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|    The Real Bev to John David Galt    |
|    Re: Multilane roundabout navigation    |
|    22 Aug 16 21:34:53    |
      From: bashley101@gmail.com              On 08/22/2016 08:22 PM, John David Galt wrote:       > On 08/22/2016 07:13 PM, Arif Khokar wrote:       >> I've been reading up on multilane roundabouts and have noticed that in       >> many cases, they allow traffic in outer lane of the roundabout to       >> proceed beyond the first exit after they enter in order proceed       >> "straight through". Would this not lead to a conflict when traffic in       >> the inner lane of the roundabout needs to exit when adjacent traffic in       >> the outer lane is going to take the next exit?       >>       >> I've always thought it makes more sense to require that traffic entering       >> the roundabout in the outer lane to take the very first exit after they       >> enter. This would allow both lanes to be better utilized since there       >> should be no conflict with traffic exiting from the inner lane (where       >> inner lane traffic exits onto the inner lane of the road and outer lane       >> traffic exits onto the outer lane of the road).       >>       >> What do the rest of you think?       >       > Multi-lane roundabouts shouldn't exist at all. They create unnecessary       > conflicting expectations that will cause wrecks.              And they shouldn't EVER exist with 4-way stops!              --       Cheers, Bev        The Marketing Professional's Motto: "We don't screw the customers. All        we're doing is holding them down while the salespeople screw them."        -- Scott Adams              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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