Earle Horton

What isn't wrong with them? They require too much real estate, relative to
a four way stop or a traffic light. The Fort Collins City Council argued
for years over a proposal for a multi-million dollar roundabout, only to be
defeated by a coalition of defensive landowners and fiscally conservative
taxpayers. Now they have a functional four lane stop light. The residents
of Vail weren't so lucky. By the time one has turned 270º to negotiate a
simple left turn, one has forgotten the point of the exercise, misses the
desired exit and must circle again. One never knows who has the right of
way--the person trying to enter or the by now desperately claustrophobic
person trying to escape. Homeless people camp out in the greenery in the
center, making the neighborhood unlivable with the stench of their urine.

Earle
Society for the Prevention of Excessive Wroundabouts.

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:JJoag.70256$wl.14378@text.news.blueyonder.co. uk...
> ok, I'll bite. What's wrong with roundabouts ?
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:4464c23e$0$23715$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> > I grew up in Massachusetts, and one of the benefits of moving to the
Rocky
> > Mountains used to be no rotaries. Now idiot city councils everywhere
are
> > starting to put them in. I guess they heard, that all the civilized
> places
> > have them.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote in message
> > news:W419g.75722$H71.41041@newssvr13.news.prodigy. com...
> > > Yep, it took me a week in Bermuda to start getting used to those
> circles.
> > >
> > > tw
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> > > UCT Staff Member - dmatthee wrote:
> > > > I drive a LHD in a RHD country (South Africa); usually with an SUV
> (use
> > > > to drive a Toy Cruiser), you can see right over the other cars;
except
> > > > when behind a truck (what you might call a semi) with the Porsche I
> fall
> > > > back, look and put foot...
> > > > It is much easier to drive on the roads you are use to, but a person
> > > > used to driving on the RH side, usually find it difficult when it
> comes
> > > > to traffic circles to go round the wrong way when travelling in a
> > > > country where he needs to drive on the LH side.
> > > >
> > > > Dirk matthee
> >
> >
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