Chip Mautz wrote:
>
> At 10:14 AM 11/4/97 -0500, MR THOMAS JONES wrote:
> >
> >An even better way to save fuel and allow traffic to flow at a rate
> >appropriate to volume is the roundabout. These are common in many
> >European countries, but rare in the U.S. I can think of only two,
> >one as you
> > enter Cape CodMassachusetts and one in Syracuse New York adjacent
> >to
> > I-90 at Thompson Road. They should be encouraged in new
> >construction.
>
> There is one on St. Armands Circle, Lido Key, near Sarasota Florida. You
> should see the tourists trying to negotiate around that thing!
>
> I don't know if it'd be such a good idea, but definately worth the price of
> ice cream and a nearby bench to watch the festivities! (Get your Eldorado
> Convertible out of the way of my Lincoln Towncar!!!)
>
> And, don't even get me started on the parking (they park around the edges -
> brilliant, huh?)
>
There is also a couple in Lubbock, Texas. The one South of town
connects 3 sizeable highways and seems to work quite well. (If it's
still there...been a while)
Joe Curry
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