I LOVE roundabouts (or roundabounds) (1 Viewer)

[B-Deep]

We need more of them. I do not care for people who fear the roundabout. Embrace them America, we may be behind the times on this but there is no shame in admitting that other countries have nailed this intersection thing.

more roundabounds please!!!

 

[joffer]

 

[coyote5]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAgX6qlJEMc

comes up first in google search

 

[grateful zed]

what will happen to accellerating thru yellow lights? or idling endlessly at red ones?

 

[B-Deep]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAgX6qlJEMc

comes up first in google search

when the first one came up in our area i wanted to put up a life size picture of Ben Roethlisberger and Parliment Funkadelic in the middle, i thought it would be fanstastic for the 3 or 4 people who would understand

 

[DCThunder]

I'll be the roundabout
The words will make you out 'n' out
I spend the day your way
Call it morning driving thru the sound and in and out the valley

 

[B-Deep]

btw thanks to Darth Vader i always call them roundabounds, which actually causes confusion

ETA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ljFfL-mL70

 

[shadyridr]

mythbusters did an episode testing whether they are actually quicker than normal 4 way stop sign

 

[eoMMan]

What about reacharounds?

 

[Sabertooth]

Me too. I have a "We Buy Houses" sign on one in town that's paid great dividends for me.

 

[B-Deep]

mythbusters did an episode testing whether they are actually quicker than normal 4 way stop sign

i saw that, and i think they got it 100% correct

 

[B-Deep]

What about reacharounds?

prolly not safe to do one within a roundabout

 

[The General]

Seattle loves these things. What's the ruling on gong left the wrong way instead of going all the way around when nobody is coming?

 

[B-Deep]

Seattle loves these things. What's the ruling on gong left the wrong way instead of going all the way around when nobody is coming?

FOUL!

however driving around it multiple times while yelling "roundabound!!!!" (or roundabout) out the window is not only permissible, but encouraged

and kids love it

we have three of them on one road all in a row, it is awesome

 

[Parrothead]

Big Ben.. Parliment

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

mythbusters did an episode testing whether they are actually quicker than normal 4 way stop sign

Whatever you do...don't tell us the results.

 

[McGarnicle]

I love when there's no barrier in the middle and you can go straight through the thing.

 

[B-Deep]

I love when there's no barrier in the middle and you can go straight through the thing.

do not abuse the roundabound

 

[shadyridr]

mythbusters did an episode testing whether they are actually quicker than normal 4 way stop sign

Whatever you do...don't tell us the results.

lol I did that on purpose

Anyway, the roundabout blew the 4 way intersection away as far as time.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

mythbusters did an episode testing whether they are actually quicker than normal 4 way stop sign

Whatever you do...don't tell us the results.

[#10127] You have reached your quota of positive votes for the day

 

[chauncey]

mythbusters did an episode testing whether they are actually quicker than normal 4 way stop sign

Whatever you do...don't tell us the results.

lol I did that on purposeAnyway, the roundabout blew the 4 way intersection away as far as time.

SPOILER TAG!!!

 

[dgreen]

Never heard "roundabound". Please stop using that.

The list of accepted terms are: roundabout, circle, and rotary.

And, yes, they're awesome.

 

[Bull Dozier]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAgX6qlJEMc

comes up first in google search

when the first one came up in our area i wanted to put up a life size picture of Ben Roethlisberger and Parliment Funkadelic in the middle, i thought it would be fanstastic for the 3 or 4 people who would understand

I see what you did there.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

big fan

 

[Fat Nick]

We've got 3 big ones out here in Flemington, NJ. Love 'em. Traffic would be unbearable without them. I will say that they take some getting used to when driving in a country that drives on the left hand side of the road...I went to Ireland last year and between the shifting left handed, and going clockwise around the roundabouts, I really had to concentrate.

 

[dgreen]

Does NJ ever combine a roundabout with a jug handle? Not sure how that would work, but it would be awesome if they did that.

 

[B-Deep]

Never heard "roundabound". Please stop using that.

The list of accepted terms are: roundabout, circle, and rotary.

And, yes, they're awesome.

round a bound

roundabound

 

[El Floppo]

YES.

literally.

 

[B-Deep]

Does NJ ever combine a roundabout with a jug handle? Not sure how that would work, but it would be awesome if they did that.

i dunno

but check this out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Swindon)

a roundabout of rounadbaouts

mind........blown

 

[gump]

It was a great idea on Clearwater Beach, until they added the giant fountain that blinded drivers:

http://www.sptimes.com/News/071501/NorthPinellas/Beach_roundabout__bad.shtml

 

[B-Deep]

The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England was constructed in 1972[1] and consists of five mini-roundabouts arranged around a sixth central, anti-clockwise roundabout. Located near the County Ground, home of Swindon Town F.C. Its name comes from the popular children's television series The Magic Roundabout. In 2009 it was voted the fourth scariest junction in Britain, in a poll by Britannia Rescue.

