08-13-2008, 09:29 AM
My concern with roundabouts is that if there is one aspect of driving that seems to elude us here in Hawaii, it is smooth merging. "A modern roundabout is designed such that vehicles in the roadway have right of way, and all entering vehicles on the approaches have to wait for a gap in the circulating flow. To maintain free flow and high capacity, yield signs are used as the entry control." (As per "A policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets", latest edition).
Not sure what head of engineering Rob was talking to, but I was in a design meeting last month with the head of DOT as well as the head of the design branch where it was decided to put in a roundabout for a Maui highway, instead of a signal.
Joelle (AKA armchair engineer, in that I am a civil engineer, sitting at a desk chair with arms [
])
Not sure what head of engineering Rob was talking to, but I was in a design meeting last month with the head of DOT as well as the head of the design branch where it was decided to put in a roundabout for a Maui highway, instead of a signal.
Joelle (AKA armchair engineer, in that I am a civil engineer, sitting at a desk chair with arms [
])