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Re:A Type of Road Junction that Kills Cyclists by wizzard on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @02:07AM (#16113061)
I have roundabouts in my neighborhood. They have the exact same problem. If you don't come to a full stop and/or look around your A pillar deliberately, you may never see the car or bike hidden behind it.

I've also had the same problem turning onto a crossroad without coming to a complete stop at the stop sign first.

I believe the only real solution is driver training.

Re:A Type of Road Junction that Kills Cyclists by alkonaut on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @02:56AM (#16113226)
Training is important, but the idea behind roundabouts is "we'll have plenty of collisions here, but all of them will be 30km/h or less".

Obviously you want to having bicycles or pedestrians in your roundabout so adding a bike/pedestrian path next to the roads has to be part of the plan if you want to do it right.

Re:A Type of Road Junction that Kills Cyclists by usrusr on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @08:18AM (#16114685)
But you modulate speed and rotate the car while navigating the roundabout, which solves the constant speed/constant bearing problem. At a roundabout, blind spots are all over the place and will never perfectly track another traffic participant.