangerous.
On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:24:59 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:
Yes, they’re springing up like tumbleweeds. Usually for a stupid reason.The vehicle in the round part has the right of way.
Like a cheerleader barreled through an intersection at three times the >>>> speed limit so they decided they should put roundabout in there. She
wouldn’t have noticed that anymore than she would’ve noticed the stop sign
so she would’ve just hit it and landed on somebody else.
They don’t have any signage, and nobody knows who has the right of way and
so basically they’re freaking dangerous.
Fair enough but what if there are 2 lanes in the round-about?
(If you are driving S from the Canadian border towards I-5 near
Bellingham, WA (S of Vancouver) you will encounter at least 6
roundabouts including one 2-lane version so I wasn't asking a snarky >question)
The roundabouts I'm referring to have signs at each entrance saying
"YIELD when entering roundabout")
On Apr 12, 2024 at 10:27:01 PM PDT, "The Horny Goat" <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:
On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:24:59 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:
Yes, they'??re springing up like tumbleweeds. Usually for a stupid reason.The vehicle in the round part has the right of way.
Like a cheerleader barreled through an intersection at three times the >>>>> speed limit so they decided they should put roundabout in there. She >>>>> wouldn't have noticed that anymore than she would'??ve noticed the stop sign
so she would'??ve just hit it and landed on somebody else.
They don'??t have any signage, and nobody knows who has the right of way and
so basically they'??re freaking dangerous.
Fair enough but what if there are 2 lanes in the round-about?
(If you are driving S from the Canadian border towards I-5 near
Bellingham, WA (S of Vancouver) you will encounter at least 6
roundabouts including one 2-lane version so I wasn't asking a snarky
question)
We have the mother of all roundabouts in Long Beach. It's a series of nested >roundabouts that you need a PH.d to figure out:
https://ibb.co/gVq04rw
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