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Re: Roundabouts (was Re: replacing clutch on the MGB)

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Subject: Re: Roundabouts (was Re: replacing clutch on the MGB)
From: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 23:07:16 -0800
David Breneman wrote:

> --- Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com> wrote:

>>The fact that it's dead simple might explain why there are rarely
>>any serious accidents there.

> And, looking from the picture, the fact that you don't have to
> merge with traffic in the circle to make a right-hand turn is
> certainly an advantage.  The ones Gig Harbor (the wretched dorf
> in question) is putting in are about 50' in diameter, and all
> traffic must merge into the circle even if you're only going to
> the next street.  One even has two lanes (although, granted, it's
> about 70' in diameter) with two entrance lanes on some sides.
> And these aren't residential streets, they're freeway on/off
> ramps and entrances to major shopping centers.

Sounds like it was designed by Senator Fuster Cluck,

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