Comments on: Teeter Tottering in Traffic

By: KT

KT — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:32:09 +0000

i find roundabouts confusing and a little scary. so does my friend bob. he was in london several years ago trying to navigate a very confusing roundabout. he was pulled over and issued a ticket for “mayhem” !

By: Steve Bean

Steve Bean — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:19:36 +0000

The county road commission web site (www.wcroads.org) has lots of info on roundabouts, including videos of pedestrian crossings.

By: Joel Mason Batterman

Joel Mason Batterman — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:11:29 +0000

I’m concerned about safety too. This intersection sees a good amount of foot traffic, and it has always been difficult to cross; there are two areas which ought to have been raised crossing islands, but are simply outlined in white paint. I think I may have seen plans for this roundabout containing the pedestrian median islands Zak mentions at one point; however, there is still the inconvenience to pedestrians of having to walk a greater distance, and roundabouts also are not generally better for bikes, so far as I’ve read. Can Zak or anyone else at the city tell us more about their approach to this?

By: Alissa Arndt

Alissa Arndt — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:36:08 +0000

As a local middle schooler (and I know I’m up late… it’s the weekend) I am concerned about how young and senior pedestrians will safely cross Nixon and Huron Pkwy, without worrying about the traffic? How will I manage going on bicycle to Blockbuster and the new library — perhaps if the teeter–totter is made large enough, it can get me over the roundabout.

By: hospadaruk

hospadaruk — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:10:48 +0000

I had know idea what this article was about until I, saw a better picture. There really is a teeter Totter involved here… That’s – different!

By: KGS

KGS — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:24:17 +0000

Awesome! I think every roundabout should have something in the middle. Love the idea of the teeter totter there, although it’s probably pretty unsafe…