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Old 10-20-2011, 07:58 AM
 
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This season, the clear winner for bad intersections is Snelling and University in the Midway area of St Paul; not because of danger, but due to all the Light Rail construction going on down University.
I haven't done that one, but I tried to get from westbound University onto northbound Hwy 280 the other day...that "intersection" could have its own zip code!
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Old 10-20-2011, 08:12 AM
 
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As for "dangerous" intersections? Any intersection that allows teenage kids or 20-something, testosterone-addled males to enter (ie all intersections) should be considered potentially dangerous.
I've felt for a while that young women have become more aggressive drivers than young men. I definitely see more tailgating and abrupt lane changes from them. Young males want to go fast, but young woman seem more dangerous. I keep my eyes peeled for Saturns.
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Old 10-20-2011, 08:13 AM
 
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I haven't done that one, but I tried to get from westbound University onto northbound Hwy 280 the other day...that "intersection" could have its own zip code!
Another one that could have its own zip code is Lake and Hiawatha. That disaster has to be 10 acres of concrete.
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Old 10-20-2011, 10:29 AM
 
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I've felt for a while that young women have become more aggressive drivers than young men. I definitely see more tailgating and abrupt lane changes from them. Young males want to go fast, but young woman seem more dangerous. I keep my eyes peeled for Saturns.
I pay close attention to middle-aged women in SUVs. They seem to be the ones most likely to make turns without looking at the crosswalk. They're not speeding like the younger drivers, but they do seem to be more distracted.
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Old 10-20-2011, 10:35 AM
 
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Around here it is smaller, foreign cars driving VERY SLOWLY in the left lane that cause most of the problems....

I agree that teen girls seem to have more issues driving but I think that is because more of them are texting while driving then the teen boys do...which is illegal but still happens.
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Old 10-20-2011, 11:19 AM
 
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I agree that teen girls seem to have more issues driving but I think that is because more of them are texting while driving then the teen boys do...which is illegal but still happens.
Yep, I've noticed the texting, too. Kind of scary when you look in your rear view mirror and someone who is so close you can count their pores is staring at their lap!
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Old 10-20-2011, 11:38 AM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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About a week ago i was driving around Saint Paul for the first time in a long time. And it was horrible. University Ave was so narrow and workers are working feet away from traffic. And people were driving so crazy. Idk how you could go that fast with the road that narrow. Than theres the people who fly down the turn lanes to pass traffic.
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Old 10-20-2011, 06:52 PM
 
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Yep, I've noticed the texting, too. Kind of scary when you look in your rear view mirror and someone who is so close you can count their pores is staring at their lap!
Driving today, woman in front of me kind of weaving in her lane. Go to turn left, so I am even with her at a stop light---she is READING A BOOK while driving.


The University/Snelling area is a mess. I mistakenly took that route a couple weeks ago-not a good idea.

I find it funny that Wilton is on that list (18th I think). That is a tiny little town outside of Bemidji. When my grandpa was alive, his church was in Wilton and we spent many Sunday's there. The sight lines at that intersection are of issue--and there are a lot of older people that live in that area.
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Old 10-21-2011, 09:44 AM
 
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Seems like MnDot is starting to construct alot of Round a Bouts. They seem to confuse ALOT of people. People just blow right threw them without yielding. Plus i think there pretty scary if your a pedestrian
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Old 10-21-2011, 09:51 AM
 
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Seems like MnDot is starting to construct alot of Round a Bouts. They seem to confuse ALOT of people. People just blow right threw them without yielding. Plus i think there pretty scary if your a pedestrian
I think the idea is to slow traffic so that any accidents that do happen will not be as severe. If you look at the intersection of 66th and Portland in Richfield as an example, people used to blow through the red light at 55 mph. Now they have to slow down to 20-25 mph, so if there is an accident, it's less like to cause a fatality. I used to see broken glass in that intersection all the time, but I don't see that anymore. I like the roundabouts and find them pretty easy to use, but I think I'm in a minority on that.
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