Properly sited roundabouts don't need lights. Anyone who "detests" them must not live or work near busy intersections governed by stop signs only. The town I'm working in now has two roundabouts and one 4-way stop. Morning and night, the 4-way stop backs up traffic for blocks, while traffic flows through the roundabouts without issue. The city council has set aside a million dollars to change the 4-way into a roundabout this coming spring.
There are lots of stoplights that should also be replaced by roundabouts. A solid line of traffic flows right through a roundabout, and most of it is delayed by a stoplight.
The only problem with roundabouts in USA is the 30% of drivers who don't know how to use them, and stop when they see the yield sign... don't be that driver.
As an American, I detest how other Americans use them. Some folks in the 'ring' slam on their brakes when they see another car approach. Others will randomly pull out in front of folks who are already in the 'ring', causing the first group to always slam on their brakes when they see someone approach. This causes the second group to always pull out into the 'ring' without yielding right of way.
No one uses turn signals on them, and you never know when, where, or if someone is going to turn. It's haphazard maneuvering. 4-way stops are far more predictable and functional.
jessaustin|7 years ago
There are lots of stoplights that should also be replaced by roundabouts. A solid line of traffic flows right through a roundabout, and most of it is delayed by a stoplight.
The only problem with roundabouts in USA is the 30% of drivers who don't know how to use them, and stop when they see the yield sign... don't be that driver.
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