Having just returned from the UK, I noticed one significant difference in use of the roundabouts. The vast majority of drivers approach a roundabout with the expectation of yielding to traffic already in the roundabout, and proceed when it is clear. Here, I see a lot of drivers approaching the roundabout with no intention of yielding unless forced to do so. I see drivers who speed up to squeeze into the roundabout despite traffic already in it.
And, yes, the UK drivers use turn signals to let people approaching the roundabout know if they are exiting or continuing on in the roundabout. It really helps.
I remember reading that, in order to develop south of 466, they had to use roundabouts with two lanes in order to get approval from Sumter County for the density they planned. So, reducing the roundabouts to one lane is not going to happen.
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