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I'm confused, all of the traffic circles I drive through were just intersections before, no speed bumps. And all of the speed bumps I encounter are in parking l
by furyofantares 1y ago
I'm confused, all of the traffic circles I drive through were just intersections before, no speed bumps. And all of the speed bumps I encounter are in parking lots, and can't be replaced by a traffic circle.
Are there traffic circles that are primarily about slowing traffic rather than managing intersections?
- kevin_thibedeau 1y agoRoundabouts are smaller than traffic circles and not designed the same.
- furyofantares 1y agoThanks. I suspect other commentators were similarly confused; I have indeed only experienced roundabouts. Traffic circles sound awful to me! https://www.washingtoncountymn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2296/Traffic-Circles-vs-Roundabouts https://www.washingtoncountymn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2296/...
- kevin_thibedeau 1y agoMost Americans don't know the difference either as they haven't experienced traffic circles/rotaries which are relatively rare and all remaining examples were implemented 100+ years ago.
- SoftTalker 1y agoYes, there are some cross intersections that are turned into very tight roundabouts as speed control. They essentially just plonk an island in the center, and maybe cut the corners a bit to sort of round it out. Most people slow down when crossing them.