On 05/07/2010 14:25, John wrote:

I once lived near the end of a cul-de-sac. Never again. It became a
playground for kids who had no respect for cars, Had dogs lying in the road,
etc. I prefer the constant passage of traffic - it leads to everyone
understanding the rules of the road a bit better.

I live on what is now a cul-de-sac. It's great. People play on the road
outside, cats lying in the road, etc. (shortage of dogs to lie in the
road here).

It's more of a living space than a road - people learning the rules of
the road can do that on the roads which get here, and rather than
wasting all that space for the occasional car, it gets used.