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Re:Magic Roundabout (Swindon) by MrGilbert on Thursday January 23, 2020 @09:50AM (#22127935)
The only "downside" with these is in case of an emergency vehicle entering the roundabout.

In a "traditional" roundabout, all motorists could perform an extra round and thus clear the roundabout fast and easy. This doesn't work that great in these kind of roundabouts, I guess.

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Re:Magic Roundabout (Swindon) by martijn9612 on Thursday January 23, 2020 @01:07PM (#22129991)
Works just fine in the real examples of these roundabouts, this[0] is a better example which is widely implemented in the Netherlands. The bollard thingies are really small, but don't encourage driving over them. Emergency vehicles can go over just fine.

[0] https://www.google.com/maps/place/Energieweg,+Nijmegen/@51.8...

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