Posts from — October 2006

The local paper did a feature on the traffic roundabouts being installed around the city. There are several in operation already with several more planned very soon. The article talked about how they’ve been used for years in Europe with great success. Previously clogged intersections are cleared when they are put to use.

But then they described, in great detail how to navigate a roundabout. There is a lot of confusion with drivers experiencing one for the first time. Apparently they don’t know what to do when the see a yield sign or how to avoid crossing over into another car’s lane while inside the roundabout. The article helped to clear the confusion so the traffic accidents will actually go down instead of up at the intersection. Usually accidents increase for a while until drivers get used to driving in these traffic circles according to this report.

It just goes back to my usual thinking; most people are morons when it comes to driving. They don’t think about what they are doing, they drive too fast and they are too distracted by other things to pay attention to the road. Crashing into another car coming at you when entering a roundabout should be grounds to have your license immediately revoked. If people are that stupid, then we all need to be spared the pleasure of sharing the road with them.

I’ve been going back and forth between different Wordpress templates and today’s choice is this one. I plan on adding some more color and a few other features.