 

[El Floppo]

YES.

literally.

exactly.

 

[dgreen]

Never heard "roundabound". Please stop using that.

The list of accepted terms are: roundabout, circle, and rotary.

And, yes, they're awesome.

round a bound

roundabound

Does NJ ever combine a roundabout with a jug handle? Not sure how that would work, but it would be awesome if they did that.

i dunno

but check this out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Swindon)

a roundabout of rounadbaouts

mind........blown

That's awesome. Weird, though, didn't see "roundabound" on there. Must not be a word.

DC has several circles, but the "best" is Dupont Circle. It has 2 circles, one inside the other. Oh, and like many DC circles, it includes traffic lights.

 

[B-Deep]

Never heard "roundabound". Please stop using that.

The list of accepted terms are: roundabout, circle, and rotary.

And, yes, they're awesome.

round a bound

roundabound

Does NJ ever combine a roundabout with a jug handle? Not sure how that would work, but it would be awesome if they did that.

i dunno

but check this out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Swindon)

a roundabout of rounadbaouts

mind........blown

That's awesome. Weird, though, didn't see "roundabound" on there. Must not be a word.

DC has several circles, but the "best" is Dupont Circle. It has 2 circles, one inside the other. Oh, and like many DC circles, it includes traffic lights.

roundabound comes from the tom tom darth vader video, which i find very entertaining

 

[Vike Me]

Never heard "roundabound". Please stop using that.

The list of accepted terms are: roundabout, circle, and rotary.

And, yes, they're awesome.

Yes they are, as long as the people using them know what they are doing. Not the case here.

 

[worrierking]

They are safer than either four-way stops or traffic signals. They reduce accidents by about 40 % according to NHTSA.

Big stink when we built some around here, but people are eventually getting used to them.

 

[Pipes]

Great thread. I wish every intersection that has 4 way stops would be replaced with roundabouts. It's amazing people so many people get so fricken confused on when it's their turn to go at 4 ways.

 

[Maik Jeaunz]

I like the concept, but we are Americans. people will die.

 

[dgreen]

I wish every intersection that has 4 way stops would be replaced with roundabouts.

Slow down. Not every 4 way stop is in a rural or suburban area that has the space to put in a roundabout. A lot of urban intersections work well as 4 way steps.

 

[pollardsvision]

I like the extra time it gives me to decide which way I'm going. Fire up a spliff and cruise around it awhile.

 

[Fat Nick]

Does NJ ever combine a roundabout with a jug handle? Not sure how that would work, but it would be awesome if they did that.

Haven't seen one...but I feel like that could ONLY exist in Jersey.

 

[Apple Jack]

We need more of them. I do not care for people who fear the roundabout. Embrace them America, we may be behind the times on this but there is no shame in admitting that other countries have nailed this intersection thing.

more roundabounds please!!!

Come to DC. You'll get over it in a hurry.

 

[jhib]

Grew up in NJ and learned to love the circles. There are a few intersections around here that are in desperate need of one.

 

[Mario Kart]

I like them as well however they need to bigger than the whole intersection. I have seen the middle island, essentially, carved out of the middle of a small intersection so the turn is very tight. Not good. But, if they are large enough, two lanes, they are quite useful.

 

[Wooderson]

Seattle loves these things. What's the ruling on gong left the wrong way instead of going all the way around when nobody is coming?

FOUL!however driving around it multiple times while yelling "roundabound!!!!" (or roundabout) out the window is not only permissible, but encouraged

and kids love it

we have three of them on one road all in a row, it is awesome

Same here 3 in a row on the way to my house. It's great I'm very smooth on the roundabouts.

 

[Johnny Rock]

In MN these have been getting popular. But they're making them so small that you really have to slow down. Terrible engineering.

I love the ones in older cities in Ohio where they're downtown and huge. You just cruise in there and it's a free-for-all because 15 cars can be in it at a time and there are no lanes.

In MN if there's more than two cars you practically need to stop before entering because there's no space and you can't see well enough to anticipate. Nobody signals to exit (of course most signal to enter :facepalm because you're in such tight turns and it comes up so quickly that there's barely time to have it help the next guy.

 

[Otis]

Hate these.

 

[apalmer]

I'll be the roundabout

The words will make you out 'n' out

I spend the day your way

Call it morning driving thru the sound and in and out the valley

YES!!

 

[On The Rocks]

Huge fan of the roundabout.

We have one of these things in our area called a "Diverging Traffic Diamond".

http://www.divergingdiamond.com/

These aren't designed to make traffic flow any faster like the roundabout, but are designed to make busier traffic intersections safer and prevent accidents.

They're a little strange to get used to, but once you've been through it a couple times, it works well.

 

[avoiding injuries]

I need stop lights to return texts and emails.