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Re: Roundabouts
« Reply #25 on: September 10, 2010, 01:41:50 PM »
yeah, the tiny ones in manhattan are to slow down traffic not to help speed it up.

I thought it was really dumb having one at I-70 and McDonald in Lawrence.

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Re: Roundabouts
« Reply #26 on: September 10, 2010, 02:17:03 PM »
yeah, the tiny ones in manhattan are to slow down traffic not to help speed it up.

I thought it was really dumb having one at I-70 and McDonald in Lawrence.

There is not a roundabout on I-70. The roundabout you refer to is on an offramp from I-70. I'm not very familiar with Lawrence, but if gameday traffic takes this exit, a roundabout would keep that traffic moving and not back cars up all the way onto the interstate (at least not as far).

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Re: Roundabouts
« Reply #27 on: September 10, 2010, 03:48:33 PM »
It certainly aided in the stadium emptying in about 15 minutes.

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Re: Roundabouts
« Reply #28 on: September 10, 2010, 04:27:55 PM »
It certainly aided in the stadium emptying in about 15 minutes.

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Re: Roundabouts
« Reply #29 on: September 10, 2010, 10:33:55 PM »
True story:  Often times when I had to turn left at those little roundabouts or "traffic circles" in Manhattan I would not go all the way around, but instead I would go the wrong way and just make a left turn.

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Re: Roundabouts
« Reply #30 on: September 10, 2010, 11:28:15 PM »
Biggest prob with roundabouts - people are really dumb and don't have a flying eff's idea what they are supposed to do in one.

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Re: Roundabouts
« Reply #31 on: September 10, 2010, 11:30:44 PM »
That and the whole emergency vehicles having to choose alternate routes around them.

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Re: Roundabouts
« Reply #32 on: September 10, 2010, 11:32:24 PM »
True story:  Often times when I had to turn left at those little roundabouts or "traffic circles" in Manhattan I would not go all the way around, but instead I would go the wrong way and just make a left turn.

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Re: Roundabouts
« Reply #33 on: September 10, 2010, 11:37:15 PM »
One of my lil bros tore up the bottom of his car (accord? can't remember) going right over one of those things in Lawrence.  As far as I know, my bros do not know KSUBrian.

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Re: Roundabouts
« Reply #34 on: September 11, 2010, 08:55:38 AM »
One of my lil bros tore up the bottom of his car (accord? can't remember) going right over one of those things in Lawrence.  As far as I know, my bros do not know KSUBrian.

as a big bro, how did you handle it?

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Re: Roundabouts
« Reply #35 on: September 11, 2010, 10:04:27 AM »
If/when Scenic Drive/K18 interchange gets done, there will be a 5-way roundabout there.  Not on 18, just on the ramp part.

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Re: Roundabouts
« Reply #36 on: September 11, 2010, 12:02:47 PM »
One of my lil bros tore up the bottom of his car (accord? can't remember) going right over one of those things in Lawrence.  As far as I know, my bros do not know KSUBrian.

Pre-occupied listening to ICP?