Sunday, September 4, 2011

Local Transit problem prt. 4

One positive thing the city has done is to create a roundabout at Grelot and

Dawes Roads where traffic can flow freely by eliminating traffic lights at major

intersections. This is something that European cities have had for years and

while the concept might scare or confuse Americans the system has proven to

work and drivers would eventually adapt to it. The downside to this system is it

does not allow traffic to flow as quickly or as simple as overpasses do, but cost

less than building overpasses. For roundabouts might be cheaper but still rely on

vehicles to slow down and will cause confusion in some motorist along with being

able to find enough legal right away space to build them on.

http://atomictoasters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Roundabout.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qop_nmEmXSQ



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