"Bruce W.1" wrote:
But doesn't everbody flying
TO/FROM VOR stations cause air traffic problems like near misses
(collisions)? Or being aware of this do you just watch the skies very
carefully near VOR stations? Or are there altitude guidelines for each
radial?

Sort of. There are rules defining what the usable altitudes are based on
magnetic course being flown. Opposite direction traffic should be at least
500' apart, vertically. This offers no protection, though, for aircraft
flying in the same direction or on converging courses that are on the same
side of the compass.

http://www.faa.gov/ATPUBS/AIM/Chap3/aim0301.html#3-1-5 defines VFR cruising
altitudes, which are 1,000' apart. IFR altitudes are 1,000' apart, too, but
are 500' above or below VFR altitudes. Above FL290 the IFR cruising
altitudes are 2,000' apart.
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Dan
C-172RG at BFM