2009 Preview: Its roundabout tragedy!
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of Ocono.com’s predictions for 2009.
We’re willing to bet that at some point this year, as people become more-and-more comfortable with downtown’s fancy new roundabout, someone will die in a traffic accident there– but it won’t be the roundabout’s fault. But that won’t stop everybody from blaming the roundabout and the DOT. You all should be riding bicycles anyway, so, whatever.
We love the roundabout. It’s a great way to control traffic without the trouble and hassle of stoplights.
THat being said, what is it about the roundabout that confuses you people? It’s so easy:
1. Turn right to get in the roundabout.
2. Don’t stop.
3. Turn right to get out of the roundabout.
The Wisconsin DOT has more complete instructions for navigating the roundabout, but it’s really no more complicated than any other intersection.
Tomorrow: Dire times for Oconomowoc’s local media
January 2nd, 2009 at 2:54 am
Hey, thanks for using my photograph!
Do people in your town know how to indicate correctly on a roundabout?
January 13th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Leave it to Oconomowoc to have a roundabout that isn’t perfectly round. What’s the deal with the flat spot on the northern part of the inner curb?
January 18th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Having lived, worked, and played in Europe I love roundabouts! They are green, no energy, save fuel so not everyone has to stop, and they save time. In Europe they say there is only one rule, the person in the roundabout has the right of way. Go for it!
January 27th, 2009 at 9:49 am
I think the thing with the roundabout is that they just are not very common here in the states. So it kind of takes us at a suprise, “What the heck is this”. That being said once you know what it is and what you are suppose to be doing it is fine. I have to say it will be interesting to see, when we have activities downtown or at fowler park, how non-locals are going to handle it though.