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Originally Posted by SantaClaus
I guess the "'Nuff said" was meant to close the conversation, but I wanted to add that though Hilton Head is a bigger circle than the typical one at TV, the basic idea, segregating right turn traffic, works well in even smaller circles. The last picture is another Raleigh circle, that works like Hilton Head, but in a much smaller space than at TV. It looks confusing overhead, but it's quite easy at ground level. I really think the circles at TV could be vastly improved with new stripping (and maybe a tiny bit of new asphalt). I think the general idea that the inner lane has the option to exit while the outer lane has the option not to is a serious design flaw. Attachment 43239Attachment 43240Attachment 43241
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Again... these traffic circles are in effect only one lane, and that's why they work so well. If Hilton Head and Raleigh can have one-lane traffic circles, why can't TV? In 2000 there were 2400 people per square mile in Raleigh. In 2012 there were 1600 people per square mile in TV. If a one-lane traffic circle works for Raleigh in that population density, it can work for TV.