New Glenmore traffic circle

[Xtrema]

From the front page.

http://www.beyond.ca/traffic-circle-to-ease-glenmore-congestion/2654.html

Anyone notice the design sort of trying to fuck with Grey Eagle's entrance?

[FraserB]

Does the city even need access north of Glenmore at 37th? If its all first nations just block it completely, they fucked us on a deal they made and yet nothing happens, again.

[CUG]

Xtrema wasn't complaining about it fucking with their entrance, I'm sure he was pointing it out and LOLing.

[TorqueDog]

Everything I've read on the subject suggests that the traffic circle does not interfere with access to the casino.

The interchange, however, will completely remove access to the casino (and the rest of the reserve) from 37th St and Glenmore, leaving the sole access point at 37th St by way of Anderson Road.

[Masked Bandit]

Originally posted by FraserB
Does the city even need access north of Glenmore at 37th? If its all first nations just block it completely, they fucked us on a deal they made and yet nothing happens, again.

I think you mean South of Glenmore, but I get what you're saying. I think the person that wrote the article got their directions mixed up.

[syritis]

i say put a barricade in front of the gray eagle casino and we'll continue on without them.

it's the least the city to do for the citizens after doing nothing for so long while the general population is stuck in traffic.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by TorqueDog
Everything I've read on the subject suggests that the traffic circle does not interfere with access to the casino.

The interchange, however, will completely remove access to the casino (and the rest of the reserve) from 37th St and Glenmore, leaving the sole access point at 37th St by way of Anderson Road.

How do you figure? People going west on Glenmore, can still turn left onto 37th, and turn onto Weasel Head road, or continue down 37th.

[TorqueDog]

Originally posted by Tik-Tok
How do you figure? People going west on Glenmore, can still turn left onto 37th, and turn onto Weasel Head road, or continue down 37th. Aside from the fact that every article/quote published about it has basically said that the only access point to the reserve guaranteed will be 37th by Anderson Road....

[Danny Meehan]

Love the idea, even if 'temporary'

250 000 / about a month to complete

http://www.beyond.ca/i/glenmore-37st-roundabout.jpg

[01RedDX]

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[Grogador]

Nice one. I wonder if people from 37th south will go straight through, turn around and go west on Glenmore... instead of clogging 37th back to like Richmond.

// oh wait, they do this already, with the illegal u-turns :)

[Redlyne_mr2]

One of the richest cities in the world and we have a band-aid system like this.. unbelievable.

[JAYMEZ]

Originally posted by Grogador
Nice one. I wonder if people from 37th south will go straight through, turn around and go west on Glenmore... instead of clogging 37th back to like Richmond.

// oh wait, they do this already, with the illegal u-turns :)


Lol , exactly what I was thinking.. Most the people do this U turn anyways.. This really isnt going to solve anything.. It will still be backed up like crazy.

[kenny]

Originally posted by Redlyne_mr2
One of the richest cities in the world and we have a band-aid system like this.. unbelievable.

The proper fix is being worked on as well but because it will be awhile before any construction starts the City has actually decided to spend even more money to provide some temporary relief. I'm curious if the city is hoping for 37th street to be gridlocked--to piss of Casino patrons.

[Jeremiah]

I don't care what anyone says...

They broke glenmore trail

[homelessman]

it's a total fuck you to the tsuu tina. hilarious

[Zewind]

the majority of drivers on the road do not know how to use a traffic circle.

I predict a ton of accidents in the future

[71car2]

That route... it's likely the only "u-turn" where drivers could chat for awhile face-to-face as they wait for green light to go! :rofl:

[dirtsniffer]

+1 for not allowing reserve access on that side.. think anyone would be willing to drive through the reserve :barf: to get to the casino?

[Hash_man]

Originally posted by Zewind
the majority of drivers on the road do not know how to use a traffic circle.

I predict a ton of accidents in the future

Agreed! ... This is just a recipe for disaster. Hopefully the real fix for this problem intersection comes very soon as traffic is brutal around there.

[masoncgy]

I love the idea of gridlocking that casino access point... hahaha...

[TorqueDog]

Originally posted by dirtsniffer
+1 for not allowing reserve access on that side.. think anyone would be willing to drive through the reserve :barf: to get to the casino? Best part is that it would be up to the reserve to punch a road through there for easy access to the casino, they'd have to defile their own 'sacred' lands to keep the money flowing to their 'sacred' bank accounts - the same thing we wanted to do and were gladly willing to give them exorbitant amounts of compensation for. I love it.

