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I live in Germany. We have some roundabouts. And let me tell you: they rarely work better than red lights. Traffic flow requires more than roundabouts. They req
by Laarlf 6y ago
I live in Germany. We have some roundabouts. And let me tell you: they rarely work better than red lights. Traffic flow requires more than roundabouts. They require proper planning, green waves, proper sizing and still different lanes for roundabouts. Don’t forget about semis either. Just throwing roundabouts somewhere won’t solve anything. I’ve seen that often enough. That will just create more traffic jams.
- igorkraw 6y agoThe literature says differently, and is also aware of your opinion. https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds[]=citjournalarticle_63289_19 https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=cit...
- Laarlf 6y agoUndersized roundabouts with 1 lane are not fitting for certain places. As said, I have seen many traffic lights being replaced with roundabouts. If you go to the Netherlands you see how roundabouts are executed well. Also Denmark has well made roundabouts. Just putting a small roundabout somewhere without putting thought into it is making things considerably worse.