A turn lane in Rhododendron
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A turn lane in Rhododendron
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Re: A turn lane in Rhododendron
#2“No way this is about the Rhododendron on the way up to Mt. Hood”
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Sure was.
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#3Would a wider road not embolden drivers to increase their speed?
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#4I don't believe I've been on that stretch of road, but it seems to me that if the concern is safety there are other alternatives to adding a turn lane, the most obvious of which being a reduction in the speed limit.
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#5In the picture the stone pillars look like a decorative feature marking a neighborhood entrance. Does anybody know their origin? I assume if they were installed in the past 100 years there would be some evidence to counter Mr Jones’ claims.
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#6I clicked through looking for some novel civil engineering because I assumed a rhododendron is a geometric shape I hadn’t heard of. The actual story was a good read too.
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#7Would a wider road not embolden drivers to increase their speed?
I don't know, would it?
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#8I clicked through looking for some novel civil engineering because I assumed a rhododendron is a geometric shape I hadn’t heard of. The actual story was a good read too.
rhododendron is a flower
Re: A turn lane in Rhododendron
#9I don't believe I've been on that stretch of road, but it seems to me that if the concern is safety there are other alternatives to adding a turn lane, the most obvious of which being a reduction in the speed limit.
A reduction in design speed of the road has to accompany a reduction of speed limit for it to be effective. Narrower lanes, etc.
It sounds like the residents are opposed to, well, anything.
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#10The only grave being disturbed is Robert Moses' by his turning