At 10:14 AM 11/4/97 -0500, MR THOMAS JONES wrote:
>The discussion of the wisdom and origin of the right turn on red
>rule
>has been interesting. I was also glad to see confirmation that the
>left turn to one way, from one way, was legal, as I recalled that
>Michigan's
>law allowed it, but I didn't know about other states' regs.
>
>An even better way to save fuel and allow traffic to flow at a rate
>appropriate to volume is the roundabout. These are common in many
>European countries, but rare in the U.S. I can think of only two,
>one as you
> enter Cape CodMassachusetts and one in Syracuse New York adjacent
>to
> I-90 at Thompson Road. They should be encouraged in new
>construction.
>
>
Hear, Hear!
I just returned from a vacation in England, and I loved the roundabouts.
They keep the traffic moving, no matter how busy it is.
Jim Harroun
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