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I think if the roundabouts were large, then in fact they would always be superior to traffic lights. I could probably run the math on that, but the idea is that
by zkhalique 11y ago
I think if the roundabouts were large, then in fact they would always be superior to traffic lights. I could probably run the math on that, but the idea is that the lights aren't sensitive to the actual flow of traffic, and often make things backed up for no reason.
- josu 11y agoBut roundabouts are insensitive to where the traffic is coming from. With light traffic, this is not a problem, but with heavy traffic, if all directions are getting the same priority, it may hurt the entrances with more traffic.
- r00fus 11y agoIn France, you see main thoroughfares have overpasses or under-passes and signals into the roundabout that it avoids. Hard to find a map, but essentially, it is to address your concern.