[Spridgets] Royal Wedding

Macy Larry lmacy at mac.com
Fri Apr 29 21:29:10 MDT 2011


Buster, that may be true, but if you are used to driving in the NJ area and their circle and you hit a British one, it is all FU.

Larry

On Apr 29, 2011, at 11:22 PM, Robert Evans wrote:

> Larry Macy wrote:  "I disagree, the roundabouts are NUTS, Nuts I say."
> 
> 
> 
> I dunno, but having driven upteen thousands of miles throughout the UK, I
> have found roundabouts to be brilliant examples of traffic engineering.
> They keep the traffic moving far more safely and smoother than a four-way
> controlled intersections with a myriad of different signal changes.  Of
> course, having said that, I would add that the typical English driver is a
> far more courteous and safer driver than you normally find in America
> (especially Southern California).  It seems to me that they are far more
> willing to yield the right of way, and in those thousands of miles, I have
> seen less than a handful of accidents.  There, for example, a sign
> indicating a reduction from 2 to 1 lane a mile ahead sees drivers almost
> immediately getting into the single lane.  Here, it is the equivalent to the
> starter's flag as everyone dashes to get ahead of everyone else, then barge
> into one lane at the last moment.
> 
> 
> 
> Buster
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Don't you love it when your brain knows what's right, and your fingers don't listen?

Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
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Senior IT Program Director
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
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