Comments on: Roundabouts won’t kill you http://www.hjblogs.com/roundabouts-wont-kill-you/ HJblogs.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:50:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Worked on HWY 7-winsted-resident http://www.hjblogs.com/roundabouts-wont-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1484 Worked on HWY 7-winsted-resident Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:02:30 +0000 http://www.hjblogs.com/?p=772#comment-1484 I have been reading these posts and it cracks me up!! I personally think that round-abouts are a BAD idea!!! especially with the enormous mound in the middle!!! I worked on this project this past summer driving truck for the road crew, and it is difficult to get a semi thru these i can only imagine and oversized load!!! as for the yielding, nobody knows how to do that!! you have all made good points about the round-about and i agree with them!! i have had many complaints made to me about them as well, but we just pave it we dont design the road... as for the engineer on this project i agree with the above in the 'DUMB AND DUMBER' team.. there was no thought process at all, all i can say is thank god its bigger than the one in Hutchinson!! i just wanted to give kudos to those that disagree with these blind round abouts, as a construction worker i hate them.. MR ENGINEER, we are in MINNESOTA of the USA we dont live in EUROPE!!!! I have been reading these posts and it cracks me up!! I personally think that round-abouts are a BAD idea!!! especially with the enormous mound in the middle!!! I worked on this project this past summer driving truck for the road crew, and it is difficult to get a semi thru these i can only imagine and oversized load!!!
as for the yielding, nobody knows how to do that!! you have all made good points about the round-about and i agree with them!! i have had many complaints made to me about them as well, but we just pave it we dont design the road… as for the engineer on this project i agree with the above in the ‘DUMB AND DUMBER’ team.. there was no thought process at all, all i can say is thank god its bigger than the one in Hutchinson!! i just wanted to give kudos to those that disagree with these blind round abouts, as a construction worker i hate them.. MR ENGINEER, we are in MINNESOTA of the USA we dont live in EUROPE!!!!

]]> By: Roundabouts mentioned in Star Tribune at Herald Journal Blog http://www.hjblogs.com/roundabouts-wont-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1468 Roundabouts mentioned in Star Tribune at Herald Journal Blog Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:07:06 +0000 http://www.hjblogs.com/?p=772#comment-1468 [...] Roundabouts won’t kill you: Civil engineer Paul Kachelmyer underlined numerous reasons why roundabouts are a good idea, especially on Highway 7. [...] [...] Roundabouts won’t kill you: Civil engineer Paul Kachelmyer underlined numerous reasons why roundabouts are a good idea, especially on Highway 7. [...]

]]> By: Winsted Res http://www.hjblogs.com/roundabouts-wont-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Winsted Res Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:48:58 +0000 http://www.hjblogs.com/?p=772#comment-1316 Now we don't have to worry about car drivers being hurt or killed in accidents, just the semi-drivers. What makes one more important than the other? Now we don’t have to worry about car drivers being hurt or killed in accidents, just the semi-drivers. What makes one more important than the other?

]]> By: Answers http://www.hjblogs.com/roundabouts-wont-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 Answers Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:22:27 +0000 http://www.hjblogs.com/?p=772#comment-1311 A cattle trailer from South Dakota overturned in Carver County late Sunday night. Authorities say the trailer was on Highway 7 when it hit a roundabout at Highway 25 Sunday night. Here we go again. A cattle trailer from South Dakota overturned in Carver County late Sunday night. Authorities say the trailer was on Highway 7 when it hit a roundabout at Highway 25 Sunday night.

Here we go again.

]]> By: 100,000 views for the HJ Blog! at Herald Journal Blog http://www.hjblogs.com/roundabouts-wont-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1297 100,000 views for the HJ Blog! at Herald Journal Blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:15:06 +0000 http://www.hjblogs.com/?p=772#comment-1297 [...] 2008 - A Winsted native is part owner of the chic shop Lillians in Nisswa, a video of “How to drive a roundabout” is posted, and a benefit is set for Natalie Roufs, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Also, [...] [...] 2008 – A Winsted native is part owner of the chic shop Lillians in Nisswa, a video of “How to drive a roundabout” is posted, and a benefit is set for Natalie Roufs, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Also, [...]

