At coffee yesterday, Steve said, “Decorah’s new roundabout is now open.” So I had to see for myself.
It’s our community’s first circular intersection. Four street entry points, with City Hall and the Fire and Police Departments watching over the counterclockwise flow.
Soon, a new elementary school will increase traffic. Later today, at Rotary, two retired high school music teachers will share their plans for an outdoor concert venue in this part of town.
Twenty-five years ago, in Nottingham, England, I entered the clockwise current of my first carrefour from the left side of Nuthall Road, behind the right-side steering wheel of a Toyota Corolla.
After four fruitless loops, I finally exited onto Aspley Lane, then Bobbers Mill Bridge. From my wrong-sided driver’s perch, hugging the left curb to avoid oncoming traffic, I heard a pop and felt a bump near the front left tire.
