[NJARC] Traffic Circles

[john ruccolo]

In New England, a traffic circle is called a "rotary."
The first time I was driving in western Mass., I
didn't know what the heck they were talking about! ;-)
Just like "grinders."

--- ETF <etf at columbus.rr.com> wrote:

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> In our area many of the new intersections they are
> builidng are traffic
> circles. They are very efficient in many places.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Steve
> 
> See early television at www.earlytelevision.org 
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> On Behalf Of Robert Bennett
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 6:27 PM
> To: njarc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [NJARC] Traffic Circles
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> Dave -
>              That's an interesting read. I would
> like to see the finished
> piece when it becomes available. Traffic circles (in
> my opinion) are just
> another piece of Americana gone by the wayside. In
> the 20's 30's and 40's,
> cars were a handful to drive (compared to today's
> vehicles). As such, people
> were more attentive and curdious to other drivers.
> Todays vehicles are so
> refined and easy to drive so that people have become
> dangerously aggressive
> at times, not to mention the number of distractions
> that are present in the
> vehicle itself ie: cell phones, televisions, gps,
> etc. Ham radios are ok
> finnnne so please don't attack me. :)  I remember as
> a young lad walking
> across the RT#1 / RT/#130 circle walking to the
> bowling alley from my
> Grandmother's house on Saturday mornings.
> 
> Bob Bennett
> 
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