tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897158853893824507.post8092587865881093149..comments2023-10-21T03:01:01.844-07:00Comments on Frye on the News: Roundabouts: We want to hear from youStephen Fryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13097573630683392618noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897158853893824507.post-16743786682456636122010-05-14T06:27:06.110-07:002010-05-14T06:27:06.110-07:00Yes, you're right Jonathan, I forgot about tha...Yes, you're right Jonathan, I forgot about that one. It's been a long time since I drove through the Orion Township roundabout. I remember a few years ago, when still on either the court or cop beat, I got some calls about there being a rash of accidents at the roundabout. It might have even prompted a story. This was before the one was put on Tienken Road in Rochester Hills and long before the West Bloomfield roundabouts.Stephen Fryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097573630683392618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897158853893824507.post-74883472316764892192010-05-13T16:18:10.545-07:002010-05-13T16:18:10.545-07:00And don't forget the roundabout at Baldwin and...And don't forget the roundabout at Baldwin and Indianwood Road! It's been there almost two years and is great. They just take a bit of getting used to--and it's not a place to text and drive. They work well when drivers pay attention and focus on what they are doing. Hoping we get more in northern oakland county.jonathan Schechternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897158853893824507.post-10789487004150235462010-05-13T13:39:00.032-07:002010-05-13T13:39:00.032-07:00I have no trouble figuring them out, but do call t...I have no trouble figuring them out, but do call them accidents waiting to happen. It takes only one person to not know what they are doing to create a mess.Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897158853893824507.post-12233821843167175552010-05-13T13:12:18.630-07:002010-05-13T13:12:18.630-07:00One of the better comments on our story about this...One of the better comments on our story about this had someone noting that roundabouts were installed to avoid traffic lights but then they had to install lights for pedestrians (particularly blind pedestrians and the Americans with Disability Act, I believe)Stephen Fryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097573630683392618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897158853893824507.post-54532558022324539372010-05-13T13:08:06.069-07:002010-05-13T13:08:06.069-07:00I like them.. They keep the traffic flowing. It...I like them.. They keep the traffic flowing. It's a bit of a crapshoot, because many people do not know when to enter and do so at inappropriate times. On the other hand, it gives a chance for those that would like to but have been unable to pass slower traffic headed in the same direction. <br /><br />It would be nice if MDOT put public service announcement out showing proper use of roundabouts. They put'em up and it's been like the wild west.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103151541393116822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897158853893824507.post-2612189186585479432010-05-13T11:05:17.927-07:002010-05-13T11:05:17.927-07:00Our poll question is running very tight. 54 percen...Our poll question is running very tight. 54 percent hate it and 46 percent can work with them. It's on our homepage, www.theoaklandpress.comStephen Fryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097573630683392618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897158853893824507.post-75789987280059943262010-05-13T10:07:41.101-07:002010-05-13T10:07:41.101-07:00I think they work on two lane roads. In many areas...I think they work on two lane roads. In many areas, a stop sign is not necessary. If you can not figure out how to drive through a round about, you need to go back to drivers education classes. Driving is a cooperative activity. I have to trust that other drivers know what to do in each situation. Roundabouts are efficient and make sense.Scottnoreply@blogger.com