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Old 02-09-2013, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by coffeebean View Post
I agree with others who have said on this same subject, one lane RABs in TV would be the answer. No chance for T-bone accidents and the RABs would be safer to navigate. Everyone takes their turn entering and exiting would be a breeze because there would be no other cars to deal with.

The argument for one lane only RABs is that would slow the traffic in heavily traveled areas. Personally, I would rather deal with the additional wait time to enter a RAB than to have accidents happen because folks are unaware of how to navigate the RABs.
We would not get anywhere during the winter with 1 lane rabs. Personally, I don't see the rabs as the issue but rather the people using them. The rabs work well but too many people are distracted while driving or don't care or don't take the time to learn. Like someone else said, you can't fix stupid.

My biggest issue with stupid drivers is the Morse and Stillwater rab and the bypass on Morse right before the bridge. People coming up Stillwater want to take the bypass right after the rab so they stay in the right lane of the rab and go 3/4 of the way around. That makes it very difficult for a smart driver navigating the rab properly to use the bypass.