Every time I drive through a roundabout I think of the movie where "Clark Griswold" (played by Chevy Chase) and his dysfunctional family are vacationing in Europe, where they get caught up in a ridiculously traffic laden roundabout - They end up going around and around for hours because they can't figure out how to exit! It was a hilarious scene!
Well, anyone that has navigated through a roundabout knows that they aren't that bad, although my wife Nancy, hates them. Well honey, better get used to them, because 3 more are planned for Ann Arbor. Roundabouts will be built on Geddes Road at the entrance and exit ramps to US-23 and at the intersection of Geddes and Earhart, just West of the US-23 roundabouts. Chronic traffic congestion is why these locations were chosen for the Ann Arbor area roundabouts. Construction is slated to begin in 2010. And one day, when these 3 Ann Arbor roundabouts are finished and you see a car going around and around and around-it's probably the Griswolds!
"Look kids Big Ben..." Watch the scene from the Griswold's European Vacation.
By Steve Wickland
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