[Canmorite]

Fuck roundabouts. They're everywhere in Europe, but no one here knows how to use them haha.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by Canmorite
Fuck roundabouts. They're everywhere in Europe, but no one here knows how to use them haha.

That may be the point in this instance, hahahah. All this is going to do, is take the East Glenmore to North 37th traffic from the left side of the road, and put it down south 37th.

I mean I'm sure they'll have a nice long turning lane for it, but it's going to be backed up like a mofo now.


Originally posted by Grogador
Nice one. I wonder if people from 37th south will go straight through, turn around and go west on Glenmore... instead of clogging 37th back to like Richmond.

// oh wait, they do this already, with the illegal u-turns :)

I doubt anymore people will be trying to do the south 37th, to East glenmore "cheat" anymore, traffic will be JAMMED on that circle. If anything, it'll make it worse for that particular flow, since you won't be able to go around that way.

[KrisYYC]

I think every 4 way stop and low volume intersection should be roundabouts. Sure there'll be a teething period where the pathetic Canadian driver is forced to learn how to drive at least up to par with senior citizens in the rest of the world, but it'll make traffic flow much more efficient.

[Jay911]

Originally posted by Hash_man


Agreed! ... This is just a recipe for disaster. Hopefully the real fix for this problem intersection comes very soon as traffic is brutal around there.

I felt the same way when we had the roundabout put in at Highways 8 x 22. I figured we (me and my fellow firefighters who deal with that area) would be there constantly for crashes and semi rollovers and such. We've had crashes there, including more than one that involved people in various states of sobriety (or lack thereof) driving straight through and wrecking their car on the giant center curbs. But no serious rollovers have happened yet.

It's plainly obvious, though, from many near-misses there, that people have no clue how to navigate these things. Traffic going around the circle has the right of way and must keep moving. Traffic coming into the circle is required to stop, only if vehicles in the circle are in the way. Otherwise, it is to keep moving as well.

People coming into the circle usually do one of two things: Either they throw out the anchor and come to a complete stop all time every time, if a car is even remotely near the circle from any direction, or they barrel through, full speed ahead, regardless of what's going on. There's been more than one fender-bender because someone plowed into a car going around the circle, or was rear-ended because they stopped when they shouldn't have.

[danno]

Originally posted by Jay911


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It's plainly obvious, though, from many near-misses there, that people have no clue how to navigate these things. Traffic going around the circle has the right of way and must keep moving. Traffic coming into the circle is required to stop, only if vehicles in the circle are in the way. Otherwise, it is to keep moving as well.



The way i understand it, is that if it's a 2 lane traffic circle the lane closer to the middle can turn out when ever it wants . the lane further from the middle must turn out at first chance. could be wrong as i don't drive them everyday but that's what the sign looks like

[rockanrepublic]

terrible idea :facepalm: i cant see this helping much at all.
i agree with Canmorite people in this city are retarded when it comes to traffic circles i live in discovery ridge and iv almost been hit form the side literally over 10 times by retards not understanding how to use it.
i was 15 min late for work today at 7pm trying to get thought that freaking intersection so i hope they do something more effective then this to help congestion.

[88jbody]

if more people could use them properly they would work great.

someone got all pissed at me about a year ago when I took my right of way to exit from the inside lane when he wanted to go to the next exit point on the outside lane.

[Thaco]

good, i hope this fucks up the casino, it'll teach those assholes for putting the cock block on the ring road.

[Willie Bobo]

Except this is going to do the exact opposite by putting thousands of motorist right on their doorstep. Before it was sort of out of the way, now... not so much.

[homelessman]

Originally posted by Willie Bobo
Except this is going to do the exact opposite by putting thousands of motorist right on their doorstep. Before it was sort of out of the way, now... not so much.

Highly doubt anyone will pull into the casino simply because they are now forced to drive past.

[chkolny541]

Originally posted by homelessman


Highly doubt anyone will pull into the casino simply because they are now forced to drive past.

lol

[homelessman]

Originally posted by chkolny541


lol

what are you laughing at

[2EFNFAST]

I rarely go that way, but the odd time I've been on 37th trying to turn left at like 4:30 it takes 20minutes or so to do it.......so people trying to turn left will have to wait, what, upwards of 1/2 an hour from the time to turn right, go the roundabout, then head back and cross the street during rush hour??

I don't see why they just don't close access from 37th completely so it's 100% glenmore north/south; then if you're trying to cross you find another way.