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Originally Posted by slipcovers
And what does a stop signs and red traffic light mean? There was a traffic light a mile from my house in Ma with 5 streets exiting at the intersection. People were taking right on red and throw in a little road rage and there were always accidents. Now keeping in mind, this is not a congested area but a country town. Four years ago they did a feasibility and decided a rotary would be best. The know-it-alls said it would not work. Well, guess what, it is a blessing. Traffic flows, no free-for-all, road rage and no major accidents. Also a landscaping business came in a put beautiful flower and shrubs in the center, just like TV.
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Well, I'm guessing there would be a difference between one roundabout on a busy street vs a dozen. I personally don't see people ignoring stop signs too much, but I'm not going to argue the feasibility of a roundabout vs a traffic light or stop sign. I just think it is confusing to a lot of the people in TV.
Just today I had two things happen at roundabouts. Not life-threatening, but not exactly safe either. While I was waiting for the car on my left to enter the roundabout so that we would not both enter at the same time, the car behind him just zipped on through so he and I were entering at the same time.
Then another time... since the intersection of the main road and the roundabout is not a full 90-degree angle, the person on my left pulled could pull up at the stop sign so far it blocked my entire view of the roundabout. I had to let her go first because I couldn't see, and the person behind me objected to that and hit the horn. I guess he could see there was no one coming because he was further back.