Re:The UK is replacing roundabouts with traffic lights; US i...
by ScottRAB on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @07:16PM
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Traffic circles and rotaries are not modern roundabouts.
If any of the entry lanes has a stop sign, it’s not a modern roundabout.
If you could play a game of football in the center landscaped area, it’s not a modern roundabout.
If the circular roadway has a stop sign, yield sign or signal, it’s not a modern roundabout.
If you don’t have to slow down to enter it, it’s not a modern roundabout.
If you have to change lanes in the circular roadway to exit, it’s not a modern roundabout.
If you can easily drive faster than 20 mph in the circular roadway, it’s not a modern roundabout.
If it has a park for pedestrians, or a building, in the middle, it’s not a modern roundabout.
Re:The UK is replacing roundabouts with traffic lights; US i...
by r00fus on Monday October 19, 2015 @07:19PM
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This is pretty common in France. Every major city has like dozens of these kinds of intersections (e.g. behind the Trocadero, around the Arc de Triomphe, etc)
Re:The UK is replacing roundabouts with traffic lights; US i...
by Tloewald on Monday October 19, 2015 @10:21PM
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My recollection is that the roundabouts in Paris are free for alls (a whole different kind of crazy, but it seems to work). I checked the satellite images of the circle around the arc de triomphe and it seems to be as I remember. There may be lights regulating entry into the circle, but the lanes aren't divided. And if I recall correctly pedestrians access the middle via underground walkway.
I just checked via Google street view and it confirms my memory.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Washington,+DC/@38.9092507...
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Washington,+DC/@38.9020455...