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> Previously, only drivers from the 15mph and 25mph roads had to stop! This is something which drives me crazy with a decent number of roundabouts that the Wis
by bigstrat2003 2y ago
> Previously, only drivers from the 15mph and 25mph roads had to stop!
This is something which drives me crazy with a decent number of roundabouts that the Wisconsin DOT constructs. You have a rural intersection where a local road crosses a major highway, and the local road has a stop sign in either direction. Then the DOT slaps a roundabout in there, greatly inhibiting the highway traffic which is 95% of the traffic going through that intersection. That is not a good use case for a roundabout! But for some reason they insist on doing them anyway. It's terrible road design.
- Symbiote 2y agoFast traffic on rural roads can be a major cause of accidents. The roundabouts slow everyone down and keep them slightly more alert. (Not sure if this is the reasoning Wisconsin would use though.)