[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by altavia

agree. Especially crazy when there is no enforcement of "local." traffic is no different than before the"closure."

caught me by surprise when being almost taken out by a landscape truck & trailer as he dove in front of me, because the right lane was blocked, into the left lane at exit.

i was right behind you

[fishon]

The sign at the roundabout read Road Closed, No Through Traffic. I can’t figure it out. I’m still going around and around. It’s tragic.

[Maker]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

how many accidents have there been since the barricade went up?

Why is it that when there is a situation that has a high potential for causing a serious injury, and there are easy ways to make it safer, some people prefer to wait until someone gets hurt before they do anything about it?

It like handing a child a loaded gun and waiting until they pull the trigger before taking it away from them.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Maker

Why is it that when there is a situation that has a high potential for causing a serious injury, and there are easy ways to make it safer, some people prefer to wait until someone gets hurt before they do anything about it?

It like handing a child a loaded gun and waiting until they pull the trigger before taking it away from them.

If something has a high potential for causing harm then given a number of instances, harm would result. If this circle has a high potential to cause accidents then since there is a large amount of traffic through it there must have been some accidents by now. If not, then maybe the potential is not that high.

What easy way is there to make this roundabout safer while still indicating that Marsh Bend is open to local traffic only?

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

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What easy way is there to make this roundabout safer while still indicating that Marsh Bend is open to local traffic only?

There already is a second warning "barrier" 100yds down the road after 501 becomes a single lane.

Given the "barrier" is redundant and no more than a warning sign, just remove it. Which will happen shortly anyway.

The point is there is no evidence of anyone responsible (Sumter County) thinking through placing a barrier blocking one lane of a two lane road at the exit of a roundabout.

[72eagleman]

It should not be a problem if driving the speed limit. at 20 MPH, it takes 19 feet to stop a car, once the break are applied.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Maker

Why is it that when there is a situation that has a high potential for causing a serious injury, and there are easy ways to make it safer, some people prefer to wait until someone gets hurt before they do anything about it?

It like handing a child a loaded gun and waiting until they pull the trigger before taking it away from them.

I'm fairly confident those posters are fully qualified for a senior management position with the Roads/Highway Department

[jimkerr]

Originally Posted by Altavia

I'm fairly confident those posters are fully qualified for a senior management position with the Roads/Highway Department

Right?!!! On-line they are road and traffic engineers. In real life they are behing the keyboard drinking Bud Light!

[npwalters]

by coincidence I stumbled up on this today. I was just out sightseeing in the area.

I does seem like they should post a caution sign a little further up the road.

[Marathon Man]

[QUOTE=Altavia;2212414]There already is a second warning "barrier" 100yds down the road after 501 becomes a single lane.

Given the "barrier" is redundant and no more than a warning sign, just remove it. Which will happen shortly anyway.

The point is there is no evidence of anyone responsible (Sumter County) thinking through placing a barrier blocking one lane of a two lane road at the exit of a roundabout.[/QUOTE]

What would the evidence look like?

[Maker]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

What easy way is there to make this roundabout safer while still indicating that Marsh Bend is open to local traffic only?

Any fool can see this is dangerous. Normal traffic flow has 2 lanes going south through the roundabout, with both lanes normally exiting together southbound. Now the right lane closure causes cars to swerve into the left lane with very minimal warning or time to react. Go there and look (I did).

Perhaps add a "Right Lane Closed Ahead" sign just before the roundabout would give some advanced warning of this problem.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Maker

Any fool can see this is dangerous. Normal traffic flow has 2 lanes going south through the roundabout, with both lanes normally exiting together southbound. Now the right lane closure causes cars to swerve into the left lane with very minimal warning or time to react. Go there and look (I did).

Perhaps add a "Right Lane Closed Ahead" sign just before the roundabout would give some advanced warning of this problem.

There is a second barrier 1/4 mi away at Regan Rd. So the first really is not necessary.

They could move the first barrier a couple of hundred yards further south on a the straight segment and add a line of construction barrels before to help a safe merge into the left lane prior to the second barrier at Reagan Rd.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Maker

Any fool can see this is dangerous. Normal traffic flow has 2 lanes going south through the roundabout, with both lanes normally exiting together southbound. Now the right lane closure causes cars to swerve into the left lane with very minimal warning or time to react. Go there and look (I did).

Perhaps add a "Right Lane Closed Ahead" sign just before the roundabout would give some advanced warning of this problem.

A large, lighted warning sign as you described has now been put in place to warn drivers prior to entering the roundabout.