What is unfair about the report?
It's basing conclusions on one factor - single vehicle accidents. It's a conclusion reaching for evidence.
And how many of them were people playing Tokyo Drift? I mean, I've been tempted but my truck is as far from a drift car as you can get.
There's a lot of people that don't like traffic circles. I didn't initially - until I've seen some ones that made a lot of sense. Beats putting traffic lights up every 500'.
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Traffic calming is a popular reason for the smaller circles. Larger circles often involve multiple route possibilities, making for a complicated intersection and the required signalling if they all came in to one point.
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tree68Traffic calming is a popular reason for the smaller circles. Larger circles often involve multiple route possibilities, making for a complicated intersection and the required signalling if they all came in to one point.
I'm sure you've been to Latham. That's a fun one.
zugmannI'm sure you've been to Latham. That's a fun one.
I haven't, actually.
But I've spent some time in New England, including MA, NH, and ME. That's enough for me.
Miningman Maybe... possibly ... if I had to ride the subway to work I would refuse to do so. Ennui-- definition ' a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement' example ' he succumbed to ennui and despair' So both the Flames of Hell and the Flames of Ennui
Maybe... possibly ... if I had to ride the subway to work I would refuse to do so.
Ennui-- definition ' a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement' example ' he succumbed to ennui and despair'
So both the Flames of Hell and the Flames of Ennui
So, no subway for you. In a city such as New York, what would be your alternate mode? Taxi, which you effectively share with every other person who has ridden in it. Bus - just another subway from a pandemic perspective. Drive your own car - not. That leaves walking or something akin to a peda-cab (which is just another form of taxi-cab). Have fun.
tree68At the present, the problem has been exascerbated by a reduction in the number of trains running, packing the remaining riders in even tighter.
Yup. As has been pointed out many times lately, reducing the number of trains or closing some of the stations merely has the effect of crowding more people into the remaining trains and stations.
Is this the one you are refering to? https://www.google.com/maps/place/Latham,+NY+12110/@42.7479853,-73.7614905,274m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89de0dd1ddaaf189:0x21f90d817863ebcd!8m2!3d42.7477661!4d-73.760537
Then there's the one in West Springfield, MA that attendees at the Amherst show are probably familiar with. N 42.09751 W 72.59696
There's another, similar circle about a mile north on Riverdale Street as well.
There's a big difference between traffic circles and roundabouts. Roundabouts put in here at killer intersections have all but eliminated severe and fatal accidents.
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Miningman The ideal place to live is a population 15,000-30,000. I disagree. The ideal place to live is on the outskirts of a population of 15,000-30,000. Close enough to have everything you need but distant enough not to have to face urban problems plus you get more land with your house.
The ideal place to live is a population 15,000-30,000.
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