[nklr] roundabouts

[ron criswell]

The only time I have ever had a problem with roundabouts was in New Zealand......ahh.......where they drive on the other side of the road....heh! I screwed it up every time and got honked at but survived. The roundabouts in my area are small but traffic flows very well through them. I suppose they cost more to build than putting stop signs or lights (and the county Mounties can't give you a ticket) is why we don't have more. You can't run them like you can signs or lights. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On Jul 6, 2011, at 3:21 AM, Lourd Baltimore wrote: > The point about snap judgments I can understand even though it shouldn't be a > problem. > One thing drivers forget is that if you're not sure or you're about to miss your > exit, then you can always go around until you figure it our safely. > So a good informational campaign for a newly opening roundabout would help > alleviate the white-knuckle syndrome for the newly initiated. > > The point about some roundabouts being too small I can see as well. Roundabouts > are best designed with them in mind from the outset. > If you try to shoehorn one into the space (right-of-way) where a tradition > intersection was, it will not be optimal. > Good road signage and road markings are crucial as well to allow motorists the > time to safely decide how to enter and exit the circle. > > Josh > . > > ________________________________ > From: Jud > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wed, July 6, 2011 1:44:31 AM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: [NKLR] Roundabouts > > There are three near me. They are not really well designed - too small, so the > exits are too close together, forcing a lot of snap decisions, not all of which > are correct. Plus, a lot of people just don't get them. Even with all that, they > work a lot better than stop signs on side streets that feed into a > sometimes-busy arterial. This is a stretch of exurban 2-lane where accidents > were quite common, and where at least three motorcyclists had been killed by > left-turning cars over the past 28 years, > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]