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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Frank Krygowski Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Daytime running light popularity Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:42:43 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 19 Message-ID: References: <4sVTO.346097$QvZa.316348@fx08.ams4> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:42:44 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="860414a272e6e4330e1e07abca5df604"; logging-data="1709388"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+K5fyo5obzfdaJKv4athQt+nnidJPIndI=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:+muCIqv0VLkLUcHnA9qRpDKpLWY= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2107 On 10/29/2024 8:52 AM, AMuzi wrote: > > I have nothing good to say about the current fascination with squiggles > and loops for a street layout (as opposed to a normal grid). Annoying to > find an address since knowing the cross street doesn't help. Adds cost > to construction, street maintenance such as plowing, delays (sometimes > fatally) emergency services, wastes fuel for everyone. Bah. I agree. I'd add the tendency for developers of such spaghetti developments to maximize the number of cul-de-sacs, purposely destroying connectivity. Its a reaction to the negative effects of motor traffic in residential areas, but it imposes a lot of inconvenience on those of us who are non-motorized. -- - Frank Krygowski