01-22-2009, 02:53 PM
First, to help the uninformed on one point:
'traffic circles' are not what is being promoted.
Modern Roundabouts are most definitely safer for everyone -- drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and bicyclists -- relative to signal lights. There are now hundreds of documented cases of improved safety for everyone when a Modern Roundabout has been installed in appropriate locations to replace signal lights.
...more later...
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park
'traffic circles' are not what is being promoted.
Modern Roundabouts are most definitely safer for everyone -- drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and bicyclists -- relative to signal lights. There are now hundreds of documented cases of improved safety for everyone when a Modern Roundabout has been installed in appropriate locations to replace signal lights.
...more later...
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park