June 6, 20169 yr comment_199225 28 minutes ago, Logan007 said: Yeah I figured it helped out, it's just the people that still don't know how to use it that bug me. I couldn't imagine the idiots in our city learning to use a giant roundabout downtown. It'll be like Chevy Chase in European Vacation when they're in London and they keep going around and around because they can't figure out how to get out. This just doesn't scream "good idea" to me. I mean, people still don't know how to merge in this city. Whats to figure out? It's essentially one big yield.
June 6, 20169 yr comment_199226 28 minutes ago, Logan007 said: Yeah I figured it helped out, it's just the people that still don't know how to use it that bug me. I couldn't imagine the idiots in our city learning to use a giant roundabout downtown. It'll be like Chevy Chase in European Vacation when they're in London and they keep going around and around because they can't figure out how to get out. This just doesn't scream "good idea" to me. I mean, people still don't know how to merge in this city. Whats to figure out? It's essentially one big yield.
June 6, 20169 yr comment_199227 28 minutes ago, Logan007 said: Yeah I figured it helped out, it's just the people that still don't know how to use it that bug me. I couldn't imagine the idiots in our city learning to use a giant roundabout downtown. It'll be like Chevy Chase in European Vacation when they're in London and they keep going around and around because they can't figure out how to get out. This just doesn't scream "good idea" to me. I mean, people still don't know how to merge in this city. Whats to figure out? It's essentially one big yield.
June 6, 20169 yr comment_199233 31 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Whats to figure out? It's essentially one big yield. Have you driven in Winnipeg before?
June 6, 20169 yr comment_199247 "Look kids, Big Ben!" Seriously tho...we have several round-a-bouts in Calgary, and they're good. You get used to them eventually...
June 6, 20169 yr comment_199279 4 hours ago, Logan007 said: Have you driven in Winnipeg before? I know, our yield signs are in red.
June 7, 20169 yr comment_199284 I go through the Southdale roundabout often and love it. It's made traffic in the area so much better. You get the odd person who doesn't know what they're doing, but there are also idiots who sit and stare at each other at 4 ways, so nothing is foolproof.
June 8, 20169 yr comment_199545 On 6/6/2016 at 6:28 PM, sweep the leg said: I go through the Southdale roundabout often and love it. It's made traffic in the area so much better. You get the odd person who doesn't know what they're doing, but there are also idiots who sit and stare at each other at 4 ways, so nothing is foolproof. I had a house in Southdale before we moved to Calgary & the roundabout was built. Been through there a few times since & I guess it's okay.
June 8, 20169 yr comment_199553 I lived on Willowlake before the Roundabout and it was horrible during rush hour. The small round abouts Winnipeg loves so much are moronic. To small to be effective and difficult for firetrucks, snow clearing and other large trucks (delivery etc). Useless really.
June 8, 20169 yr comment_199558 On 2016-06-03 at 9:55 PM, FrostyWinnipeg said: i want something like this. If it's not doable then fudge it. So, we should build an elevated walkway to mirror the underground walkway that already exists? Seems redundant.
June 8, 20169 yr comment_199559 8 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said: I lived on Willowlake before the Roundabout and it was horrible during rush hour. The small round abouts Winnipeg loves so much are moronic. To small to be effective and difficult for firetrucks, snow clearing and other large trucks (delivery etc). Useless really. They're calming circles meant to slow down traffic, not roundabouts meant to improve traffic flow.
June 8, 20169 yr comment_199565 11 minutes ago, JCon said: They're calming circles meant to slow down traffic, not roundabouts meant to improve traffic flow. They call them calming circles because they are stupid. The stop signs they previously used slowed traffic down too.
June 8, 20169 yr comment_199567 Just now, The Unknown Poster said: They call them calming circles because they are stupid. The stop signs they previously used slowed traffic down too. I agree they are stupid. But they slow traffic down in all directions, where as the stop signs only slowed traffic down in two directions. Calming Circles > Stop Signs Roundabouts > Calming Circles
June 8, 20169 yr comment_199570 6 minutes ago, JCon said: I agree they are stupid. But they slow traffic down in all directions, where as the stop signs only slowed traffic down in two directions. Calming Circles > Stop Signs Roundabouts > Calming Circles In Brandon they used yields and stop signs at the same intersections. Thought it made way more sense. Calming circles are basically just removing stop signs and throwing a barricade in the way for you to drive around.
June 8, 20169 yr comment_199572 11 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said: They call them calming circles because they are stupid. The stop signs they previously used slowed traffic down too. They have traffic calming here in Calgary as well like a 3 mile long playground zone on Elbow Drive just to slow traffic down not to save kids lives. .
June 8, 20169 yr comment_199598 Just put up those school zone speed limit signs if u want chit to slow down.
June 8, 20169 yr comment_199601 48 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said: In Brandon they used yields and stop signs at the same intersections. Thought it made way more sense. Calming circles are basically just removing stop signs and throwing a barricade in the way for you to drive around. We also have roundabouts. Or "calming circles". Never heard that term until this thread.
June 8, 20169 yr comment_199629 1 hour ago, Brandon Blue&Gold said: We also have roundabouts. Or "calming circles". Never heard that term until this thread. Calming circles and roundabouts are two different things. Calming Circle Roundabout
June 9, 20169 yr comment_199747 45 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said: They arent very calming. More like aggravating circles. Yeah, I was going through the side streets the other day in St. Boniface, and coming towards one of those calming circles, and some guy crossing in front of me just blew through that thing like there was nothing there. Didn't even come close to slowing down. It's a good thing I didn't get there a few seconds earlier.
June 17, 20169 yr comment_201340 On 2016-06-06 at 1:28 PM, Noeller said: "Look kids, Big Ben!" Seriously tho...we have several round-a-bouts in Calgary, and they're good. You get used to them eventually... Yeah, imagine if 37th & Glenmore had traffic lights....yuck.
June 17, 20169 yr comment_201341 On 2016-06-09 at 7:38 AM, The Unknown Poster said: They arent very calming. More like aggravating circles. Calming circle, sounds like an NDP feel-good-kindergarten term
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