Musings on Traffic

[c9]

A letter to the editor in the Herald today, not written by gueny, reminded me that the Armdale Rotary (a.k.a. weirdest traffic circle on Earth) is changing its rules. It will be acting like most other rotaries, rather than the surreal, prisoners'-dilemma-esque yield-and-proceed arrangement.

First, soma haikus about the Armdale Rotary.

Next, here's someone who claims that he's never, in thirty years, seen a single accident on the Rotary. I only used it once every couple months over four years and I've seen a couple!

Apparently, rotaries merge-on-entry, whereas roundabouts yield-on-entry. The things you learn when you're supposed to be working.

Finally, here's a fun page that the Regional Government of Waterloo put together. We're getting roundabouts here, and while it's not obvious, I'm sure everyone's in total shock over it. At least, that would be the traditional Maritimer approach. :) There are even ads on the buses telling people about them. Anyway, on this page there are Flash demos of how you're supposed to act in a roundabout! What fun.

Comments

[cap-hill-latte.livejournal.com]

I hate rotaries/roundabouts. When I was in the UK last fall we drove around a ton of them and I had a small panic attack from the passenger seat nearly every time. I don't think that I've ever actually driven around one myself (are there any anywhere else in Ontario?) except for those little traffic control ones that replace stop signs on small streets. There is one on the corner by my apartment which around which I usually make an illegal left turn because making a legal left turn puts you at a weird angle to the street you're trying to turn on to - I have a feeling that this is going to result in my first traffic ticket.

[c9.livejournal.com]

In Ottawa, at the Experimental Farm, for one.