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"WEBVTT TOMORROW INCARMEL -- CITY LEADERSWILL GET THEIR FIRSTFORMAL LOOK AT APROPOSAL TO BUILD AROUNDABOUT AT THEFIVE-WAY INTERSECTIONOF OCEAN AVENUE ANDJUNIPERO STREET.ACTION NEWSREPORTER JACQUELINEMAZUR IS LIVE INMONTEREY WITH MORE.JACQUELINE? ####DAN/ERIN -- THETRANSPORTATIONAGENCY FOR MONTEREYCOUNTY SAYSROUNDABOUTS ARETYPICALLY SAFER FORBOTH DRIVERS ANDPEDESTRIANS -- BUTPEOPLE WE SPOKE WITHIN CARMEL TODAY AREN'TCONVINCED.\"3:06- I would hate to seethem put a roundabouthere. It might help, itmight not. I don't know.\"\"8:17- I would guess itwould be a little moreconfusing for touristsgoing through them.\" BUTIT'S UP TO CITY LEADERSTO DETERMINE OF THEYWANT THETRANSPORTATIONAGENCY FOR MONTEREYCOUNTY -- OR -- \"TAM-C\"-- TO SPEND THE NEXTSIX MONTHSCONDUCTING A TRAFFICSTUDY TO DETERMINE IFA ROUNDABOUT IS THERIGHT CHOICE FOR THISBUSY INTERSECTION.REGARDLESS -- THEREARE MANY PEOPLE WHOSTILL NEED SOMECONVINCING.\"6:49- There's no safeintersection, it's allabout the drivers. Butbeing used to driving inCarmel everyday, I'mvery cautious ofpedestrians.\" \"15:57- Ifyou think about it, whenyou're in a roundabout,all cars are moving in thesame direction, so youvirtually eliminatedanger.\" \"TAM-C\"EMPLOYEES SAYROUNDABOUTS SLOWDOWN THE SPEED OFVEHICLES AS WELL ANDARE MUCH SAFER FORBOTH BIKERS ANDPEDESTRIANS TOO.THEY TELL ACTION NEWSROUNDABOUTS RESULT INAN 80% REDUCTION INTRAFFIC ACCIDENTSVERSUS A SIGNALIZED ORSTOP CONTROLLEDINTERSECTION LIKE THISONE... ON THE CORNEROR OCEAN AVENUE ANDJUNIPERO STREET...WHERE POLICE SAYTHERE HAVE BEENMULTIPLE FENDERBENDERS OVER THEYEARS... EVEN ONEFATALITY.STILL -- CARMEL CITYLEADERS WILLULTIMATELY DECIDE ONTUESDAY IF THERE'SENOUGH EVIDENCE THATSUGGESTS \"YES\" ATRAFFIC STUDY ISNEEDED.\"4:22- I think it'ssometimes a littleconfusing when you'recoming from thisdirection trying to mergehere, but other thanthat, you just go slow. Idon't think it wouldwarrant a roundabout.\"IN CARMEL -- JACQUELINEMAZUR KSBW ACTIONNEWS EIGHT.####AGAIN DAN/ERIN --CARMEL CITY LEADERSWILL VOTE TOMORROWNIGHT ON WHETHER ORNOT THEY THINK ATRAFFIC STUDY TOCONSIDER AROUNDABOUT ISWARRANTED.THAT MEETINGSTARTS AT 4:30TUESDAY.DAN/ERIN? ####\"TAM-C\" ALLOCATED300-THOUSAND DOLLARSTO STUDY 21INTERSECTIONS ACROSSTHE COUNTY TO SEE IFIT'S FEASIBLE TO INSTALLROUNDABOUTS INVARIOUS SECTIONS.MARINA, MONTEREYAND SALINAS ARE JUST AFEW JURISDICTIONS ONTHE LIST SO FAR.IF CARMEL APPROVESTHE STUDY...It will BE NUMBER 22.####"
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