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| | | (...) The best road sign I ever saw was in a construction area in Pennsylvania: "Caution - Unusual Traffic Patterns Ahead" Another fun Massachusetts thing is the Yellow+Red light signal which indicates that crosswalks are in use. I never figured out (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | Re: One of the Mindfest pics —Eric Kingsley
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| | | | (...) The Yellow+Red is very confusing. My wife who grew up in Massachusetts saw it while we were stopped at an intersection and she asked me "What is up with that" and I had to expain it to her. It is a very odd thing and I don't even know if it (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: One of the Mindfest pics —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | (...) It sure makes a lot more sense the way it is now. Otherwise, I can envision the rotaries quickly filling up with cars and no one being able to get out! (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: One of the Mindfest pics —James Brown
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| | | | (...) Up here in Canada, we quite sensibly call them traffic circles. :) James (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: One of the Mindfest pics —Selçuk Göre
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| | | | | James Brown wrote in message ... (...) about (...) (For (...) Round-Abouts (...) Selçuk (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: One of the Mindfest pics —Frank Filz
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| | | | (...) I have also heard them called "Massachusetts Death Circles" (MA is the only state in the US I am aware of which has a significant number of traffic circles, though I think DC has a bunch, and down south there is probably one for every other (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: One of the Mindfest pics —Jeff Stembel
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| | | | (...) Yup, DC does have a bunch. Most of them are at large intersections, IIRC. I don't usually drive in DC (Gotta love the Metro!). :) Jeff P.S. Actually, my neighborhood has one: the Woodmoor Circle. It has a really big pine tree in the center. (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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