Savage Pacer - Letters from Readers: June 21, 2008 - Comments

I didn't like the idea of

Savage Guy — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:16:35 -0500

I didn't like the idea of the roundabout when it was first discussed but I have driven through this intersection for 17 years and have witnessed a lot of near crashes. With the townhomes nearby, and with the crashes in recent years, something needs to be done to improve the safety of the intersection. I'm not sure if the roundabout design is the right answer but it will slow down traffic through the intersection.

The roundabout is a bad

beagle44 — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:28:02 -0500

The roundabout is a bad idea.
I totally agree with Tori in regard to the roundabout. While it MAY be more cost effective and MAY be able to handle the traffic more effectively, and reduce the number of serious accidents and fatalities, it WILL cause a lot of headaches. Why? Because people don't know how they work and there is NO WAY the county can EDUCATE people on how to use them CORRECTLY. There will be a lot of fender benders, as Tori pointed out, but I suppose the body shops will welcome the business.
I'm sure that the street I live on will become the DETOUR in order to avoid it and then I suppose those of us who live on my street will have to request speed bumps or some other means to keep traffic out of our neighborhood, but I guess no one in the county or city cares about that element of their design.

Letters from Readers: June 21, 2008

Nancy Huddleston — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:08:44 -0500

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