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Article #8385Re: New High-Tech Traffic Lights
From: Shiva Nataraja
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 00:00
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On Sat, 02 Oct 1999 23:38:57 +0100, Martin Harvey <martin@pergolesi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >Shiva Nataraja wrote: >> >> On Thu, 30 Sep 1999 21:20:29 +0100, Martin Harvey >> <martin@pergolesi.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> >> >John_David_Galt@acm.org wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Okay, I'll bite. I stop at the stop sign on entering the rotary, >> > >> >You stop? That just makes things harder.... >> >> Either you missed the fact that there is a STOP SIGN at the entrance, >> or you are advocating breaking the law. Which is it? > >Neither. Check the top level domain name of my email address. Are you implying that people in the .UK are unable to read? ;-) The existence of the stop sign was clearly stated in the original post (which I quoted, but you trimmed from your reply for some reason. ;-) >> My guess is that in the UK rotaries don't have stop signs and you can >> just roll on in. > >Correct... Then you guys are doing it right. Making drivers stop before entering a traffic circle is almost as dumb as making them stop on a freeway onramp - most of the little econoboxes today can't even get out of their own way, much less build up enough speed to safely merge with moving traffic.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10001a,a40312b6223a4ae4 X-Google-Attributes: gid10001a,public X-Google-Thread: 10e16d,a40312b6223a4ae4 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e16d,public X-Google-Thread: 107518,a40312b6223a4ae4 X-Google-Attributes: gid107518,public From: del@awwww.com (Shiva Nataraja) Subject: Re: New High-Tech Traffic Lights Date: 1999/10/03 Message-ID: <37f7d77c.11663307@news.orng1.occa.home.com> X-Deja-AN: 532441110 References: <7sp72a$jgs$1@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net> <vSrwN=7LUg0MRuERVhyTCFjZV4tm@4ax.com> <7spn56$atk$1@nntp5.atl.mindspring.net> <slrn7v1qrj.if.TheCentralScrutinizer.163@edison.chisp.net> <7sqvir$ept$1@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net> <7sr936$8so$4@news-int.gatech.edu> <3zvxNxgSRxOBlcHAFJPgVrfxQ3Lq@4ax.com> <yobd7v1g3uv.fsf@panix.com> <37f860b7.182518588@news.texas.net> <9Y3yN+h7Zxhp8BYLwuVDitKgkz0q@4ax.com> <7su8d2$4lo$1@nntp4.atl.mindspring.net> <37F2CBCC.F6752E8E@acm.org> <37F3C60D.C1EDE458@pergolesi.demon.co.uk> <37f63d3b.7553280@news.orng1.occa.home.com> <37F68981.2F6AABA7@pergolesi.demon.co.uk> X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news.rdc2.occa.home.com 938989715 24.1.179.232 (Sun, 03 Oct 1999 15:28:35 PDT) Organization: @Home Network NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 15:28:35 PDT Newsgroups: misc.consumers,rec.autos.driving,ca.driving