tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post114472471350537115..comments2023-10-30T11:47:53.134-04:00Comments on why.i.hate.dc: Traffic Circles are StupidDave Strouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1146678528193355132006-05-03T13:48:00.000-04:002006-05-03T13:48:00.000-04:00Do you get as pissed when you're overseas driving ...Do you get as pissed when you're overseas driving around the circles that influenced this cities design centuries ago?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1146502610306113682006-05-01T12:56:00.000-04:002006-05-01T12:56:00.000-04:00I *like* "rotaries" as you call them (never heard ...I *like* "rotaries" as you call them (never heard them called this before; is it a Mass thing?).<BR/><BR/>And I agree that DC has messed them up. Too much control, too many lanes (you might have cited Dupont Circle, too).<BR/><BR/>The right way to do it is like on Conn at the city line (no idea of the name). You pull up, get on, and get off. Works fine.<BR/><BR/>Two minor points. While circles are good at more-than-4 intersections, judicious use of lights can work (check out any European city--I recommend Paris). Also, a circle can be good at even a 4-intersection, because it can speed up the traffic compared to lights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1146026412119097652006-04-26T00:40:00.000-04:002006-04-26T00:40:00.000-04:00the other day i was really annoyed with the touris...the other day i was really annoyed with the tourists, so i decided to make up some t-shirts. you can find the first batch here. with any luck, they'll turn out alright, and i'll have more designs in a week or so.<BR/><BR/> http://www.cafepress.com/i_heart_dcevil girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12642949470252341406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1146026279123158282006-04-26T00:37:00.000-04:002006-04-26T00:37:00.000-04:00the other day i was really annoyed with the touris...the other day i was really annoyed with the tourists, so i decided to make up some t-shirts. you can find the first batch here. with any luck, they'll turn out alright, and i'll have more designs in a week or so.<BR/><BR/>http://www.cafepress.com/i_heart_dcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144991975815736022006-04-14T01:19:00.000-04:002006-04-14T01:19:00.000-04:00Rotaries/roundabouts/driving circles have always b...Rotaries/roundabouts/driving circles have always been a bit nerve-wracking to me...and as a masshole I will say that people in DC are worse if not just as bad as MA drivers! What it is amusing to me is that no one here seems to understand the concept of having "the right of way" at an intersection, especially when making a left turn. <BR/> Anyone else here miss Friendy's? <BR/>-AbbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144964420319880832006-04-13T17:40:00.000-04:002006-04-13T17:40:00.000-04:00the circles in this city totally rock - I consider...the circles in this city totally rock - I consider them to be time warps, which allow you to shoot across town in record time. Sure it takes a little effort to figure them out, but once you do - what's the big fucking deal? Yeah I mean it's too bad for the first-timers, but you can't design the entire world for first-timers. I'm a lot more concerned about my fellow natives, and really if you can't master Ward Circle, or any of the acually complicated circles, in a couple attempts, you don't deserve a license. And really, no offense (sarcastic) but if you hate it here, move on. (I hated Seattle, I left; case closed.) You owe to yourself, and the rest of us here, to be where you want to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144941143161089662006-04-13T11:12:00.000-04:002006-04-13T11:12:00.000-04:00The disease is spreading, feeding much faster on t...The disease is spreading, feeding much faster on the cities farthest limbs - I was driving in the sticks up around Columbia/Clarksville yesterday, and to make the transition from 29 north to 32 east you have to drive through 3, count em, 3 traffic circles, one right after the next.<BR/><BR/>cloumbians think they are L'enfant reborn.<BR/><BR/>oh, and the tunnels under dupont were originally for trolleys/streetcars - and the circle was a turnabout. kinda cool really, until you realize the reason that they are now used for cars is that back in the day the car and oil companies went through nearly every US city/town and pulled up all the streetcar lines. They were later indicted for it, and fined a whoppping total of $3000 and forced to make no other reparations.<BR/><BR/>yay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144889378000228852006-04-12T20:49:00.000-04:002006-04-12T20:49:00.000-04:00I'll defend DC on almost anything, but Ward Circle...I'll defend DC on almost anything, but Ward Circle can suck my dick.<BR/><BR/>TommyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144884115008342292006-04-12T19:21:00.000-04:002006-04-12T19:21:00.000-04:00I'm a mass girl and although mass drivers might no...I'm a mass girl and although mass drivers might not be able to drive according to NH people and anonymous others I will beg to differ. After living in Atlanta for three years, driving on 6 lane highways, I return home and whine that Mass. drivers drive WAY TOO SLOW...they go the speed limit, weird. I thought I was one of them but apparently the south has more road rage than us northerners, go figure that one out. <BR/><BR/>On another note, rotaries are wonderful...the people that have balls go and get on with their lives and the people that suck at driving get into accidents or just sit there waiting for the end of the world...it's all about the guts or the balls...<BR/><BR/>MASSHOLES for-ev-er (how embarassing)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144850783373844952006-04-12T10:06:00.000-04:002006-04-12T10:06:00.000-04:00What I always tell newcomers is "get the fuck out,...What I always tell newcomers is <BR/><BR/>"get the fuck out, this town sucks shit!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144850317528977062006-04-12T09:58:00.000-04:002006-04-12T09:58:00.000-04:00Don't sweat it. I'm a native and the freakin' tra...Don't sweat it. I'm a native and the freakin' traffic circles (please don't call them "rotaries", that lends them way too much dignity) have always confused me.