Re: [MV] Traffic Circles - MVPA VOTE NOW

From: Jonathan Boos (acfarer@cox.net)
Date: Mon Sep 19 2005 - 09:43:22 PDT


For the history and background of traffic circles, visit this site.

http://www.alaskaroundabouts.com/history.html

They were not always so pleasant to drive through.
Jonathan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Tighe" <larryradio@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Traffic Circles - MVPA VOTE NOW

> My understanding of Circles is this....from military posts....the circle
> ALWAYS has the right of way. If, as you'll see in NJ, the circle stops,
> everything stops, you can't merge into stopped traffic....NJ never posted
> STOP or YIELD signs at circles so there is no understanding by LOUSY NJ
> DRIVERS of the common sense involved in the mechanics of the circle.
>
> Be it Ft. Dix, Ft. Knox, Ft Rucker, et.al. the circle always has the
> ROW...and they work just fine...rush hour or otherwise.
>
> I live every terrifying day with lousy NJ dirvers...
>
> Lar
> Hackettstown, NJ
>
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