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Roundabout du'jour - almost done
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 10:59 am
by Anthony
This is from a few days ago. I am a little worried that there seem to be no curbs - it looks like you can just drive across the circle if you want!
<img src="/images/almost-done.png">
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 11:14 am
by CariBert
I guess between the trucks, workers and pole, it would not be easy to drive straight across it... 
-Bert
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 11:28 am
by ToonMann
"I am a little worried that there seem to be no curbs - it looks like you can just drive across the circle if you want!"
I think that's the idea . . . this helps the navigation for larger trucks and, of course, those visitors who're driving on the left for the first time.
TM
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 12:17 pm
by Pia
Yes that is the whole point of the circle - no curbs so the large concrete, water, trash, 40' containers etc can navigate that intersectionwhen leaving the barge and heading up Centerline Road - the pole will eventually be removed - soon come 
Pia
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 12:26 pm
by Anthony
Now I understand it better - and good to hear the pole is coming down, that would have happened eventually by plan or not
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 12:36 pm
by Agent99
Wouldn't it be wonderful if they could bury the power lines?
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 12:51 pm
by lprof
Agent99 wrote:Wouldn't it be wonderful if they could bury the power lines?
Wires gone, pole soon go...
http://www.on-stjohn.com/2010/04/29/now ... that-pole/
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 12:56 pm
by Agent99
That's great!
Re: Roundabout du'jour - almost done
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 1:27 pm
by equinox
Anthony wrote:This is from a few days ago. I am a little worried that there seem to be no curbs - it looks like you can just drive across the circle if you want!
<img src="/images/almost-done.png">
They put in a larger, more traditional roundabout in my area with full curbing, etc. It was open, but not yet fully complete. They were going to but some landscaping, sculpture and a flagpole in the center. People were not use to it. I was in the roundabout minding my business. A lady approached one of the entrances. I was going slowly. She stopped, made eye contact with me, and proceeded right in front of me, over the curb across the roundabout, down the other curb and out the other side as if the roundabout wasn't even there. i went by later, and there were quite a few other tire marks cutting right across.
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 4:54 pm
by Lovermont
About 21 years ago, my job transferred me to the UK. I was a 29 year old single woman at the time. Just before I left for England, my father shared a story about an engineer with whom he had worked. Apparently the guy was on business in England, had just landed at Heathrow, picked up his rental car, and at the first roundabout, went the wrong way, and died in the car accident. This was a cautionary story from a concerned father. But he proceeded to tell it to me another 10 or so times during the three years that I lived in the UK, and then subsequently Holland. I'm happy to report, I never had any problems with the roundabouts.
My husband - who's British - can barely sit at a red light more than about 10 second without uttering the words "a roundabout would really work well here!" To say he's a fan is an understatement. Our first trip to STJ was in Dec '08 when the roundabout appeared to be in the first stages of construction. We've been 4 times now, and are really hoping that it'll be complete the next time we go.
Lovermont