08-13-2008, 05:34 AM
It sounds like what most everyone wants is improved safety, improved flow patterns, and no increase in existing volume.
Roundabouts are an efficient way of achieving this goal.
Just widening the road does very little to improve flow at the major intersections, as you have 2 lanes to jump across now instead of 1. Not to mention, it is questionable whether widening will actually improve safety.
However neither improvement will address your other concerns of people going under the speed limit and tailgaters. In fact, there is NO improvement possible that is going to change the behavior of these drivers. I'm sorry, but this is just a fact of life that all of us have to deal with, no matter where we spend our time on the roads.
Roundabouts are an efficient way of achieving this goal.
Just widening the road does very little to improve flow at the major intersections, as you have 2 lanes to jump across now instead of 1. Not to mention, it is questionable whether widening will actually improve safety.
However neither improvement will address your other concerns of people going under the speed limit and tailgaters. In fact, there is NO improvement possible that is going to change the behavior of these drivers. I'm sorry, but this is just a fact of life that all of us have to deal with, no matter where we spend our time on the roads.