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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

KT2000

(20,909 posts)

10. when they put in roundabouts

Reply to JHB (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 03:31 PM

Mar 2012

here, they said there were fewer pedestrian accidents. I know why - pedestrians are terrified of entering a roundabout with cars coming at them constantly and no controls. Pooh bahs do not care though. People now cross in the middle of the block.
Easy - ignore the fact that there are pedestrians!

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What Intersections Would Look Like in a World of Driverless Cars [View all] kristopher Mar 2012 OP

That ant race is hard to watch liberal N proud Mar 2012 #1

Know what is missing there: Pedestrians! JHB Mar 2012 #2

when they put in roundabouts KT2000 Mar 2012 #10

That future truly sucks. leveymg Mar 2012 #3

I predict... CJCRANE Mar 2012 #4

Looks just like just about any intersection in Asia today. /nt TheMadMonk Mar 2012 #5

And these cars will be powered by what exactly? Gasoline? Solar? Speck Tater Mar 2012 #6

"This will allow us to use the same roadways we have now, just use them now more efficiently" arcane1 Mar 2012 #7

Reminds me of this video... KansDem Mar 2012 #8

Looks like he did hit both cars Politicalboi Mar 2012 #11

You should see intersections in China liberal N proud Mar 2012 #14

They are proposing a system based on the rule of the stupid... saras Mar 2012 #9

I've thought about Politicalboi Mar 2012 #12

That's feasible CJCRANE Mar 2012 #13