[Spridgets] Royal Wedding

[Robert Evans]

Larry Macy wrote:  "I disagree, the roundabouts are NUTS, Nuts I say."

 

I dunno, but having driven upteen thousands of miles throughout the UK, I
have found roundabouts to be brilliant examples of traffic engineering.
They keep the traffic moving far more safely and smoother than a four-way
controlled intersections with a myriad of different signal changes.  Of
course, having said that, I would add that the typical English driver is a
far more courteous and safer driver than you normally find in America
(especially Southern California).  It seems to me that they are far more
willing to yield the right of way, and in those thousands of miles, I have
seen less than a handful of accidents.  There, for example, a sign
indicating a reduction from 2 to 1 lane a mile ahead sees drivers almost
immediately getting into the single lane.  Here, it is the equivalent to the
starter's flag as everyone dashes to get ahead of everyone else, then barge
into one lane at the last moment.

 

Buster