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Article #8450Re: New High-Tech Traffic Lights
From: Martin Harvey
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 00:00
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X Metro Man wrote: > > On Wed, 29 Sep 1999 18:58:29 GMT, Gumbyy@ticnet.com (Marc) wrote: > > >>(3) Rotaries. They have to be the most inefficient and > >>dangerous way I can think of for multiple roads to intersect. > > > >Inefficient? When done, no one has to stop. With a stoplight, at > >least 50% of the availiable lanes are facing a red lignt, and here > >there are times when all are red, or when left turn lanes have arrows > >that leave only 2 of 16 lanes facing a green. > > > >That seems very inefficient. > > Ever try to get to Cape Cod during the summer? Damned rotaries back > up traffic for MILES. The reason they're still there is because the > businesses abutting the rotaries have lots of pull on Beacon Hill. The problem is obviously that you folks in the US have no idea how to use the things. My part of the uk has about 96% rotaries... hardly any lights for miles around apart from pedestrian crossings. No problem at all, provided everyone drives properly round them... Admittedly, they are somewhat idiot-sensitive ... it only takes one fool to really screw things up. MH. -- Martin Harvey. New email address!!!!!!!! martin@pergolesi.demon.co.uk http://www.pergolesi.demon.co.uk
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