http://www.knuj.net/2012/09/nu-roundabout-delayed/ Just another Ingstad Broadcasting Sites site Wed, 22 May 2013 18:55:00 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.knuj.net/2012/09/nu-roundabout-delayed/#comment-231 Dblshoemn Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:12:00 +0000 http://www.knuj.net/?p=28885#comment-231 Delaying reopening a U S Highway because somebody didn't get lighting ordered properly is inexcusable.  I have never liked roundabouts.  Drove thru them over 20 years ago and didn't like them then, will like this one even more.  I'm told by friends in other parts of the country where they have been in use for decades, that they are now taking them out because they finally figured out they don't work as well in real life as they do on paper.  The main argument is that the will prevent " the big one"- bad accidents.  Agreed...only because traffic speed is reduced.  They do seem to promote more accidents, and some of those are killers because of improper use of the roundabout and road conditions.  This one is going to catch a ton of snow.  The only people I have spoken to that are in favor of the roundabout all own towing services.  Not a coincidence. Delaying reopening a U S Highway because somebody didn’t get lighting ordered properly is inexcusable.  I have never liked roundabouts.  Drove thru them over 20 years ago and didn’t like them then, will like this one even more.  I’m told by friends in other parts of the country where they have been in use for decades, that they are now taking them out because they finally figured out they don’t work as well in real life as they do on paper.  The main argument is that the will prevent ” the big one”- bad accidents.  Agreed…only because traffic speed is reduced.  They do seem to promote more accidents, and some of those are killers because of improper use of the roundabout and road conditions.  This one is going to catch a ton of snow.  The only people I have spoken to that are in favor of the roundabout all own towing services.  Not a coincidence.

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