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Gruenemann

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24. I LOVE roundabouts!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Aug 13, 2023, 04:05 PM

Aug 2023

They are one of the great pleasures of driving in the UK. They are efficient and safe...c'mon, all you have to remember is to yield to traffic already in the roundabout...which I guess is too much of an intellectual challenge for Americans.

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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