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12-06-2004, 07:44 PM
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| Traffic calming, etc. With traffic calming being the long OT drift of another thread -- I thought I'd suggest reading an article in the Dec. 2004 issue of Wired Magazine -- "Roads Gone Wild." Basically it's about traffic control solely by architecture of roads and intersections, eliminating all traditional control devices (lights, signs, etc.) I can't find it on the web, but it's a quick read at the newsstand/bookstore/library. Matt O. |
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12-07-2004, 04:07 AM
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| Re: Traffic calming, etc. On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 22:44:31 -0500, "Matt O'Toole" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote: >Basically it's about traffic control solely by architecture of roads and >intersections, eliminating all traditional control devices (lights, signs, etc.) The first chicane, with cobble shoulders and a skinny entrance, was recently installed in our area. It works! I can now get out of the side streets, as the traffic is moving at 25-30 vs. 50-55 MPH. Cycling though it is fine. As it's the first, we have plenty of people bitching about the "safety hazard" that the town "actually paid to have installed". I recently had a letter published in the local paper defending the design. The town could have done a better job explaining the device, many people actually think the curves are an error and the cobbles are decorative. <G> Barry |
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12-07-2004, 04:07 AM
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| Re: Traffic calming, etc. On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 22:44:31 -0500, "Matt O'Toole" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote: >Basically it's about traffic control solely by architecture of roads and >intersections, eliminating all traditional control devices (lights, signs, etc.) The first chicane, with cobble shoulders and a skinny entrance, was recently installed in our area. It works! I can now get out of the side streets, as the traffic is moving at 25-30 vs. 50-55 MPH. Cycling though it is fine. As it's the first, we have plenty of people bitching about the "safety hazard" that the town "actually paid to have installed". I recently had a letter published in the local paper defending the design. The town could have done a better job explaining the device, many people actually think the curves are an error and the cobbles are decorative. <G> Barry |
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12-07-2004, 04:07 AM
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| Re: Traffic calming, etc. On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 22:44:31 -0500, "Matt O'Toole" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote: >Basically it's about traffic control solely by architecture of roads and >intersections, eliminating all traditional control devices (lights, signs, etc.) The first chicane, with cobble shoulders and a skinny entrance, was recently installed in our area. It works! I can now get out of the side streets, as the traffic is moving at 25-30 vs. 50-55 MPH. Cycling though it is fine. As it's the first, we have plenty of people bitching about the "safety hazard" that the town "actually paid to have installed". I recently had a letter published in the local paper defending the design. The town could have done a better job explaining the device, many people actually think the curves are an error and the cobbles are decorative. <G> Barry |
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12-07-2004, 04:07 AM
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| Re: Traffic calming, etc. On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 22:44:31 -0500, "Matt O'Toole" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote: >Basically it's about traffic control solely by architecture of roads and >intersections, eliminating all traditional control devices (lights, signs, etc.) The first chicane, with cobble shoulders and a skinny entrance, was recently installed in our area. It works! I can now get out of the side streets, as the traffic is moving at 25-30 vs. 50-55 MPH. Cycling though it is fine. As it's the first, we have plenty of people bitching about the "safety hazard" that the town "actually paid to have installed". I recently had a letter published in the local paper defending the design. The town could have done a better job explaining the device, many people actually think the curves are an error and the cobbles are decorative. <G> Barry |
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12-07-2004, 02:25 PM
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| Re: Traffic calming, etc. Fritz M wrote: > Matt O'Toole wrote: > >> I can't find it on the web... > > news.google.com is your friend :-) > [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Yes, Google is everyone's friend -- in this case a better friend than Wired's own search engine! While we're at it, here's another: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] You have to watch the ad to see the article, as usual with Salon. It only takes a second or two. Matt O. |
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