Roundabout
Oct 26, 2016 18:32:56 #
romanticf16
Loc: Commerce Twp, MI
In OaklandCounty, Michigan the Road Commission is building 3 lane "roundabouts". Total confusion, driverscutting across three Lanes! The one at PontiacTrail and the I5 has the most accidents of any intersection in Oakland County!
Oct 26, 2016 21:37:40 #
romanticf16 wrote:
In OaklandCounty, Michigan the Road Commission is building 3 lane "roundabouts". Total confusion, driverscutting across three Lanes! The one at PontiacTrail and the I5 has the most accidents of any intersection in Oakland County!
It's interesting. I was stationed in West Germany in the 60's and they called them traffic circles. No one had a problem with them, they'd been using them for years but here we can't seem to figure them out. In Paris they have no lane markers so traffic just flows all over the place and in the city, at least it was this way, no headlights at night, just parking lights. The French say too much glare.
Oct 26, 2016 21:59:05 #
Interesting history of other countries many years ago when there were not as many cars or people driving cars. Today is so different, with all the new technologies, both in car's and communication devices. People get so distracted with so many things and pressures of modern day life.
Oct 27, 2016 00:02:00 #
Silverman wrote:
They need to having driver training class for "Roundabouts". I have been "cut-off" and almost hit numerous time using these traffic nightmares.
Yes, more (any) training would help but in this country they typically make them way too small. Increasing the size enhances the traffic flow, reduces anxiety for those unfamiliar with them cuz they have more time to read and react which wud make them faster and safer. They are very hard to navigate while texting so unfortunately half of the population wud be opposed to them for that reason alone---roundabouting while texting.
Oct 27, 2016 00:17:25 #
Oct 27, 2016 01:54:08 #
Jacksond
Loc: Melbourne Australia
Roundabouts work well in Australia. You guys are driving on the wrong side of the road!
Oct 27, 2016 09:52:56 #
Jacksond wrote:
Roundabouts work well in Australia. You guys are driving on the wrong side of the road!
We drive on the same side of the road as you do. It is just that you are upside down so it seems different.
I would like to see this country to convert to more and more roundabouts but I do not think it will ever happen cuz the women here hate them. Many of them have told me it is very difficult to navigate a roundabout while texting.
Oct 30, 2016 20:56:33 #
romanticf16
Loc: Commerce Twp, MI
jimmya wrote:
It's interesting. I was stationed in West Germany in the 60's and they called them traffic circles. No one had a problem with them, they'd been using them for years but here we can't seem to figure them out. In Paris they have no lane markers so traffic just flows all over the place and in the city, at least it was this way, no headlights at night, just parking lights. The French say too much glare.
The biggest issue I see is one of "driver attitude". During rush hour with a yield sign at each of 4 entering roads you may have to wait 5 minutes because no one in the predominant traffic flow yields. If the driver in front of you is at all timid you have no chance of merging between cars, but have to sit and wait until no cars are in sight before that driver moves, slowly! Congestion at roundabouts is worse than badly timed traffic lights. I remember when IF you drove +/- 2 mph of the speed limit you could drive 20 miles without stopping for a red light. Not any more. What happened to modern technology and traffic flow monitoring?
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.