I drove to a friends house in Castaic yesterday who lives off Hasley Canyon Drive. I was not particularly happy to end up in a roundabout. Seriously? A roundabout off the 5 at Hasley Canyon. Why? Why not just have a regular old intersection?
The thing with a roundabout is that you kind of have to be used to using it. Merging in and out of them can be tricky if you are in a full size SUV with less than the best visibility. I mean whoever came up with this idea must have also had a hand in taking away the left turn into the post office off McBean and forcing us to make a U-turn, taking away a lane on Decoro and adding a bike lane and let’s not forget back in parking in old town Newhall.
I mean seriously, what are these guys smoking? How much more will it cost to take away the roundabout after they realize it was a dumb idea? Ummm excuse me traffic people, can you stop trying to change things up and just make it better please. A simple intersection with a long left turn lane and arrow is nice. Is that asking too much?
I am very familiar with roundabouts as I am originally from France and go back to visit from time to time. I know they work very well and they make a lot of sense when used appropriately. But I do have to agree with you that it does not make a lot of sense at that particular location. A roundabout is design to reduce heavy traffic at an extremely busy intersection… but I don’t think it applies to the one you’re describing.
I like your post
I Agree with you 100%! That is a horrible place for a round about! What is the deal we dont live in France