Look LEFT, TURN RIGHT…..
Shoreline has new roundabouts and more to come!
Here is a refresher on how to safely drive around a traffic circle.
- Traffic always moves in a counterclockwise direction around the center island
- Always yield to pedestrians
- Slow down as you approach the traffic circle and yield to traffic already in there.
- Once in the circle, it is highly suggested to activate your right turn signal indicator before your desired exit. Keep your indicator on until you have completely exited the circle.
That sounds easy enough but how about a two or three lane roundabout? It seems easier to get through on a large roundabout. Are there guidelines for circle diameter size depending on lanes or traffic volumes?
ReplyDeleteI hope the new roundabouts are filled with plants rather than asphalt.
ReplyDeleteIn Europe roundabouts are built to move traffic efficiently and at speed. The 2 roundabouts by the 185th station appear to be built as traffic calming devices and the lanes are too narrow. Good luck getting an articulated bus or a delivery truck around them.
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly right. Roundabouts work best with high radii and speeds that require very modest slowing from cruising speed. This is not how we build them in the US. Here they are tight little traffic circles intent upon imposing high lateral G forces upon passengers. They are meant to slow, rather than to conduct traffic efficiently. They're obnoxiously designed, and that's why people resent them.
DeleteOne lane roundabouts are easy-peasy. It's the two laners that are going to give drivers around here fits.
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