11-09-2014, 12:35 PM
(11-09-2014, 10:53 AM)panamaniac Wrote: Since plans for that roundabout and the nearby one at Ottawa/Alpine were announced, I've been trying to imagine how things will work. Given the problems (i.e. ineptitude and willful ignorance) of many local drivers, I have trouble imagining that such a busy roundabout could function in K-W. It might seem crazy, but I would be inclined to include traffic lights in the case of that roundabout.
Not crazy at all. A few of years ago, when I was in Tunis, Tunisia, a number of roundabouts had traffic lights and traffic cops. Roundabouts reduce the severity of accidents and they are supposed to be less expensive than traffic lights but sometimes, depending on circumstances, you need all three.