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> Also, roundabouts are the superior 4-way stops. Except on the “compact real estate” axis. A plain intersection is always going to be smaller.
by __david__ 9y ago
> Also, roundabouts are the superior 4-way stops.
Except on the “compact real estate” axis. A plain intersection is always going to be smaller.
- gambiting 9y agoI'm sorry, have you seen some of the British roundabouts? Where the "roundabout" is just a tiny circle painted in the middle? I'm sure it's not bigger than your normal intersection by any measurable standard, and at least everyone knows exactly what the priorities are, you literally can't get it wrong.
- brewdad 9y agoWe've built something like that on neighborhood streets in the US in the name of "traffic calming". Usually, it's a planter or an island with a single tree. We still put up 2-way or 4-way stop signs though because traffic circles make our heads explode. In the end, all it really accomplishes is making it hard to see other vehicles at the intersection.