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Scottie Mom

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14. Mega, mega DITTO!!!!!

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 13, 2023, 02:57 PM

Aug 2023

I detest them!

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Roundabouts Are Safer. So Why Does The U.S. Have So Few Of Them? - CNBC [View all] TexasTowelie Aug 2023 OP

I HATE roundabouts! Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 #1

I hate them too. honest.abe Aug 2023 #11

I do, too. They are dangerous, usually poorly marked, spooky3 Aug 2023 #12

We just got two of these. Multiple accidents most days. FuzzyRabbit Aug 2023 #21

Mega, mega DITTO!!!!! Scottie Mom Aug 2023 #14

We're getting lots of them in central Florida jimfields33 Aug 2023 #19

They've been integrated in much of Colorado's front range cities for decades BUT hlthe2b Aug 2023 #2

Thanks. I love rotaries/traffic circles/roundabouts. Wash. DC has many of them. erronis Aug 2023 #3

I hate them and I cannot believe they are safer,,,, KarenS Aug 2023 #4

Traffic lights, install, repair, replace, move...make more money for corporations? Alexander Of Assyria Aug 2023 #5

I love them, been around round-abouts almost all of my life (STLMO). The reason they're hated is SWBTATTReg Aug 2023 #6

If it takes extra knowledge and experience to safely navigate them they shouldn't be used. honest.abe Aug 2023 #13

Amen. FuzzyRabbit Aug 2023 #22

IMO they are a nightmare for pedestrians cuz drivers are in a "I don't have to stop" mode. CrispyQ Aug 2023 #7

There's a roundabout by me that has one of the highest accident rates in the county Siwsan Aug 2023 #8

Too many selfish/ignorant drivers who won't or don't understand "yield" Auggie Aug 2023 #9

I hate them! pazzyanne Aug 2023 #10

Not good everywhere catchnrelease Aug 2023 #15

First in 1990? Jeebo Aug 2023 #16

I remember roundabouts in Boston in the 70s. viva la Aug 2023 #31

There was one in Cherry Hill, New Jersey back in 1994. Collimator Aug 2023 #17

We have a few in our area. My biggest complaint is that some drivers rurallib Aug 2023 #18

Love them Cherokee100 Aug 2023 #20

Just takes getting used to them. If you grow up with intersections/traffic lights... brush Aug 2023 #23

I LOVE roundabouts! Gruenemann Aug 2023 #24

Have you attempted one while towing a trailer? How about a commercial truck? nt Mopar151 Aug 2023 #26

They are perfectly designed to handle large trucks Quixote1818 Aug 2023 #33

In rural areas. viva la Aug 2023 #30

The "safety advocates" that think these things are great.... Mopar151 Aug 2023 #25

Nope. They have truck aprons Quixote1818 Aug 2023 #34

How about with traffic? Or snow banks? Mopar151 Aug 2023 #35

There are a lot of roundabouts near me Laurelin Aug 2023 #27

Not a fan; our double ones are on a fire emergency route. Backseat Driver Aug 2023 #28

I can see roundabouts like many in the UK-- viva la Aug 2023 #29

I like them and they save a lot of lives. Nt Quixote1818 Aug 2023 #32

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I never claimed to be boss. Just a regular DU commenter Quixote1818 Aug 2023 #37