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Don't Be So Square Why American drivers should learn to love the roundabout. By Tom Vanderbilt Posted Monday, July 20, 2009, at 6:54 AM ET Here is a narrative that has been playing out over the last several years in any number of American towns: Traffic engineers notice that a particular intersection has a crash problem or is moving traffic inefficiently. After a period of study, the engineers propose a roundabout.
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 12:30:37 PM
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Posted by admin / Under Roundabout
FREEDOM, Calif. -- Traffic calming is not just physically hazardous. It harms our way of life as well. Most people have experienced nightmares at some point in their lives. One that’s quite common is to dream you are trying to get somewhere, but can't. One version of the nightmare goes like this: You are driving home from a very long day at work. The freeway is normally congested at this hour because few improvements have been made to increase traffic flow in decades even though the population of your town has grown significantly. Unfortunately for you today, the traffic is...
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 12:30:37 PM
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