It's not that hard people......

For Saskatoon drivers, what goes around comes around
Last Updated: Friday, September 22, 2006 | 6:09 PM CT
CBC News
Although roundabouts have baffled Saskatoon motorists before, the city has decided to give them another try.

The city recently created a new roundabout — a kind of intersection merry-go-round designed to move traffic efficiently — at the bottom of the newly renovated Victoria Street Bridge.

They're common in Edmonton and other Canadian cities, although not in Saskatchewan.

Twenty years ago, a traffic circle was removed at a major Saskatoon intersection because it had the highest accident rate in the city.

After more than a decade, drivers still couldn't figure out how to get through it safely.

"We would suspect the problem is that some people are yielding while others aren't," said city infrastructure manager Stew Uzelman.<;;;;;BR< span>>
To avoid history repeating itself, the city has put out brochures to explain how it works.

However, it appeared a few motorists CBC spoke to earlier this week were still struggling to make head or tails of the new setup.

"First instinct, to go in a circle I guess," said Harry Prokopiw.<;;;;;BR< span>>
Source: City of Saskatoon"I think you always merge to the people on your right on that traffic circle. I think," added Herb Mueller.

"The person that gets there first on the right goes first," Karen Gesy said as she prepared to negotiate the circle. "Yeah, you go around like that."

The city's instructions for the roundabout are available online at www.saskatoon.ca. People can also phone the city to be talked through it. Uzelman said he's confident people will eventually be able to figure it out.

"All you're faced with is a yield sign," he said. "Just behave as you normally would at any yield sign and you'll be fine."

Every morning the traffic around the most rediculous roundabout I've ever seen is getting worse and worse. Saskatoon is just far too stupid to handle something this complex. What will be the number one cause of accidents this winter? This roundabout and the absolute idiots driving in it. And I say this in the nicest possible way. First its headsets on 16 year old hostess' in Moxie's that are so unnecessary it makes me chuckle and now a roundabout in frickin Saskatoon.

Next. Why is it impossible to reserve a nice table for two in Saskatoon anymore? I called the Keg and they don't do reservations on Friday's and Saturday's anymore. What is wrong with this city and doing this now? You can't reserve frickin tables. Why do I have to sit for half an hour outside? I know they are trying to fill the tables and make more money. Its so frustrating. If people are dumb enough to show up at a nice restaurant and not have a reservation that's their problem. Why do I have to sit and suffer with them now too? All I want is a frickin table for two and I don't want to sit on a bench for 30 minutes smelling the food in a lobby full of dirty people coughing, bumping into me and touching me. Knowing my luck I would get stuck by some drunk dirty old man. I'm so sick of it. I really want to swear right now. I hate this city. Let's get rid of reservations, cram some headsets on some zit covered teens and call ourselves sophisticated anyway.

And please, don't start trying to recommend places for me to go out and eat. Because chances are I don't want to go, or I can't get a reservation.