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Roundabouts are pretty bad for pedestrians. Imagine trying to cross the magic roundabout on feet from one block to the opposite one. And adding walkways might b
by Grue3 10y ago
Roundabouts are pretty bad for pedestrians. Imagine trying to cross the magic roundabout on feet from one block to the opposite one. And adding walkways might be expensive (especially if you want to accomodate wheelchair users).
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- roywiggins 10y agoYou would just cross each street that feeds in/out, right? No cutting across the islands.
- Normal_gaussian 10y agoThis is how it works. (British)
- ljf 10y agoYes they often have grass and plants/trees in the middle, which both discourages people from walking across and stops you seeing ahead when you are driving, which makes you drive at a more cautious speed. Or they can be huge and have underpasses like the massive (now demolished) 'hole in the road' in Sheffield, or this beauty in East London (1m25s in) https://youtu.be/Smbfm4unjh8 https://youtu.be/Smbfm4unjh8
- roywiggins 10y agoBristol's bearpit is like that, there are underpasses that take you under the road and into the "pit" in the middle, so you can cut straight across- much more convenient and less confusing than attempting to cross the feeder roads. Bit scary at night, mind.