]]> By: New Germany Res. http://www.hjblogs.com/roundabouts-wont-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1226 New Germany Res. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:15:13 +0000 http://www.hjblogs.com/?p=772#comment-1226 I hope this site is still on when the first good snow fall comes and Hwy.7 is open. I think theres going to be alot of upset(nice way of putting it)commuters. I been driving Hwy.7 to work for 10 years and if these roundabouts were east of Cty Rd.10 it would even be better because which ever DOT. dept. plows and salts west of 10 can't seem to get up in the morning and takes alot of breaks or something. Because it almost always hasn't been plowed or salted west of 10, east of 10 is great they do a really good job, whether it's 5:30AM or 4:30PM. I hope this site is still on when the first good snow fall comes and Hwy.7 is open. I think theres going to be alot of upset(nice way of putting it)commuters. I been driving Hwy.7 to work for 10 years and if these roundabouts were east of Cty Rd.10 it would even be better because which ever DOT. dept. plows and salts west of 10 can’t seem to get up in the morning and takes alot of breaks or something. Because it almost always hasn’t been plowed or salted west of 10, east of 10 is great they do a really good job, whether it’s 5:30AM or 4:30PM.

]]> By: Roundabouts: good for catching for criminals? at Enterprise Dispatch Blog http://www.hjblogs.com/roundabouts-wont-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 Roundabouts: good for catching for criminals? at Enterprise Dispatch Blog Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:31:48 +0000 http://www.hjblogs.com/?p=772#comment-1161 [...] POSTS: Roundabouts won’t kill you (16 comments) Video of ‘How to drive a roundabout’ (23 comments) A Blog entry about Hwys. 7 and 25 [...] [...] POSTS: Roundabouts won’t kill you (16 comments) Video of ‘How to drive a roundabout’ (23 comments) A Blog entry about Hwys. 7 and 25 [...]

]]> By: Roundabouts: good for catching criminals? at Herald Journal Blog http://www.hjblogs.com/roundabouts-wont-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 Roundabouts: good for catching criminals? at Herald Journal Blog Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:26:38 +0000 http://www.hjblogs.com/?p=772#comment-1160 [...] POSTS: Roundabouts won’t kills you Video of ‘How to drive a roundabout’ (16 comments) A Blog entry about Hwys. 7 and 25 [...] [...] POSTS: Roundabouts won’t kills you Video of ‘How to drive a roundabout’ (16 comments) A Blog entry about Hwys. 7 and 25 [...]

]]> By: New Germany Res. http://www.hjblogs.com/roundabouts-wont-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 New Germany Res. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:53:02 +0000 http://www.hjblogs.com/?p=772#comment-1134 HikingStick is right about the snow fence with the Lilac bushes they planted and everybody but the DOT seems to now what that will do to driving these Roundabouts the way the wind blows across Hwy 7. It seems we do have the "DUMB & DUMBER TEAM" designing this project. How much of our money will it take to correct this goverment waste of tax payer money...But we like paying more taxes don't we, we don't need the money, give more to the DOT. (DUMB & DUMBER TEAM) HikingStick is right about the snow fence with the Lilac bushes they planted and everybody but the DOT seems to now what that will do to driving these Roundabouts the way the wind blows across Hwy 7. It seems we do have the “DUMB & DUMBER TEAM” designing this project. How much of our money will it take to correct this goverment waste of tax payer money…But we like paying more taxes don’t we, we don’t need the money, give more to the DOT. (DUMB & DUMBER TEAM)

]]> By: HikingStick http://www.hjblogs.com/roundabouts-wont-kill-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1133 HikingStick Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:59:12 +0000 http://www.hjblogs.com/?p=772#comment-1133 When I drove past one of them last week, they were planting shrubs and plants on the mounds. That will only serve to make them taller, and to act like a snow-fence on the downwind side (meaning a clear patch with drifts building on either edge). I'm not sure I want to be driving on these during the winter--time to start picking an alternate route to St. Boni. When I drove past one of them last week, they were planting shrubs and plants on the mounds. That will only serve to make them taller, and to act like a snow-fence on the downwind side (meaning a clear patch with drifts building on either edge). I’m not sure I want to be driving on these during the winter–time to start picking an alternate route to St. Boni.

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