Re: New High-Tech Traffic Lights

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From: Shiva Nataraja
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 00:00

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On Sun, 03 Oct 1999 00:06:18 +0100, Martin Harvey
<martin@pergolesi.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>Shiva Nataraja wrote:
>> 
>> That's exactly the reason.
>
>Correct. Having said that, I have no doubt that I could take a
>reasonable US driver, give them a couple of days driving over here to
>get used to the other side of the road, and then spend another three
>days just spending a couple of hours per day doing all the roundabouts
>in my area, and by that stage, they'd never be scared of a roundabout
>again.
>
>> Roundabouts are a throwback to the old horse and buggy days.
>
>Most definitely not. In fact, most of the newer roads in the UK have
>roundabouts instead of junctions: there are some (not all) situations
>where roundabouts are easier.

How big are they? I suppose if they were reasonably large they might
be OK, but the ones we have here are tiny (not much larger than a
standard intersection) and appear to have been designed for a top
speed of 5MPH. :(

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From: del@awwww.com (Shiva Nataraja)
Subject: Re: New High-Tech Traffic Lights
Date: 1999/10/03
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