Why Don't We Have Roundabouts Instead Of Traffic Lights?

[curney13]

Roundabouts operate really well in Europe and other countrys. They keep targeted traffic moving along alternatively of waiting for a light to modify!

[alitz]

Who is "we"? Traffic Circles / Roundabouts / Rotaries, while not as common as traffic lights, do exist in the United States.

[xing]

yes, in a Very tiny group close to me, that does not really have a genuine downtown or their personal college program or the other formalities of "location-hood" they have a roundabout at one of their interesections. It has been regarded by our city planners as a targeted traffic calming device, but have not done so however due to the fees.

[faegan63]

I do not think Americans have the patience and or the etiquette for this you had basically find people cutting across every single other anyhow and usually not following a path of the roundabout. There are several cities in Pennsylvania which had roundabouts(or at the quite least one thing comparable) but have given that reconfigured the streets for conventional traffic lights. You may well need undoubtedly to receive incident information to discover out where or not the roundabout itself was a probable aspect to any incidents. Sources: my estimation ThisSpaceForRent 75 weeks previously Please register to offer a supplement. Please confirm your account to supply a supplement. Please register to deliver a note. Please confirm your account to deliver a message.

[Geary]

You'd just find individuals cutting across a single one more anyway and normally not following the path of the roundabout. There are numerous towns in Pennsylvania which had roundabouts(or at least something similar) but have since reconfigured the roads for traditional visitors lights. A single would have to procure accident statistics to figure out exactly where or not the roundabout itself was a most likely contributor to any accidents.

[Benkamin]

Hello,In Orange California there is a round about and I can remember thinking how neat it was as a kid, there was a little park in the middle.I never really thought about the traffic aspect of it until resently when I saw a TV show about the comparison.This 2005 comparison was in Belgium and can be read here.http://www.teachamerica.com/roundabouts/RA053B_ppt_Antoine.pdfTo me Roundabouts are better and look better as well.For someone who does not know what a Roundabout looks like here are manyhttp://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Roundabouts&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2

[Westleah]

There are roundabouts in the US and they can be dangerous. They do have roundabouts or rotaries in the United States. They are very common in New England, particular in the Boston area. I lived there for several years and would not trade regular intersections for the world.At least with waiting for a light to change everyone knows the rules, with a rotary it is sometimes about who drives the most aggressively gets through. Many people who think they have the right of way do not, you have to anticipate people who appear to be leaving the rotary and do not, plus the other people not paying attention. Rotaries can be very dangerous once a bus enters the mix too. On some streets, construction vehicles and tractor trailers are not allowed along that route but often they are.Perhaps things are better in Europe as the rotaries may be larger. But in the US, at the busier intersections it can be like "taking your life in your hands."I will stick with waiting for the light where people can sort of take a breather versus going back to driving around rotaries. newbie4594975 75 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[reinhard98]

They do have roundabouts or rotaries in the United States. They are very common in New England, particular in the Boston area. I lived there for several years and would not trade regular intersections for the world.At least with waiting for a light to change everyone knows the rules, with a rotary it is sometimes about who drives the most aggressively gets through. Many people who think they have the right of way do not, you have to anticipate people who appear to be leaving the rotary and do not, plus the other people not paying attention. Rotaries can be very dangerous once a bus enters the mix too. On some streets, construction vehicles and tractor trailers are not allowed along that route but often they are.Perhaps things are better in Europe as the rotaries may be larger. But in the US, at the busier intersections it can be like "taking your life in your hands."I will stick with waiting for the light where people can sort of take a breather versus going back to driving around rotaries.

[Maxwell]

Comparing lights and Roundabouts Hello,In Orange California there is a round about and I can remember thinking how neat it was as a kid, there was a little park in the middle.I never really thought about the traffic aspect of it until resently when I saw a TV show about the comparison.This 2005 comparison was in Belgium and can be read here.http://www.teachamerica.com/roundabouts/RA053B_ppt_Antoine.pdfTo me Roundabouts are better and look better as well.For someone who does not know what a Roundabout looks like here are manyhttp://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Roundabouts&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2 Sources: My search on the subject BarefootInformation 75 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.

[Abramo]

MrItty said: 1 Who is "we"? Traffic Circles / Roundabouts / Rotaries, while not as common as traffic lights, do exist in the United States. 75 months ago