Missing the discussion here!

Discussion in 'Discussion Group' started by pcroom, Feb 6, 2018.

  1. lgb0250

    lgb0250 Well-Known Member

    True story. Yesterday I was at White Oak and drove down to the roundabout and yielded because there was a SUV coming from the left side. Well, the SUV pulled up and stopped in the roundabout so I could go through. Courteous:Yes Stupid:Absolutely these are the type of people that cause rear end accidents and probably road rage. I can only imagine what the car behind him was thinking!

    In retrospect I still think the roundabout on Cornwallis might be better. Only because it forces people to slow down. I see fools blow right through that 4 way every week. No reason to believe it won’t continue with a light.
     
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  2. Wayne Stollings

    Wayne Stollings Well-Known Member

    I saw a truck that decided going ALLLLLLLLLL the way around to the right was too much so they turned left on the roundabout and tool the first left to be on their way ... meanwhile everyone else was slamming on brakes to keep from hitting the fool, who seemed to remain oblivious to what he had done to the traffic flow.
     
  3. cranky

    cranky Well-Known Member

    Wow, the other day I was at the roundabout on Hillsborough St. in Raleigh and I entered the circle proceeded 3/4ths of the way around and exited. Two or three other cars also entered and exited the circle and navigated just fine! As a matter of fact, I don't think I've seen any more problems with traffic circles than I have with regular intersections. Go figure?
     
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  4. Harvey

    Harvey Well-Known Member

    Agreed. They don't require electricity, cause light pollution, or come down in a storm. Besides, could you imagine those people who live nearby having the red and green menace changing colors all night coming through your window?
     
  5. jesse82nc

    jesse82nc Well-Known Member

    It's also nice when it's like 2am and you don't have to sit at a red light for several minutes waiting for the light to change when nobody else is on the road.
     
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  6. BuzzMyMonkey

    BuzzMyMonkey Well-Known Member

    Spot on Jesse. Not that I'm out at 2 am
     
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  7. lgb0250

    lgb0250 Well-Known Member

    McDonalds must have been having a sale!
     
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  8. Harvey

    Harvey Well-Known Member

    Well that's just your fault. 2am, no one around, country road, I ain't waiting. LOL
     
  9. ROUTER

    ROUTER Well-Known Member

    Light pollution, lmfao
     
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  10. Auxie

    Auxie Well-Known Member

    If there is no lighting at the intersection, how do you see them when approaching at night? People new to the area might have an accident if not aware of it.
     
  11. Harvey

    Harvey Well-Known Member

    Ever live next to a traffic light?

    light pol·lu·tion
    līt pəˈlo͞oSHən/
    noun
    noun: light pollution
    1. brightening of the night sky caused by street lights and other man-made sources, which has a disruptive effect on natural cycles and inhibits the observation of stars and planets.


    What ever happened to the country life? When you could look up at the sky at night and actually see stars? Walmart. Walmart happened.
     
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  12. Harvey

    Harvey Well-Known Member

    Reflective signs. The same way you see a stop sign ( and every other sign) at night. You may want to rethink that question, because it reminds me of a story. I once asked my grandmother why her vacuum cleaner had a headlight on it. She told me that was so she could still vacuum if the power went out. :)
     
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  13. ROUTER

    ROUTER Well-Known Member

    I get it, but the definition of pollution states introduction of something harmful or poisonous, while I don't like the extra light either, I find the word pollution to be a stretch. Just me being a geek, sorry!
     
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  14. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    Can I prove that I am a bigger geek than you?

    ISO 14001:2015 section A.6.1.2 Environmental Aspects, not only lists, radiation, vibration (noise) and light, this edition also now lists "space" as an item that should be considered when evaluating the environment.

    Disclosure, I am a geek because this is one aspect of my profession,
     
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  15. Rockyv58

    Rockyv58 Well-Known Member

    Got to be pretty much a large geek if you can quote the International Standards Organization standards LOL :)
     
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  16. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    Granted I was auditing an organization against it today! :)
     
  17. Rockyv58

    Rockyv58 Well-Known Member

    I have had to deal with the ISO standards in both my career in computers and with my classes in bio manufacturing
     
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  18. Auxie

    Auxie Well-Known Member

    Works as long as nobody tears the sign down or runs into it, a common occurrence around here.
     

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