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Old 12-24-2015, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr View Post
This article quotes two residents. We've had a discussion going on this board on the subject and it seems that at least as many are in favor of the round about than are against it. Some on this thread are of the opinion that most of us are not experts or civil engineers and maybe those that are know better.

If I'm not mistaken, there has been at least one other thread on this subject and the opinions are about the same.

Just because a television station comes up and interviews a few people it does not mean that the majority of the residents are against the idea. Even there were a majority against, they are not civil engineers or city planners. The professionals in most cases know what they are doing.
I would have to see what they had planned and I tend to value the input of the people who use these roads than the engineers that know physics, calculus, and the other aspects of building a road. That's unless these civil engineers and city planners actually use the roads.