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Roundabouts are superior to traffic lights but take more space. In low traffic areas, four way stops are best as they take less room than roundabouts.
by pirate787 4y ago
Roundabouts are superior to traffic lights but take more space. In low traffic areas, four way stops are best as they take less room than roundabouts.
- Doxin 4y ago> take more space. You'd be surprised how compact you can get a workable roundabout[0]. The brits have taken this to the extreme in some places,[1] Though I don't know effective a bit of paint is in actually making people treat it as a roundabout. [0] https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/traffic-circle-roundabout-aerial-view-picture-id828961892 https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/traffic-circle-roundabo... [1] https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/traffic-circle-roundabout-aerial-view-picture-id828961892 https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/traffic-circle-roundabo...
- anotherevan 4y agoActually I think traffic lights are better for very busy and/or very large intersections. But roundabouts are superior to four way stop sign intersections in every way. They don't even need to be all that large.
- leaflets2 4y agoIf you web search for roundabouts, you'll notice that they're safer, eg around 90% reduction in injury crashes is mentioned. One website: https://iowadot.gov/traffic/roundabouts/BENEFITS-OF-GOING-IN-CIRCLES https://iowadot.gov/traffic/roundabouts/BENEFITS-OF-GOING-IN...