Talk:Jughandle

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A jughandle in the UK may be called a "turning facility", but I'm not sure. This sign uses it for one where you turn right (across the center) into the jughandle, and then merge with the other direction. --SPUI (talk) 14:45, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Request Caption Editing

Hey, can somebody who knows what these things are add to the caption so it says which jughandle is reverse. ("... shows a jughandle, bottom and a reverse jughandle, top." or the other way around.) Adding those two words would make the picture much more informative. LittleBrother (talk) 18:47, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Difference?

What exactly is the difference between a reverse jughandle and a "leaf" ramp? What is so "amusing" about the cloverleaf arrangement of reverse jughandles and how can one tell the difference? - Keith D. Tyler ΒΆ 21:42, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

The cloverleaf is meant to transfer between two road not at the same grade. The jughandle is meant to avoid a left turn by doing the equivalence of a right turn and a U-turn. It does mean going through the intersection (and traffic signals) twice, but it does eliminate the left-turn stage of the lights. Val42 05:20, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Animation?

I'm having trouble figuring out just how this works; can someone whip up an animation of one please? --Golbez 08:59, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Does [1] help? --SPUI (T - C) 03:01, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Good source for info

[2] --SPUI (T - C) 03:07, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] here's another one

In Newark, Delaware, see: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=newark,+de&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=39.655927,-75.751086&spn=0.006261,0.013475&iwloc=addr albeit less conventionally than the example given here, because both feeder lanes ride alongside each other going in opposite directions, but the effect is the same. So Delaware should be added to the list of states that have them.--Injoy 05:23, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Original Research

Dmz5 just removed what I felt to be good information: changelog. I do not see how any of this is original research: the statements are indeed the very facets of a jughandle. Much of that information is readily available through FHWA. The only point that I think needs a specific reference is the statement referring to safety benefits, but I believe the rest is OK. I would appreciate other input on this, particularly from those whom believe that this information is not fit for the article. --Bossi (talk ;; contribs) 20:33, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Per a lack of discussion, I have returned the information (though somewhat modified). Again, this is not original research: these are the very tenants of jughandles and the information can be easily located within the existing external link for the FHWA; and/or is simply a matter of common sense. --Bossi (talk ;; contribs) 23:23, 12 March 2007 (UTC)