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Video: 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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[–] 2 points 3 years ago

My apologies. I didn't explain correctly. In my case, the person exiting the circle from the inside lane is exiting into a single exit lane. The signage when entering the circle forbids this. You must change lanes to the right/outer lane before exiting certain exits.

So my situation, 2 cars are traveling in the circle, one in the inner lane, one outer. Both want to take the next exit, that's a single lane. Inner car veers across outer lane to the exit, nearly hitting the other car.

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