[HN Gopher] Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts?
       ___________________________________________________________________
        
       Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts?
        
       Author : toomuchtodo
       Score  : 4 points
       Date   : 2025-01-06 22:10 UTC (50 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.bloomberg.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.bloomberg.com)
        
       | toomuchtodo wrote:
       | https://archive.today/j2fnf
        
       | Terr_ wrote:
       | Anecdotally, yes, but only if it's a single lane, like ones used
       | to replace 4-way stops.
       | 
       | In contrast, every single one with multiple concentric lanes is a
       | source of merge/blind-spot anxiety. Even if you gain familiarity
       | with how one of the variants near you works, I have to worry
       | about the _other_ cars.
        
         | seatac76 wrote:
         | +1 to single lane. Yielding becomes complicated when it's
         | multiple lanes.
        
       | floxy wrote:
       | Don't we already love them? I mean as a replacement for 4-way
       | stops, not as a pet rejuvenate downtown project. TIL that
       | "roundabout" is not a synonym for traffic circle or rotary.
        
       ___________________________________________________________________
       (page generated 2025-01-06 23:01 UTC)