Traffic lights on Roundabouts ?
Is England the only country in the world that puts traffic lights on a roundabout ? ?
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Speaking of boring topics. I've never found anyone to tell this to since I read it years ago. In New England (the US one) they found one of the things tying up traffic was the inability of some drivers to merge into moving highway traffic from an entrance ramp
They installed a sysrem of lights on a wall flanking the entrance ramp. The speed and spacing of approaching traffic was sensed electronically and a "Go" signal lit up while the lights on the wall began to light in sequence showing the merging driver how fast the car needed to. be moving to safely join the stream of traffic.
It worked great, accurate and reliable. Thing was, the only drivers who could use the system of lights to merge were the ones who could do it without rhe lights.
Yawn. I know, but I had to offload some useless extraneoua knowledge.
They installed a sysrem of lights on a wall flanking the entrance ramp. The speed and spacing of approaching traffic was sensed electronically and a "Go" signal lit up while the lights on the wall began to light in sequence showing the merging driver how fast the car needed to. be moving to safely join the stream of traffic.
It worked great, accurate and reliable. Thing was, the only drivers who could use the system of lights to merge were the ones who could do it without rhe lights.
Yawn. I know, but I had to offload some useless extraneoua knowledge.
Wilcrooks · 61-69, M
@Mamapolo2016 Thank you and well done for getting it of your chest...shall we become friends ?
Crazywaterspring · 61-69, M
Mamapolo2016 · F
@Wilcrooks Well sure, but I warn you that is by no means the only unhomed bit of extraneous knowledge rattling around up there.
And thanks for BA, but, are you sure? Somebody should do something.
And thanks for BA, but, are you sure? Somebody should do something.
Mamapolo2016 · F
@Crazywaterspring Be patient. They'll prune themselves out of the family tree. Unfortunately there will be collateral damage.