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Do you have roundabouts in your area?

Posted by CovingtonCat Feb 15 '10, 14:26

In New England rotaries (as they're called) have been around a long time. Before I left Boston I heard some towns were looking at removing some and installing lights. The most infamous rotary in Mass was removed when they did the flyover to the Sagamore Bridge over Cape Cod Canal. That used to be a huge bottleneck in the summer.

In the newer burbs around Cincy they're installing roundabouts. Seems that some people don't know how to drive in circle.

Although, the first time I entered a rotary I went around twice before I figured how to exit.

http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20100215/NEWS010703/2160305/Vandals+strike+roundabouts+again (nky.cincinnati.com)

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They've been popping up in recent years in newer areas of town. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 15, 15:06
Yes, grew up with them in MA, where they do not have stoplights. I love them. I feel like a Viking. -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 14:34
In and around the lake, Mountains come out of the sky and they STAND THERE! - Dr.Vermin Feb 15, 14:34 2
- your grandparents did fight the Nazis just to have to drive in a circle, dammit! -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 15:36 1
  - "n't" -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 15:37
only on Yes cd's -- nm - peglegpete Feb 15, 14:33
There are literally billions of them in Ireland. -- nm - Loyola Feb 15, 14:33 4
- according to Wolfram Alpha, you would need approx. 20,000 roundabouts per mile of road in Ireland for that to be true. -- nm - TFox Feb 15, 14:35 1
  - Hmm there might not be *that* many then. -- nm - Loyola Feb 15, 14:38
- We noticed they're the default intersection style in Australia. Especially in residential neighborhoods. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 15, 14:34 1
  - I came to a crossroads once in America. You people don't use crossroads the way we use them. Pretty dangerous. -- nm - Loyola Feb 15, 14:36
back home in Md. they are starting to catch on. here in LA? - poochinski Feb 15, 14:31
Everywhere here: Dupont, Logan, Thomas, Scott, and Grant Circle -- nm - MDH Feb 15, 14:30 1
- I saw those don't count because they have lights. -- nm - loosilu Feb 15, 14:35
yes -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 15, 14:30
I know of a couple in NYC. Columbus Circle being one. - Krusty Feb 15, 14:30
they're all over the place here - marcel Feb 15, 14:27

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