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CAUTION Macon
Macon-Bibb.com
Macon, Georgia |
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COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER ROUNDABOUT AGREEMENT The County Commission likely will vote Tuesday on an agreement to pay for lights and landscaping at a possible roundabout at the intersection of Riverside Drive at Bass Road and Arkwright Road. The agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation asks the county to pay for electric service for lighting at the roundabout as well as for landscaping maintenance, according to the resolution. If commissioners approve the agreement, GDOT could begin the conceptual phase of the roundabout. The county engineer "believes that a roundabout at this intersection would be an effective measure for safety and welfare" of Macon residents, the resolution says. To contact writer Stanley Dunlap, call 744-4623 or find him on Twitter@stan_telegraph. http://www.macon.com/news/local/politics-government/article57710983.html  Online Comments: Scott Batson Modern roundabouts are the safest form of intersection in the world (much more so than comparable signals). Visit http://tinyurl.com/iihsRAB for modern roundabout FAQs and safety facts. Modern roundabouts, and the pedestrian refuge islands approaching them, are two of nine proven safety measures identified by the FHWA, http://tinyurl.com/7qvsaem The FHWA has a video about modern roundabouts on Youtube, or check out the IIHS video (iihs dot org). http://priceonomics.com/the-case-for-more-traffic.../ http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/inters.../innovative/roundabouts/ . .. ... http://www.macon.com/news/local/article31993335.html August 23, 2015 9:54 PM Experts point to changes, devices that could help prevent pedestrian fatalities ... ... MODERN ROUNDABOUTS Toth and Retting both endorse roundabouts as a way to keep drivers from speeding through intersections. “Vehicle speed (reduction) has shown over decades to be highly effective in reducing not only the likelihood of the crash but also the severity of the crash,” Retting said. Roundabouts force entering traffic to yield the right of way to vehicles in the circle. Drivers don’t have to stop, but they have no choice but to slow down. Although roundabouts force slower driving, they can actually reduce travel times because drivers don’t usually have to stop for them as they would for a red light, Retting said. Roundabouts are used heavily in Europe and Australia, and the trend is catching on in the United States as well. In August 2014, Macon installed a roundabout at the corner of College and Oglethorpe streets. The $1.3 million project was built in an effort to relieve school congestion during afternoon pickup at Alexander II Elementary School. Roundabouts also have been built in Warner Robins and outside of Thomaston. ... At 01:35 PM 1/26/2016, Holliday Dental wrote: Greg, |
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