I have to agree with Larry. I think they are just traffic obstacles. While in
NJ there was a long straight section of road with limited traffic and a 45 mph
limit. Except every quarter of a mile there was one of these #%*%$# traffic
circles where you had to slow down to 20 mph in order to get around them.
Personally I think that they are used so that no one has to obey any traffic
control signs or signals and when there is an accident the cops can just write
everyone a ticket.
Flame shield up
Bob Kitterer
1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise) - in storage
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes - in storage
On Apr 29, 2011, at 8:22 PM, Robert Evans wrote:
> Larry Macy wrote: "I disagree, the roundabouts are NUTS, Nuts I say."
>
>
>
> I dunno, but having driven upteen thousands of miles throughout the UK, I
> have found roundabouts to be brilliant examples of traffic engineering.
> They keep the traffic moving far more safely and smoother than a four-way
> controlled intersections with a myriad of different signal changes. Of
> course, having said that, I would add that the typical English driver is a
> far more courteous and safer driver than you normally find in America
> (especially Southern California). It seems to me that they are far more
> willing to yield the right of way, and in those thousands of miles, I have
> seen less than a handful of accidents. There, for example, a sign
> indicating a reduction from 2 to 1 lane a mile ahead sees drivers almost
> immediately getting into the single lane. Here, it is the equivalent to the
> starter's flag as everyone dashes to get ahead of everyone else, then barge
> into one lane at the last moment.
>
>
>
> Buster
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