Comments on: Temporary Traffic Circles, Explained

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:13:46 +0000

Unfortunately the article confuses a “traffic circle” with a “modern roundabout”.

And aaron, once again, thinks speed is the ultimate goal, ignoring safety. How fast do you want people driving through your neighborhood?

It sounds like these modern roundabouts exist simply to slow down traffic. But those used and heavily used intersections have been found to have the effect of both slowing traffic down and getting people to their destination faster by lowering the odds that someone will have to come to a complete stop and idle waiting for their turn.

By: aaron

aaron — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:00:02 +0000

The purpose of a traffic circle should be to speed things up, not slow them down. Bad idea.

Tryin’ to fix what ain’t broken. No wonder the economy is in the shitter.

By: Michiel

Michiel — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:41:39 +0000

Cheap, effective and easy to put in place. So no tax money wasted.

By: Jim M

Jim M — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:46:26 +0000

Some people will probably oppose the permanent roundabout just because the temps were ugly. They could at least thrown in some potted plants!

By: fred_dot_u

fred_dot_u — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:31:47 +0000

Interesting comment, George. It makes me think that drivers might be upset that some responsibility for their actions are being placed back in their hands.

By: George

George — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:53:19 +0000

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

If it is cheap simple and it works. Go for it.

Read a comment from the article.

“PCRider Jul-29 @ 2:45 PM Take a trip to Sedona using the 179 over from the I-17. Traffic was bad before they built the roundabouts, now it’s just ridiculous.”

You never hear from others who live and use the roundabouts on a daily basis. Just those who can’t handle driving in a circle at low speeds and looking out for others.

By: Bossi

Bossi — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:51:00 +0000

I don’t see why those areas couldn’t be filled in & landscaped… the article itself notes that they’re just being tested, so if the transportation agency decides to keep them: I’d expect they’ll probably improve upon aesthetics.