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Here in the UK, any difficult-to-cross junction will have a roundabout, simply because our road designers love roundabouts. And for large/busy roundabouts, car
by michaelt 3y ago
Here in the UK, any difficult-to-cross junction will have a roundabout, simply because our road designers love roundabouts.
And for large/busy roundabouts, cars will be in constant motion meaning there won't be gaps in the traffic flow for pedestrians to cross. If you try to cross [1] on foot at a busy period, it's not a particularly fun experience.
Of course, I'm not sure any road layout could make such a junction easy to cross, given the amount of traffic and number of lanes involved.
[1] https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6428928,-0.2553056,17z?ucbcb=1&entry=ttu https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6428928,-0.2553056,17z?ucb...
- leni536 3y agoEspecially that not many roundabouts have zebra crossing for the pedestrians in the UK.
- RyanHamilton 3y agoThat link is an out of town shopping/restaruant area with nearby suburbs on the edge of town. In fact the whole town of Borehamwood looks like a London commuter town built for cars. low density semi-detached housing with every house having 2 cars. Very depressing. Trying to make that friendly is like trying to make a race car fuel efficient. Somewhere like Brighton, where places are walkabale is much nicer.
- Reason077 3y ago> ”And for large/busy roundabouts, cars will be in constant motion meaning there won't be gaps in the traffic flow for pedestrians to cross.” This particular roundabout has a signalled pedestrian crossing on the southern side. Cars will get a red light (and pedestrians a “green man”) allowing them to cross safely. But you’re right that there are too many UK A-roads and roundabouts that are a nightmare for pedestrians, lacking safe crossing.