Comments on: Yield

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:45:28 +0000

thought this link was PERFECT!

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WO.....d.rage.ap/

By: SD

SD — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:49:16 +0000

I think pedestrians in DC/MD are invisible to drivers. I’ve almost gotten hit by numerous of drivers speeding to make a right turn before their light turns red. HELLO!?!?! PEOPLE ARE NOT DONE CROSSING THE STREET! This is specifically in Chevy Chase crossing Wisconsin Avenue. BE WARNED. You may think this happens everywhere, and you may be right. However, living in the West Coast for a decade, I had never felt nervous about crossing a street until being here in DC.

By: Michele Ketcham

Michele Ketcham — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:24:59 +0000

As a native Marylander, I’m used to the traffic. If you think DC is bad with all these circles, Baltimore is right up there with lots of one-way streets. But I personally think drivers in New Jersey are much, much worse. In fact, I’d rather drive around New York City than to drive through New Jersey.

By: DC

DC — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:14:06 +0000

you go girl!!! tell it like it is… I live in the Blairs and that circle makes driving interesting.

By: History Buff

History Buff — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:43:03 +0000

That’s why I avoid the circle, unless I’m on Mass Ave and can’t. I either go UNDER the circle, down 20th, or turn left onto S or T street and go down 17th (or turn right onto Florida, depending on my destination). I’m usually coming from MoCo.

It’s much saner to walk around dupont circle than to drive it.

By the way, is anyone else peeved by the light timing at logan circle? When coming from dupont (P street) and wanting to go around, I have exactly two seconds to “beat” the light on the circle after turning right from P. I’ve started just checking for cops and turning right on red.

By: Dupont Collider

Dupont Collider — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:50:17 +0000

Try yielding in Dupont Circle and you just end up clogging any one of a dozen roundabout offroads. “Traffic is murder” takes on a who new meaning there…

By: J.J. Puorro

J.J. Puorro — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:58:30 +0000

Fink,

You were the one who informed me that you had to catch a plane at LAX in 30 minutes while we were about 45 minutes away in the San Fernando valley…not counting traffic….

Next time…give me a little bit more notice…hmmm?

By: Fink

Fink — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:02:00 +0000

The way that I understand it is that the streets in DC were designed in such a way that invading forces, such as the British Redcoats, would be thrown off course on their march towards the Nation’s Captiol. By being thrown off course, they would be hindered from making an attack on the Capitol-and ultimately lead to confusion and chaos.

Now imagine American forces trying to descend upon Paris or London and getting confused and lost in both cities. You ever look at their street grid? My goodness, what confusion awaits.

We have these roundabouts in Portland, Oregon and there was one right in front of my old house. Even firetrucks would use the street to scream towards an emergency and they never slowed down through the roundabout–they got good at it. But every now and then a drunk would crash right into it–taking down the sign and ripping up the plants.

Now, as for JJ Puorro’s brash, road-owning statement, I’ll have to unfortunately concur with him since uh, I’ve ridden with the maniac in the streets of L.A. while he gunned the gas and took us over 100 mph. My knuckles have never been so white. October 31st, 1994 was the exact date.

By: History Buff

History Buff — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:39:15 +0000

For everyone who complains about the roundabouts, traffic circles, loops, whatever you want to call them:

The reason L’Enfant incorporated those into our fair city during his planning phase:

“Beyond this monumental core, L’Enfant laid out the rest of the city in a grid pattern of streets intersected by broad diagonal avenues at “round points.” These circles were to be the focus of residential neighborhoods.”

(Source: http://www.exploredc.org/index.php?id=3)

So, yeah. I’m sure they never thought about what it would mean for the future of transportation…

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:21:58 +0000

Oh boy, I can relate. In fact I was thinking about writing a blog about this topic.

When I come to work, I have to cross a busy intersection. A few times when I am in the middle of crossing the intersection some cars have actually sped up and swerved to beat me before I reach the point in which I would interfere with their path. I wish I could enlarge the following document 1,000x and post it at that intersection:
http://www.montgomerycountymd......ed_law.pdf