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Roundabouts Are Safer. So Why Does The U.S. Have So Few Of Them? (CNBC) (17:18) (www.youtube.com)
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Roundabouts - the circular intersections seen all over Europe and elsewhere in the world - are said to be far safer than traffic lights. Research shows they reduce crashes, clear up congestion and save cities quite a bit of money. They have a heritage in the U.S., but America has a fraction of the roundabouts that far smaller countries like France, Spain and the United Kingdom have. But there are some states that are adopting them, and one small town in particular: Carmel, Indiana. The people of Carmel love their roundabouts and the mayor credits them with helping revitalize his city. So are they all they’re cracked up to be? And if so, why hasn’t the U.S. adopted them?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Roundabouts have a bad reputation in America because so many of the roundabouts in America are poorly designed. There are 3 in my county, on a road created so semis don't have to drive through downtown the others are on a highway exit next to the largest truck stop in the area, none of them are large enough for a semi to go through without the trailer jumping the curb and crushing the plants in the middle.

[–] JBar2 1 points 1 year ago

Freakonomics just did a podcast on this, pretty interesting. The town of Carmel, Indiana has something like 130 roundabouts

[–] Coreidan 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are 3 roundabouts within 10 miles of where I live. Why do we need more?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Roundabouts have consistently fewer casualties, and usually better traffic flow. Those seem like valid reasons to me.

[–] Coreidan 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Got it so round abouts everywhere!!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ever visited the Netherlands? Almost all urban intersections are roundabouts. It works.