roundabout VS 4-way

[Possessed Freak]

An article that mentions the phenomenally successful roundabout near me:
http://www.times-herald.com/Local/20131201-City-of-roundabouts

link wants me to some sort of BS to keep reading.

 

[Ichinisan]

link wants me to some sort of BS to keep reading.

Maybe my Adblock prevented that? I dunno. I was linked from a Facebook post and it let me read the whole thing.

[edit]
My iPad also shows the whole thing. No Adblock.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I think mythbusters actually determined they are better as well.

I've never used one so I can't say if I'd prefer it or not, but they actually sound like they make sense.

I say replace every major 4 way with a roundabout, and put a wind turbine in the middle. Do this throughout a large city and you solve two issues at the same time. Of course you'll have the naysayers who think wind turbines make them sick and all that jazz lol.

 

[Franz316]

I think mythbusters actually determined they are better as well.

I've never used one so I can't say if I'd prefer it or not, but they actually sound like they make sense.

I say replace every major 4 way with a roundabout, and put a wind turbine in the middle. Do this throughout a large city and you solve two issues at the same time. Of course you'll have the naysayers who think wind turbines make them sick and all that jazz lol.

Yeah they did test it. In a set amount of time the 4-way stop let 385 cars through and the roundabout let 460 cars through.

 

[silverpig]

Roundabouts are shit for pedestrians though.

 

[Ichinisan]

I think mythbusters actually determined they are better as well.

I've never used one so I can't say if I'd prefer it or not, but they actually sound like they make sense.

I say replace every major 4 way with a roundabout, and put a wind turbine in the middle. Do this throughout a large city and you solve two issues at the same time. Of course you'll have the naysayers who think wind turbines make them sick and all that jazz lol.

It's the first link in the OP.

 

[feralkid]

What a pointless roundabout. All they did was take a standard small intersection, construct a circular in the middle, and called it a day.
Especially with the stop-sign, but even without, it's really still just a one-car intersection, perhaps two if two on opposite sides of the same road are both heading straight.

They are not meant to be roundabouts, per se.

They are intended to improve safety at 4 way stops in residential areas.

It's what is referred to as "traffic calming". (Google it for more info).

People see a circle with a tree and barriers in the middle of an intersection, they slow down, pay attention and actually notice the stop sign, instead of just blowing through.

It's a cheap and effective measure. Most look better than those linked.