On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> wrote:Actually, on a serious note, most places where numbers of buggies (whether Amish/Mennonite/Breithren) use the public roads, there has been a right-side addition so that buggies can drive off to the right at least a half lane, so cars can speed along without impediment. It also helps prevent grooving of the highways, which is pretty hard on motorcylists. Eastern PA, where they depend on the Amish for a large part of their tourism 'charm', is about the only place I know where there are high numbers of buggies duking it out with traffic. (But hey, that's why they get hydraulic brakes and electric windshield wipers on their buggies!). It does help, but certainly doesn't, as Gene noted earlier, prevent some very serious accidents.
The shoulders of the roadway were specifically widened for the buggy
drivers.
Near Arthur, Illinois, where there is a large Amish population, there
is a buggy track along side of the state highways.
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