Off Topic » Turbo roundabout

My newspaper had an article in it regarding an 11 million dollar "Turbo roundabout" (catchy title, huh?) that California's DOT (Caltrans) is constructing at the intersection of two highways in central California. It is said to be the first one of its type to be constructed in the state and only the second one in the U.S. (the other one was built in Florida). Apparently, this design is nothing new in Europe but it is something new in this country. As the three roundabout lanes appear to be separated by physical barriers and direct you to the highway that you want to go to, I wonder how many drivers will pick the wrong lane and get stuck either going in the wrong direction, or just going round and round until they get dizzy. ;) Pictures of the Turbo roundabout attached.

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Looks WAAAAY too complicated for the majority of drivers in the US. Less crashes- hardly! Those posts limiting your travel will soon be knocked down.

Frank

So, in my professional life I teach and lecture on security related issues, in a field where the UK has been a world leader and where the US has only recently started to make improvements, along the lines that the UK, successfully, introduced 40 years ago. When looking for an analogy to compare the two I happend upon a road safety announcement from NY state which was - quite recently - lauding the introduction of a wonderful new road safety initiative that was 80% safer than the four-way junction ( crossroads ). It was, yes, you guessed it, the roundabout https://www.dot.ny.gov/main/roundabouts/background.

I fully support roundabouts but depending on the traffic intensity and locations once they go over 2 lanes it gets 'hairy' fast with people who don't know how to use them or drive in general. We a had 3 lane for a long time on one of the major arteries into the city and while I never made a fuss or had issues I've seen more crashes (nothing spectacular) there than anywhere else I frequent.

That Magic thing in Swindon pushes the line just saying f-it and brute forcing it.

But by far the most hypnotizing experience for me was Paris, the whole Arc de Triomphe's 8 lanes of chaos made me respect our bus drivers ten-fold more.

Zitat von Valks im Beitrag #5

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…the whole Arc de Triomphe's 8 lanes of chaos made me respect our bus drivers ten-fold more.

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Round and round they go and how they exit no one knows....

I had my driving test switched to Swindon about 2 weeks before I took it. That included the magic roundabout which in 1975 (!) was ‘innovative’. Surprisingly I passed! Bike test in 1977 was a joke, but passed that as well. I wouldn’t like to have to do either now!

Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #4

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So, in my professional life I teach and lecture on security related issues, in a field where the UK has been a world leader and where the US has only recently started to make improvements, along the lines that the UK, successfully, introduced 40 years ago.

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Here is a link to a YouTube video showing how the Turbo roundabout works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHYo7Bl_zWg

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #10

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Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #4

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So, in my professional life I teach and lecture on security related issues, in a field where the UK has been a world leader and where the US has only recently started to make improvements, along the lines that the UK, successfully, introduced 40 years ago.

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The first roundabout or rotary we used on the motorcycle was around 40 years ago in the North East US. Don't remember if it was New York, Connecticut or Massachusetts.

This last fall we were entering LaCrosse Wisconsin on a two lane road to see a giant beer 6 pack.
I saw we were 5 or 10 miles out and I was worried about Debbie's sore clutch hand causing problems with all the stop lights and stop signs. Turns out they were almost done with building a lot of rotaries through town. I think we only had to stop once.

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Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #4

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So, in my professional life I teach and lecture on security related issues, in a field where the UK has been a world leader and where the US has only recently started to make improvements, along the lines that the UK, successfully, introduced 40 years ago. When looking for an analogy to compare the two I happend upon a road safety announcement from NY state which was - quite recently - lauding the introduction of a wonderful new road safety initiative that was 80% safer than the four-way junction ( crossroads ). It was, yes, you guessed it, the roundabout https://www.dot.ny.gov/main/roundabouts/background.

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #12

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #10

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Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #4

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So, in my professional life I teach and lecture on security related issues, in a field where the UK has been a world leader and where the US has only recently started to make improvements, along the lines that the UK, successfully, introduced 40 years ago.

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The first roundabout or rotary we used on the motorcycle was around 40 years ago in the North East US. Don't remember if it was New York, Connecticut or Massachusetts.

This last fall we were entering LaCrosse Wisconsin on a two lane road to see a giant beer 6 pack.
I saw we were 5 or 10 miles out and I was worried about Debbie's sore clutch hand causing problems with all the stop lights and stop signs. Turns out they were almost done with building a lot of rotaries through town. I think we only had to stop once.

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Was the 6 Pack at the old Heilman's Brewery?

Didn't you and Debbie attend the MOA national at Hamburg? They did a real nice job when they replaced the intersections with roundabouts on the main road south thru Hamburg. A few other towns in western NY are doing a similar thing. I like them, as long as they're single lane.

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