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erinja (Mostra el perfil) 24 de febrer de 2009 3.22.50
However I have always loved some of the British road terminology. Where else can you run over a sleeping policeman and stop for a lollipop lady?
ceigered (Mostra el perfil) 24 de febrer de 2009 6.51.28
erinja:Where else can you run over a sleeping policemanErinja, how extensive IS you criminal record?
I'm kidding ha ha
andogigi (Mostra el perfil) 24 de febrer de 2009 19.49.36
erinja:I have always felt a little scared on British roads. High speeds, small country lanes with no shoulder (and a stone wall, no less!); I've often felt that there's no room for error. I suppose I'm used to the slower speeds of US roads.I've found more hedgerows in the countryside than I've found stonewalls, but I know exactly what you mean. Still, it hasn't been so bad. I actually drove myself from Wales to East Anglia this morning, so I'm quite proud of myself. It was a lovely drive and the countryside is beautiful.
Miland (Mostra el perfil) 24 de febrer de 2009 20.01.25
erinja:I have always felt a little scared on British roads. High speeds, small country lanes with no shoulder (and a stone wall, no less!)Country roads can be scary in the dark, because they are not lighted, there are no reflectors in the centre, and the curves mean you can't see what's ahead. For that reason I prefer main roads once the sun goes down.
jchthys (Mostra el perfil) 15 de juliol de 2009 3.46.57
A roundabout is not the same as the older-style rotary traffic circle like those found in some East Coast and European cities. The main difference between older style traffic circles and roundabouts is in how traffic enters the circle and which vehicle has the right-of-way. With roundabouts, drivers wishing to enter must yield to vehicles already in the circle. With many of the older traffic circles, drivers inside the circle must yield to the vehicles entering the circle. Traffic circles quickly clogged up and came to a standstill when and if many vehicles entered at the same time.[/quote]So is there an alternative word? Maybe cirkla stratkruciĝo?
Ironchef (Mostra el perfil) 15 de juliol de 2009 13.58.02
jchthys:[quote=url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/roundabouts/]WSDOT[/url]]So is there an alternative word? Maybe cirkla stratkruciĝo?[/quote]The "Rotaries" of New England are certainly very similar to the "Roundabouts of Britain (except the cars move in the opposite direction!). I remember reading that in France, if you are on the circle, you have to yield to traffic that wants to enter, but I never drove on one like that.
A roundabout is not the same as the older-style rotary traffic circle like those found in some East Coast and European cities. .....
Surely stratcirklo would suffice in everyday conversation and if one needs to get more technical then one can explain the subtleties as they arise.