Some of you are misunderstanding me. I never said that multilane RABs were not the more efficient. And I don’t believe that they will be changed. I’m simply responding to the naïve notion that all will be well if everyone will simply learn and obey the rules. It’s sad but true that many won’t and will continue to cause accidents. And in the end, nothing can or will be done about it.
I never said that they were less safe than straight intersection. I said they were inherently less safe than single lane ROBs because of the undeniable fact that they introduce the possibility of two vehicles crossing each other’s paths which cannot be done with single lane RABs
If the some of you want to continue to believe that the majority of the drivers know and obey the ROB rules so be it But since a picture is worth a thousand words, how much are 19 of them worth? I just went down to the El Camino/Morse roundabout and in the course of 7 minutes snapped these 19 drivers entering the roundabout with other vehicles already approaching.
Here’s a link to the photos. See for yourself.