What About the Roundabout???
So a few weeks ago, the city finished building a roundabout in town...the only one in the area. It's in a section of the city that I don't frequent, so I didn't actually try it out until just the other day. Quite frankly, I wasn't expecting that my first run on it would be anything eventful; hence, I'd had no motivation to make a special trip to test it out.
To my amazement, this enigmatic roundabout has been the topic of many conversations at work. For some reason, the bulk of my co-workers can't seem to wrap their minds around exactly how this fangled thing is supposed to work. I've heard a variety of tales about bewilderment and potentially fatal accidents that could have taken place on this dangerous circle of death.
In listening to their stories, I can't help but wonder whether this roundabout really resembles an intricate maze just off of the city's main drag, or whether my co-workers are simply that stupid. By the end of each conversation, I always come to the same conclusion.
The other day, I had errands to run on the other side of town...and one of my stops was just off of the roundabout. That required me to drive on the roundabout TWICE that day. The experience was just as I expected...no confusion...no cars pulled out when they shouldn't have...no puzzled drivers going in the wrong direction...no fatal collisions...no fender benders even. Overall...dull.
Just as I suspected.
posted by Shelley @ 7:15 PM
5 Comments:
Hey be nice! I was confused my first time.
There aren't too many roundabout around about. A long time ago, we had one in our city with a nightclub in the middle of it.
We've got loads of the things over here. They're quite good if you're in a bit of a dangerus mood and want to scare the crap out of somebody with some unpredictable lane-changing.
Ever visit Davis, CA? Tons of 'em, all over the place. You'd think a bunch of University students could figure it out, too, but no. They should use the traffic circle as an admissions requirement.
I think roundabouts are the most incredible invention in driving since the invention of the combustible engine. I'm not kidding. If we installed them instead of stupid square intersections with lights, we might actually make traffic jams go extinct.
I've visted England and Ireland several times, and I am abosolutely in love with roundabouts.
If only!
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