K.C. motorists will drive on left side of road— at least briefly

I'm picturing K.C. traffic and people driving on the wrong side of the road...

:rofl:

http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060329/BREAKING01/60329006

Kansas City — Engineers are planning a brazen design to ease congestion and reduce accidents here that discards something sacred among American motorists — driving on the right side of the road.

Missouri Department of Transportation officials considered a number of plans for the downtown Front Street approach to Interstate 435. But the one they settled on appears to be a national first, costs the least and is expected to most effectively handle traffic — by briefly crisscrossing lanes and putting drivers on the left, a position seldom experienced this side of the Atlantic.

“When we first heard about it from one of our peers of course we were skeptical,” said Josh Scott, a transportation planner who worked on the design. “But not only was it feasible, but it actually worked better from all of the other alternatives.”


It might work, but I'm thinking its probably more like best laid plans of mice and men.

Of course, that doesn't take much....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diverging_diamond_interchange

Looks like an intersection to avoid. :)