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\nFlickr photoset used by permission of Dwight Williams<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Despite every appearance of still being a work in progress, the much-touted roundabout on St. Joseph Boulevard finally opened to traffic this afternoon.<\/p>\n

Ottawa is not known for doing roundabouts especially well, particularly for pedestrians<\/a> and cyclists. With that in mind, if you are in Orl\u00e9ans and find yourself ready to brave the new intersection sans <\/em>auto, the City of Ottawa has issued instructions that you might want to memorize before you try anything as complicated as actually crossing the street.<\/p>\n

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Ottawa \u2013 The City of Ottawa will be opening its first ever two-lane roundabout at the intersection of St. Joseph and Jeanne d\u2019Arc Boulevards at 1 p.m. today.<\/p>\n

Pedestrians are reminded to:<\/p>\n

* Walk on the sidewalk or path<\/p>\n

* Cross only at the designated crosswalks<\/p>\n

* Look in the direction of the oncoming traffic and wait for an acceptable gap before entering the crosswalk<\/p>\n

* Proceed to the splitter island (median). Before crossing the other lane of traffic, look in the direction of oncoming traffic and wait for an acceptable gap before proceeding to cross<\/p>\n

* Never cross the circular roadway to the central island<\/p>\n

Cyclists have two options for navigating a roundabout:<\/p>\n

* Operate as a motor vehicle. Take control of the lane and ride in the middle, obeying the same rules as motorists or<\/p>\n

* Dismount at crosswalk and use the sidewalks and crosswalks as a pedestrian<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For more information on roundabouts, visit ottawa.ca.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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