Roundabouts cannot come too soon. Thank you Howard for reminding us of their superior safety feature. Here is an example: Some of you may know the Bourne bridge to Cape Cod. Pretty steep ramps. A tanker truck full of gasoline run thru the intersection onto the roundabout island. No injuries. Had there been traffic lights, ...... (I passed there a few hours earlier - saw the mess in the morning paper - it flipped on the side but the gasoline, pouring out, has not ignited.) Speaking of roads in Australia, not only do they have roundabouts, but also a total absence of stop signs (only yield signs). Millions of ordinary drivers are made criminals in the US daily from drivers who use common sense and slow down as much as is needed without coming to the dreadful "complete stop". At least here in the NE cities - 99%. No "yield" signs anywhere. Stan
On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Ressel, Howard R (DOT) < howard.res...@dot.ny.gov> wrote: > > > Sorry its off metric topic but related to the roundabout discussion, see > the first article. > > > > *http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/innovator/issue55/3dIssue/ > <http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/innovator/issue55/3dIssue/>* > > > > Also maybe the next roundabout I design, Ill try to make it go clockwise > vs. coutnerclockwise. See wherethat gets me. > > > > Howard Ressel > > Project Design Engineer > > > > [image: Dept of Transportation Logo-with gov and commish names-memo] > > > > > > *From:* USMA [mailto:usma-boun...@colostate.edu] *On Behalf Of *Harry's > Email > *Sent:* Monday, July 11, 2016 5:58 PM > *To:* Mark Henschel > *Cc:* U.S. Metric Association > *Subject:* [USMA 219] Roundabouts > > > > *ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open > attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails.* > > In Noosa Australia, the roundabout capital of Down Under, there are > upwards of fifty of them in a medium sized town--at almost every > intersection. Locals complain that the edges of their tires (left edge, I > guess) get worn town prematurely! It was wonderful being in an SI only > country. Rental cars down there are all automatic trans. > > > > HARRY WYETH > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Jul 11, 2016, at 14:39, Mark Henschel <mwhensch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Interesting thing about the British and their roundabouts, and driving on > the left side of the road. > > > > I was in a car being driven around England a few years back. The driver > sits on the right, but the gear shift is in the left, in the middle of the > car. So since they travel on the opposite side of the road, their > roundabouts turn clockwise, not counter clockwise as ours do. > > > > So here we are with the driver on the right, her left hand on the gear > shift, right hand on the steering wheel, left foot on the clutch and right > foot on the accelerator, and attempting to go counterclockwise into a > roundabout. All the time looking right and turning left. At least in the > USA we can use our best hand for most of us (right handers) on the gear > shift and just hold the steering wheel with the left hand, look left and > turn right, but I imagine it is a challenge to constantly use your left > hand to shift gears if you are right handed. > > > > Few European cars have automatic transmissions. Even when I rented cars in > Germany, they were usually stick shift but diesel engines. Hmmm. wonder if > I got one of the cars VW cheated on the emissions with? > > > > Mark > > > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 4:15 PM, John Dunlop <jrdun...@igc.org> wrote: > > I just received a note from Queen Elizabeth. She has declared that we are > flubbing democracy, and therefore, effectively immediately, our > independence is revoked. Among the changes she will implement in the > country formerly known as the USA: > > > 6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start > driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will > go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion > tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the > British sense of humour. > > > John > > > John Dunlop > jrdun...@igc.org <jrdun...@igc.org> personal email > 612-374-2181 home phone > > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > USMA@colostate.edu > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma > > > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > USMA@colostate.edu > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma > > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > USMA@colostate.edu > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma > >
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