Lincoln to get diverging diamond interchange

[krill]

http://journalstar.c...525518d5d0.html

 

 

Not sure how I feel about this. We already have the very controversial high traffic roundabout on Superior that has been keeping business at area body shops steady. Great theory, love the roundabouts on Sheridan that fixed dangerous intersections, but it doesn't seem to work well with high traffic, higher speed intersections with many inexperienced drivers. This will be even higher traffic with more non-standard turns, and probably at higher speeds with drivers coming off the interstate to merge into left handed traffic. When did we sign up to be the test subjects for road design theory?

[Mavric]

Agree that it seems like a good idea but getting everyone up to speed is a different story.

 

I always say that if there's anything I learned from the University, it's that Theory Works in Theory. But in Practice, Theory Sucks.

[EbylHusker]

It's a good system. Lincoln drivers will be incapable of understanding it, though, and accidents and fatalities will soar. f'ing morons (both Lincoln drivers and the dumbasses who try to implement this stuff in Lincoln).

[knapplc]

As with all the roundabouts, it's not the system that's the worry, it's the drivers.

 

Bunch of ignorant, belligerent morons driving in this town.

[deedsker]

I have been through one in Missouri. The driver was from here in Lincoln and had never been through one when we came to it. Wasn't hard to maneuver even in a 12 passenger van and everybody thought it was a cool experience.

[Count 'Bility]

NW 48th? Does that area even get that busy? I figured a supposed upgrade like this would go somewhere like the 27th street exit or somthin.

[Cina]

This seems like it would be hard to screw up, but I said that about roundabouts too.

[tschu]

What the f#*k

 

Lincoln's civil engineers need to quit being cute and just do things simple and correct

[krill]

NW 48th? Does that area even get that busy? I figured a supposed upgrade like this would go somewhere like the 27th street exit or somthin.

 

It's the interchange for Airpark, so it can get quite busy.

[The Dude]

People gon' die.

[Mavric]

People gon' die.

Guess that will probably happen with or without a new interchange.....

[Landlord]

After watching the video:

 

 

Are there situations where you have to yield to oncoming or crossing traffic?

[Count 'Bility]

NW 48th? Does that area even get that busy? I figured a supposed upgrade like this would go somewhere like the 27th street exit or somthin.

 

It's the interchange for Airpark, so it can get quite busy.

I see. I mostly only make it to Lincoln on gameday, so that area's never busy when I'm around. Was just curious.

[ZRod]

It should be pretty easy to navigate, so long as people read the signs (big assumption I know). I just wonder how backed up things could get with the signals. Ideally I would think you would make the interchanges pass over each other so you avoid any stops and chances of head on collisions, it'd be a lot of merging but much more fluid and safer I would think.

[Chimalli]

As with all the roundabouts, it's not the system that's the worry, it's the drivers.

 

Bunch of ignorant, belligerent morons driving in this town.

I AM OFFENEDED! I may be belligerent and a moron but I am not ignorant.