tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post6622332881518288611..comments2024-03-23T13:18:17.693-05:00Comments on Anybody Want A Peanut?: Roundaboutcherenkovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15355986781478585611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-69795709915851191752009-04-21T16:41:00.000-05:002009-04-21T16:41:00.000-05:00There are way to many stupid people to use traffic...There are way to many stupid people to use traffic circles in WPG.Most of them do not know how to use a merging lane.It's really not that much different so it would be brutal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-25759027072830634872009-04-21T11:03:00.000-05:002009-04-21T11:03:00.000-05:00They do use painted lines at 4-ways in England but...They do use painted lines at 4-ways in England but that would not work here because of snow. Same with "cats eyes" on our highways...the snowplows woul destroy them. I am all for a roundabout at Portage and Main, that is a great idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-40901520551883587432009-04-20T07:51:00.000-05:002009-04-20T07:51:00.000-05:00Frogger: our drivers are also too stupid to use fo...Frogger: our drivers are also too stupid to use four-way stops, so that argument is a saw-off IMO. <br /><br />I agree that we could also replace many signalized intersections, but not so sure about doing it on the Perimeter or a major highway with lots of large truck traffic. At least with a traffic light there is a 60/40 chance of making it through without having to slow to a crawl. I may be a dreamer, but maybe someday the Perimeter, the TCH, and Hwy 75 will all be non-stop expressways with overpasses. We just need to fire a few nurses to pull it off. :-)cherenkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355986781478585611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-29117748847061598642009-04-19T23:49:00.000-05:002009-04-19T23:49:00.000-05:00Love this idea. And I definitely wouldn't limit it...Love this idea. And I definitely wouldn't limit it to the four-way stop signs. There's plenty of signalized intersections that could be replaced by roundabouts: in town, on the perimeter and along major highways.<br /><br />Of course, you'll inevitably get the "roundabouts will never work in Winnipeg, our drivers are too stupid" argument, which is just silly. Yes, education and good signage would be required, but it's not like you'd roll out 200 roundabouts in a single day.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366676326702817609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559260500579382213.post-38807284417567409462009-04-19T23:25:00.000-05:002009-04-19T23:25:00.000-05:00I read somewhere that in Europe, there are lines p...I read somewhere that in Europe, there are lines painted on the road at 4-ways. The lines are painted as such that one street has priority over the other, thus eliminating the "who got here first" thing. <br /><br />Doing something like that, or roundabouts, make sense. How many more suburbs are we going to make where a cul de sac with 6 houses on it is for some reason privy to a 4 way intersection? I have to stop because an occupant of one of six houses may be leaving?Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13940646111715304357noreply@blogger.com