The Roundabout (Page 3): Done correctly, they're far better in many instances than cross-type intersections and stop lights or four-way stop signs. Anyway, I thought you were posting...

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

jerryc41 wrote:

What got me to post this is the cartoon that someo... (show quote)

Done correctly, they're far better in many instances than cross-type intersections and stop lights or four-way stop signs.

Anyway, I thought you were posting something about the progressive rock band, YES. https://youtu.be/t1-NsnlPc54

(The song was inspired by a roundabout, rather obliquely.)

Dannj

There’s a well used rotary outside Hyannis Airport on Cape Cod with some interesting entry/exit patterns. It can take some getting used to, to put it mildly.

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

alberio wrote:

Yes, a smaller roundabout takes up less space, but the only way something like this works is much larger, ask the Europeans.

European here. The biggest problem with a small roundabout is non regular users not having sufficient time to place themselves in the correct lane for thier exit.
The one shown above looks pretty good. Don't think it would pose a problem for any European driver.

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

DirtFarmer wrote:

You beat me to it.

Note that there is not just one, but six roundabouts:

You could try Hemel Hempstead. One big one and 6 little ones. Seemed to work well when I used to a bit of work around there. Google streetplan.

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therwol Loc: USA

John N wrote:

You could try Hemel Hempstead. One big one and 6 little ones. Seemed to work well when I used to a bit of work around there. Google streetplan.

As I mentioned in my first post, roundabouts don't necessarily eliminate the need for traffic lights. I've spent a lot of time driving in the UK, and I could mention about a half dozen where access and flow is controlled by traffic lights. The traffic is so heavy that you'd probably have difficulty getting into one of them without the lights. It's really easy on the small ones. You just yield to anyone coming from your right (opposite in the US). No light necessary. It's not so easy with heavy traffic and especially when multiple lanes are involved.

bdk Loc: Sanibel Fl.

where I live we have more than 30 roundabouts . You really need to know how to use them . There are LOTS of crashes.... I take my time and give everybody room.

fantom Loc: Colorado

cbabcock wrote:

I remember the Kingston roundabout. The arrow that shows straight ahead or right being permitted looks like it is on a single lane part of the road, the right lane having previously been required to exit.

Colorado has absolutely no idea how to understand, design and construct roundabouts. The third largest business in the state appears to be the installation of traffic lights.

Ollieboy

fantom wrote:

Colorado has absolutely no idea how to understand, design and construct roundabouts. The third largest business in the state appears to be the installation of traffic lights.

That won't change due to "Big Traffic Light". "Big Roundabout" needs a Lobbyist. 🤔

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Roundabouts assume a certain amount of courtesy and give and take. That may have worked decades ago. I'm not sure it does so much today.

AviRoad Loc: Westchester County, NY

There's a road in Italy where we make frequent trips to see friends. Over the years they did away with all of the traffic lights and replaced them with roundabouts and it definitely did cut out a good deal of time. The rule is whoever's already in the roundabout get the right-of-way. On a recent trip to England, I found the roundabouts a bit more daunting than the ones in Italy.

fantom Loc: Colorado

SteveR wrote:

Roundabouts assume a certain amount of courtesy and give and take. That may have worked decades ago. I'm not sure it does so much today.

The rest of the world seems to handle them quite well. I've seen them used all over Europe and Asia and parts of Africa and they work very well and traffic flows nicely.
Look at the current condition of the US and the ridiculousness of what is happening here and you'll probably find that trouble with roundabouts is just a reflection of that.

mikenolan Loc: Lincoln Nebraska

When we were in Ireland 17 years ago, the traffic roundabouts were easy to use, even though I was not that familiar with right-hand drive cars and roads.

The ones they've built in Lincoln since then are a total nightmare, poorly designed and a major source of both complaints and accidents.

I think the ones in Ireland, especially Dublin, were larger than the ones here, and that's a big part of the problem.

therwol Loc: USA

mikenolan wrote:

When we were in Ireland 17 years ago, the traffic roundabouts were easy to use, even though I was not that familiar with right-hand drive cars and roads.

The ones they've built in Lincoln since then are a total nightmare, poorly designed and a major source of both complaints and accidents.

I think the ones in Ireland, especially Dublin, were larger than the ones here, and that's a big part of the problem.

Links fahren. If you're driven in Ireland, you've seen it.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

jerryc41 wrote:

What got me to post this is the cartoon that someo... (show quote)

We recently did a month-long road trip in Italy of about 1,800 miles and I'm now a fan of roundabouts. However, based on the driving skills in the U.S. (lack thereof), I'm not sure how they would work here. However, there are a couple in the Poipu Beach area of Kauai and they seem to work pretty well.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

cbabcock wrote:

I remember the Kingston roundabout. The arrow that shows straight ahead or right being permitted looks like it is on a single lane part of the road, the right lane having previously been required to exit.

I looked yesterday, and the Arrows and just white smudges.