Comment 75734

By arienc (registered) | Posted April 05, 2012 at 09:12:29 in reply to Comment 75712

I think this is the key reason that traffic planners love roundabouts.

Since they are used in Europe, and relatively unfamiliar to North Americans, they can sell it politically as "doing something" to bring about more a more modern and more people-friendly environment.

In actuality, roundabouts are far more anti-pedestrian/anti-cyclist than the typical North American intersection. Most European roundabouts are used in place of freeway interchanges, or are ringed with seperate pedestrian and bicycle facilities so as not to interfere with those modes.

Now who the heck wants to cross a freeway interchange at grade...European or not?

Comment edited by arienc on 2012-04-05 09:12:52

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