Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
You see...I have a theory about this. It is a two-pronged theory.
Firstly...North Americans and roundabouts are Oil and Water, they simply do not mix. There are two reasons for this, primarily we didnt really grow up with them and the vast majority of drivers dont know how to use them properly.
Furthermore, North American traffic engineers dont know how to make them properly. Case in point:
- There is a traffic circle in Edmonton with traffic lights in it. Madness.
- The traffic circle off of Highfield Road looks like it was designed by someone on Quaaludes.
You try and get people to use traffic circles and then provide them with BS, third-rate traffic circles that suck.
Secondly, Calgary (and Canada) is a cold place. Traffic circles are swell and all, but once they ice up in the winter they're a goddamned hazard.
|
I know this first-hand... slid on the train tracks and side-swiped a car in that circle... Couldn't do anything to avoid the collision after realizing there was a car that entered from Dartmouth Rd road that was right in my A pillar the entire time, only seeing the car as I got close to the circle. I'm sure if the slick as S##T tracks weren't there I would have stopped without issue.