What, you don't like 487 traffic lights? And 587 more intersections that you wish there was a light when you're trying to get on Hickman? ...wussy.
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What, you don't like 487 traffic lights? And 587 more intersections that you wish there was a light when you're trying to get on Hickman? ...wussy.
Ha! Just damn glad I don't live out there...
At this point I think 2/31/20 is more likely.
I've been looking at buying a new house and Hickman is a MAJOR negative for anything over in Waukee/Clive/Urbandale etc. I had to commute from waukee about 10 years ago and hated everytime I had to drive on it. The new Grand Prairie interchange probably reduced that traffic some but ugh...do not want.
Flyover bridge?? I'll avoid it. I'll take the 13th St exit.
Add a roundabout!
Common, definitely not. And yes...first time freakout is what I did as well and I knew about it before I got to it. (Grand Prairie in Waukee)
They are...if you've seen them before. At night, first time, it gives you the heebee jeebies because it just feels wrong to be on that side of the road. That being said...after you've done it once or seen it, yes it is very easy to navigate, or even if there are cars in the interchange as well, but you can't discount the effect of unfamiliarity, especially when it's not busy. Whether it did or didn't affect, I don't know, but that's where the drunk got on the wrong way that killed those 2 police officers and the person they were transporting.
To be clear, I think they are a good design, we just have to understand there may be some growing pains as those unfamiliar with them navigate. (Which can be argued is less than what would have happened with older designs)
I started watching that like...I wonder if he's going to run into a building...then almost shut it off before he ran into the building. I'm hesitating to laugh as that looked like it ended horribly for the person involved...
Yeah, that whole area from douglas through university is a mess.
The problem with Grand Prairie is that interchange is a long ways south and the route to get there is really slow.
Really they should have put an interchange at Ashworth\88th. Some local ******** got in the way of that being planned though
That and Alice's rd needed to be 4 lanes about 10 years ago. Between the lack of infrastructure and the zero commercial presence. I honestly don't get hat the appeal is,
I tried to but I almost cried I was laughing so hard. Such is the life of a daredevil. The building looked unscathed!!
It probably helps a little but when a city issues 900 new housing permits in one year there are going to be traffic issues no matter how many new interchanges they build. Plus, any gains they may have now will the be completely negated when the area around that interchange is developed in the next 5 years.
Do you suppose the guy was frantically turning the steering wheel after he got airborne and suddenly realized that he couldn't control his direction of flight?I tried to but I almost cried I was laughing so hard. Such is the life of a daredevil. The building looked unscathed!!
Should have started out on a treadmill.
Good news! It’s ok to laugh. https://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/flying-car-crashes-into-building-pilot-and-passenger-s-1822973368
