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>Think about roundabouts, they force you to slow down because they prevent you from driving directly though an intersection. They are statistically much safer t
by Ntrails 10y ago
>Think about roundabouts, they force you to slow down because they prevent you from driving directly though an intersection. They are statistically much safer than 4 way stops.
That's not entirely true, with half decent vision I can drive straight onto and off the roundabout again. Certainly in a 30/40mph limit I don't have to slow down particularly. The point of roundabouts isn't to slow people down, it's to keep traffic moving efficiently and safely.
Four way stops are just obviously an awful solution that I've never understood
- emj 10y agoDepends on the size of the roundabout, some are designed for 40 mph others for a more sane 20 mph.
- Ntrails 10y agoI mean, a roundabout is a system for efficient "giving way". 20mph is only "more sane" when a roundabout is in a low speed limit area. We've got plenty of them on 60mph zones - you've got no interest in having cars slow down and accelerate again when not necessary (if nothing else because it's a waste of energy as well as time).
- arghwhat 10y agoHow is it efficient for "giving way"? If one entry is highly traficated, entries between the traficated one and the popular exits cannot get in.
- vvillena 10y agoThe second benefit of well-made roundabouts is that they impede head-on and T-bone collisions. All accidents become side-by-side accidents.