Sounding off on roundabouts

[ScuseMe]

nzkiwi wrote:

I agree that roundabouts are definitely beneficial - as long as people understand how to drive around them and utilize the centre lane accordingly!

Yeah, I think they're beneficial too... provided a dim-wit doesn't try to enter the circle when I'm two feet from them

[Lance]

Roundabouts are great for smaller intersections, but not larger ones.

Multi-lane roundabouts are very confusing and dangerous for inexperienced drivers as well as for drivers who only use the intersection occasionally.

When traffic is heavy at a multi-lane roundabout the driver must know well in advance which lane to be in or else be forced to exit when not intended or circle endlessly in the central lane because it is almost impossible to change lanes.

A multi-lane roundabout near me has the directional signage posted barely one hundred feet before entry. It is nearly impossible to read the complicated and cryptic directional sign with enough time to change lanes when traffic is heavy.

[Chevrolet Persuit]

Lance wrote:

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When traffic is heavy at a multi-lane roundabout the driver must know well in advance which lane to be in or else be forced to exit when not intended or circle endlessly in the central lane because it is almost impossible to change lanes.

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Look kids...Parliment. Big Ben.

I CAN'T GET LEFT!!!!

[alissa]

This article sums up my feelings...

http://www.usatomorrownews.com/news/roundabou...

[MilReb]

the roundabout on 96th street and westfeild blvd is HORRID ... during rush hour it backs up big time

because now it's no longer timed for the light on the south side of the highway and traffic backs up an dgridlocks the roundabout so NO ONE CAN USE IT until the far light chnages

simply BAD PLANNINNG and DESIGN

[Roundabout we go]

MilReb wrote:

the roundabout on 96th street and westfeild blvd is HORRID ... during rush hour it backs up big time
because now it's no longer timed for the light on the south side of the highway and traffic backs up an dgridlocks the roundabout so NO ONE CAN USE IT until the far light chnages
simply BAD PLANNINNG and DESIGN

The traffic there seems no worse than it used to be. I'd like to see a roundabout replace the light on the south end of the bridge.

[yepper]

well, i have to admit it took me a while to figure out what a couple of others in here said already... if you're going more than 1/4 way around the roundabout, you need to be in the center lane...otherwise the people to your left have the right to turn in front of you to "get off" the roundabout... confusing for us westerners...

Bottom line, if you're crossing a dashed line while in the roundabout... you don't have the right of way!

[lastrep]

Khan wrote:

Round abouts are great. I travel from the northwest side of Carmel every day with one stop sign. Unlike France where people in the round about yield to those entering, you yield to those already in the round about. Couldn't be simpler. Surely Hoosiers can cope with something that the French have managed to screw up.

Don't bet on it, we can't even manage to change our clocks twice a year.

[Well gee whiz]

yepper wrote:

well, i have to admit it took me a while to figure out what a couple of others in here said already... if you're going more than 1/4 way around the roundabout, you need to be in the center lane...otherwise the people to your left have the right to turn in front of you to "get off" the roundabout... confusing for us westerners...
Bottom line, if you're crossing a dashed line while in the roundabout... you don't have the right of way!

DUH!

[MsJacksonIfYoure Nasty]

Well gee whiz wrote:

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DUH!

Yes, but the trouble is, most drivers don't KNOW how to drive through a roundabout.

"Do I go? Do I stop? What side should I be on? Is that car going to keep going? Is that car going to let me go? OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! "

[yepper]

MsJacksonIfYoureNasty wrote:

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Yes, but the trouble is, most drivers don't KNOW how to drive through a roundabout.
"Do I go? Do I stop? What side should I be on? Is that car going to keep going? Is that car going to let me go? OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! "

exactly!...thanks MsJackson

[MsJacksonIfYoure Nasty]

yepper wrote:

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exactly!...thanks MsJackson

You can call me Janet!

:)