ScottRAB

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   by ScottRAB 11y ago

   All modern roundabouts have median islands separating incoming and outgoing auto traffic. Pedestrians don't have to find a gap in two directions of traffic, just one. This is safer for pedestrians, especially for younger or old
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   by ScottRAB 11y ago

   Modern roundabouts are the safest form of intersection in the world (much more so than comparable signals). Visit http://tinyurl.com/iihsRAB for modern roundabout FAQs and safety facts. Modern roundabouts, and the p
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   by ScottRAB 11y ago

   Traffic circles and rotaries are not modern roundabouts. If any of the entry lanes has a stop sign, it’s not a modern roundabout. If you could play a game of football in the center landscaped area, it’s not a modern roundabout. If the circu
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   by ScottRAB 11y ago

   DMV manual fail. All way stops have a small sign below the stop sign that says ALL WAY. Any stop sign without that rider sign is not at an all way stop intersection.
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   by ScottRAB 11y ago

   If it has a stop sign, it is a traffic circle with different rules than a modern roundabout.
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   by ScottRAB 11y ago

   Neighborhood traffic circles are not modern roundabouts. Many people confuse other and older styles of circular intersections with modern roundabouts. East coast rotaries, large multi-lane traffic circles (Arc D’Triomphe, Dupont Circle)