Star Tribune Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:42:43 GMT
Neighbors worry, but experts back roundabout for Savage
A plan to turn a dangerous intersection into a two-lane roundabout concerns residents; engineers say it's the safer choice. ... "I have seen them and driven them," she said, "and I think they can be very confusing to people if they don't know how to use them. For the young and inexperienced, or the elderly, they're terrible. I think a lot of people feel it's a new concept, so do it new somewhere else." ... "We want to make sure people are in the loop, and bring up things we haven't considered," said Joe Gustafson, the traffic engineer overseeing the project. "But it's not a popularity contest." In fact, he said, in most places public resistance evaporates once they're in place. "People jump up and scream at first, but once they're open, they generally react favorably. One study showed that beforehand, 45 percent were negative, and another 23 percent very negative. Afterward, though, the negatives dropped to zero. And that's 22 different locations, not just one, in 11 states. Zero percent negative."
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