Re: New High-Tech Traffic Lights

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From: Stuart Smith
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 00:00

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Rick Damiani wrote in message ...
>"Stuart Smith" <stuartsmith1@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>Rick Damiani wrote in message ...
>>
>>>So your posting from the UK. What does that have to do with a stop
>>>sign at the entrance to a rotary in the US?
>>
>>i think he's just trying to point out that a stop sign at the entrance to
a
>>roundabout defeats the purpose of the roundabout, which is to keep traffic
>>moving
>
>Right. But the post he was replying to made it clear that the
>roundabout in question had stop signs posted at the entrances. While
>that may be an exceptionally stupid way to deal with a roundabout, it
>is the way Shiva saw them marked. Martin's response (essentially
>saying that he's from the UK and therefore neither missed the mention
>of a stop sign, nor was recommending breaking the law) was, at best,
>nonsense.
>
>I was rather hoping that Martin would notice that and try for a witty
>save, but that seems unlikely at this point...


Oh well :)

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From: "Stuart Smith" <stuartsmith1@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: New High-Tech Traffic Lights
Date: 1999/10/03
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