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Re:What are roundabouts? The safety benefits of these circul... by spogbiper on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @03:46PM (#38017335)
we have tons of them where i live in south florida
Re:What are roundabouts? The safety benefits of these circul... by eesmith on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @04:25PM (#38017887)
There are differences between a modern roundabout and the broader category of circular junction.

The De Soto Plaza in in Coral Gables, FL, built in 1925, as seen at https://www.google.com/maps/@25.7450124,-80.275242,3a,75y,75... is not a modern roundabout. Granada Blvd does not indicate a yield-to-enter, while the others streets have stop signs.

I think that one should also have splitter islands.

(Video of its history at https://archive.org/details/Did_You_Know_-_DeSoto_Plaza_Foun... .)

I think Cocoplum Circle might count as a roundabout? https://www.google.com/maps/@25.7059315,-80.2608362,3a,75y,1...

There are also "traffic calming circles", which are not roundabouts. "Traffic calming circles should not be confused with roundabouts, which are designed to handle much higher traffic volumes and reduce vehicle delay." - https://www.sfbetterstreets.org/find-project-types/pedestria...