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'Path of least resistance': Traffic circles removed after drivers refuse to slow down (www.abqjournal.com)
submitted 2 years ago by wile_e8 to c/abq
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Four years ago, four traffic circles were installed in a South Valley neighborhood to slow down drivers along Sunset Road.

But not all drivers hit the brakes.

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[–] mvirts 5 points 2 years ago

"Drunk driver crashes into house, city says don't worry we'll take out the roundabout. Problem solved."

???

Wtf. Roundabouts aren't some experimental traffic device, it's like saying we will remove the stoplight because someone was killed after a drunk driver ran the light.