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Re:The UK is replacing roundabouts with traffic lights; US i... by r00fus on Monday October 19, 2015 @07:19PM (#10416458)
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)
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Re:The UK is replacing roundabouts with traffic lights; US i... by Tloewald on Monday October 19, 2015 @10:21PM (#10417058)
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.

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