<BR/><BR/>What I always tell newcomers is that the traffic in D.C. makes perfect sense -- if you're piloting a horse-drawn carriage.tommyspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032797715527900678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144849592198596192006-04-12T09:46:00.000-04:002006-04-12T09:46:00.000-04:00Tommy, you're right. My geography was wrong. I s...Tommy, you're right. My geography was wrong. I should have said "going West on Nebraska towards Sibley."<BR/><BR/>It's a small error, but I feel like a fucking moron.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850398011830933932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144848068424074512006-04-12T09:21:00.000-04:002006-04-12T09:21:00.000-04:00Perhaps your confusion lies in pedantry.And Matt o...Perhaps your confusion lies in pedantry.<BR/><BR/>And Matt or "anonymous" I caught your humor and my tone was sardonic, but in your corner mate. Next time open your eyes and take off the fucking shit goggles.<BR/><BR/>And Rusty make another fucking vacation movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144845102115138682006-04-12T08:31:00.000-04:002006-04-12T08:31:00.000-04:00You're going north on Nebraska Avenue. Your goal t...<I>You're going north on Nebraska Avenue. Your goal to take a left hand turn on to Massachusttes (going towards the Cathedral).</I><BR/><BR/>Perhaps your trouble with traffic circles is your geographic confusion. If you are heading North on Nebraska Avenue and want to go to the Washington National Cathedral, you turn RIGHT on Massachusetts Avenue, not left.tommyspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032797715527900678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144806950016267282006-04-11T21:55:00.000-04:002006-04-11T21:55:00.000-04:00Thanks Rusty for the rules of rotaries. Massachus...Thanks Rusty for the rules of rotaries. Massachusetts is the only place I've driven where there are rotaries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144798982671194082006-04-11T19:43:00.000-04:002006-04-11T19:43:00.000-04:00C'mon irina.Pleeeeeeeeeze..........C'mon irina.<BR/><BR/>Pleeeeeeeeeze..........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144792614145370692006-04-11T17:56:00.000-04:002006-04-11T17:56:00.000-04:00One more thing. I apologize for saying anything hu...One more thing. I apologize for saying anything hurtful and would not deign to lower the level of discourse set here by Rusty. By the way, I love hearing reactions from black people to white liberals--it cracks me up.M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144791274924238382006-04-11T17:34:00.000-04:002006-04-11T17:34:00.000-04:00Oh, did I hurt someone's feelings? I mean, given t...Oh, did I hurt someone's feelings? I mean, given the conversation about how confounding rotaries are, it'd be better than a fence. I'm surprised I have to explain the humor, Capt. Shithead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144785051050629812006-04-11T15:50:00.000-04:002006-04-11T15:50:00.000-04:00"We should make the U.S.-Mexican border into a gia..."We should make the U.S.-Mexican border into a giant rotary.<BR/><BR/>--Matt "<BR/><BR/>Matt, good suggestion. Given that it's 2,000 miles long that would logically mean that it would need to be 2,000 miles high as well, meaning for a rotary reaching into Colorado. Maybe that giant rotary would swallow the asshole "Minutemen" and their stupid Chevy Tahoes.<BR/><BR/>-Captian ShitheadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144779118628520872006-04-11T14:11:00.000-04:002006-04-11T14:11:00.000-04:00We should make the U.S.-Mexican border into a gian...We should make the U.S.-Mexican border into a giant rotary.<BR/><BR/>--MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144774331455648592006-04-11T12:52:00.000-04:002006-04-11T12:52:00.000-04:00Rotaries make it wicked hard to steer and give the...Rotaries make it wicked hard to steer and give the finger at the same time. Don't make me spill my beer!<BR/><BR/>--MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144770400103604152006-04-11T11:46:00.000-04:002006-04-11T11:46:00.000-04:00I laugh at the DC reconstruction project for Logan...I laugh at the DC reconstruction project for Logan Circle where they removed the cirlce there about 10 years ago, realized it fucked up trafic flow even more, and now they're trying to restore the circle, which will no doub be just as crappy as all the other traffic light ridden cirlces here. <BR/><BR/>I think DC city planners should be locked in a room with Krystal Koons for four days as punishment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144769175407481602006-04-11T11:26:00.000-04:002006-04-11T11:26:00.000-04:00I've heard that rotaries/traffic circles/roundabou...I've heard that rotaries/traffic circles/roundabouts, despite being annoying and confusing, cause very few traffic accidents as compared to traffic light intersections.<BR/>That's why people continue to install them in newly built developments.<BR/>But you're right, people have no idea how to use them. WHY DO PEOPLE CONSTANTLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CIRCLE TO YIELD. That is exactly the opposite of what you're supposed to do.Rinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10341725523891479400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144766388245342152006-04-11T10:39:00.000-04:002006-04-11T10:39:00.000-04:00"Orgy of pavement" - LOL."Orgy of pavement" - LOL.Landlady Binghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918352201506014866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1144765221866473592006-04-11T10:20:00.000-04:002006-04-11T10:20:00.000-04:00Anonymous,"Stay in your lane and just drive." Tha...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>"Stay in your lane and just drive." That is exactly what you can't do at Ward Circle! You need to go right to turn left. It's counter-intuitive and dangerous.<BR/><BR/>I share your sympathies over tourists driving, but for a city that thrives on tourism, we don't make it easy for them.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850398011830933932noreply@blogger.com