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Originally Posted by mikeod
OK, let's assume we have one lane roundabouts. You would either have to create a merge situation on roads to reduce the traffic to one lane entering the roundabout. Now try to get onto Morse from Stillwater, or Odell, during the high season. It's bad enough with two lane roundabouts. You say that you wouldn't mind extra wait time entering the roundabout, but that supposes you are already on the main road. For people entering from a secondary road, it will become next to impossible to enter which will affect even getting out of your neighborhood side streets. Now, what are the paramedics going to do with traffic backed up like that?
Or, instead of a merge on Morse (or Buena Vista) you have two lanes of traffic entering the one lane roundabout. Who goes first, left lane of right lane? Or do they get out of their cars and duke it out? And, with the high flow of traffic in the one lane roundabout, when do they even get a chance to enter?
The roundabouts are here to stay as they are presently constructed. The design was a requirement in order to build TV as it is. All studies have shown roundabouts to be safer than regular intersections. The problem isn't the roundabout, or its design, its the people who can't seem to understand the signs or just don't care.
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Agree there would have to be a merge to go to one lane and that did cross my mind before you mentioned it here. Also, I thought about two lanes approaching a one lane RAB....treat it as a four way stop sign or a flashing red light as each lane would take their turn. Right lane enters, then left lane enters, then right lane enters etc., etc. I honestly do not think the back up of cars would be that bad if every driver honored that practice.
I was not aware that these RABs are here to stay as they are constructed and this was a requirement of TV. If that is the case, then the discussion of one lane RABs is futile. It was just a thought.