Roundabout

Over the summer the city replaced one of the most screwed up intersections in the world with a roundabout. The old intersection was a three way stop with four roads coming into it. East bound traffic didn't have to stop but all other directions did. To make it even worse the traffic coming in from the West had a left turn only lane and a lane for going straight and turning right. The problem was when people would be in the turn lane but blow staight through the intersection. I have seen many wrecks and pedestrians hit by cars at that intersection.

So now we have a roundabout. I think it was a great idea to put it in because it helps traffic move through more freely. The only problem is a lot of the people here have no idea how to drive through a roundabout. Last night I was headed up to campus but the car in front of me stopped at the roundabout. There were a few cars coming but they were on the inside lane, leaving the outside lane free and clear. At first I thought that prehaps the driver of the car was planing on heading West (out of town) but no, she proceeded to turn right after a few minutes. What a moron! If you don't know how to drive through a roundabout, Learn! If you can't find a way to get the information then you probably shouldn't be driving.

I've enclosed a link to Rexburg's Rules For Roundabout Safety for all those people out there that need it.

http://www.rexburg.org/index.asp?Type=SEC&SEC={72692B93-7687-4105-A416-679166ABE17D}&DE={F371BE3E-94E7-44F0-B22B-14F1AEF83891}