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Re:Which American accent do you have? (2007) by chrisseaton on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @07:34AM (#19034542)
> I use both terms, but it depends on the exact road configuration

What’s the difference for you?

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Re:Which American accent do you have? (2007) by oftenwrong on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @12:47PM (#19037334)
In general...

rotary: tangential entry/exit, large diameter, high-speed, multi-lane

roundabout: deflected entry/exit, small diameter, low-speed, sometimes single-lane

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Re:Which American accent do you have? (2007) by ndespres on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @07:39AM (#19034569)
Size and number of lanes, for me. I think roundabouts are the multi-lane ones, rotaries are much smaller and slower usually. At least this is what I realized on moving from Massachusetts where rotaries were common, to New Jersey where there were many "roundabouts" which required lane changes and no reduction of speed.
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