[Randall55]

Attached is a picture of a type of mini roundabout in Europe. I drive extensively and have seen multitudes of similar in our country. I grew up in Pittsburgh where there are many.

The difference? Most Americans do not call these roundabouts. They treat them like a normal intersection stopping before going around. They are one lane and easy to navigate.

I have yet to witness an American driver keeping speed and not stopping before entering. In Europe, they do the opposite. Keep their speed unless another driver is at the circle. I often have to restrain my English friend when he is driving in the USA. He is an aggressive driver while most Americans are defensive drivers. This ticks him off and he wants to prove his point and then goes faster. Two different cultures; two different ways of looking at things.

In my opinion, the pic of what Europeans call a mini roundabout is not similar to the roundabouts in the Villages because there is no inner circle, no resident gates, and we have more RABS in close proximity on a given road.

Are the adjectives larger and smaller the correct ones to describe the difference? Probably not, sorry for my part of the confusion.