03-07-2008, 01:17 PM
MFA have been successful, and the intersection there is likely to become busier.
The left-turn plan suggests the question of whether a roundabout has been considered, or will be considered if further improvements are to be made in future. Not that I dream day and night about roundabouts...but they are simple and they work. Compared to traffic-lights (the 20th century's default solution), they are 'way safer. Wherever the topography permits, roundabouts can be built. Roundabouts rate on safety; further, they are quieter and better looking than traffic light intersections--no poles, or lines strung everywhere. They save gas because there's usually no standstill time, they use less pavement and cover less ground, and they don't require US to PAY electricity to run them, and they still work if the power is down, if ever that should happen. 'Best Practice' for the 21st century!!!
Elizabeth Weatherford
The left-turn plan suggests the question of whether a roundabout has been considered, or will be considered if further improvements are to be made in future. Not that I dream day and night about roundabouts...but they are simple and they work. Compared to traffic-lights (the 20th century's default solution), they are 'way safer. Wherever the topography permits, roundabouts can be built. Roundabouts rate on safety; further, they are quieter and better looking than traffic light intersections--no poles, or lines strung everywhere. They save gas because there's usually no standstill time, they use less pavement and cover less ground, and they don't require US to PAY electricity to run them, and they still work if the power is down, if ever that should happen. 'Best Practice' for the 21st century!!!
Elizabeth Weatherford
Elizabeth Weatherford