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Dan, you have outdone yourself with this article. Exceptionally good!

Love the car, the six-speed, or any manual transmission with a clutch. Manuals are so much more fun to drive. I can go into the roundabout with my pickup on Eastside south of the river, heading toward Stevensville, at 60 mph, slow down to navigate the turn, and accelerate out of it--without touching the brake, all done by shifting down. Of course, I don't try that when other vehicles are there. Never know when one of them might do something stupid or dangerous. I would never.

As far as roundabouts go, I like them. I might have, like you, a little trouble getting used to watching for traffic coming from the right, but I would manage. BTW, since the British are so doggoned obstinate about driving on the wrong side of the road, do they say that vehicles coming from the right have "left-of-way"? Just asking.

Personally, I don't care whether a roundabout or a traffic signal reigns supreme at Bell Crossing. The biggest difference I can see and the one concern I would have is that the roundabout would be much more expensive than a traffic signal, not to mention that it would be a lot more disruptive while under construction.

Nevertheless, I reckon I can get used to it and probably won't grumble or complain too much. Anyway, look at the revenue it would bring into the valley, all the high-paying jobs, the local businesses which would prosper, the signs that proclaim it as a benefit from one of Joe Biden's (Harris? Trump?) Infrastructure Program. With all that going for it, seems to me to be a slam-dunk.

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I love your caption under your phone photo, lol.

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