On 1 Feb 2022 at 22:01, jim--- via EV wrote: > Absolutely hate traffic circles... > They work fine if there is very low traffic, but if there is lots of traffic, > they are horrible...
I hear that from a lot of folks. I've done some driving in France where roundabouts are very common. Most significant rural 2-lane highways interchange through them, and they're rapidly appearing in towns. For me, they took some getting used to, but after a while I got more comfortable with them. I don't know for sure why they're building them so fast, but my guess is that they may improve energy efficiency since they keep traffic moving. France seems to be pretty serious about carbon reduction, or at least more so than we are. One thing that I think helps traffic flow through them is that French drivers customarily (though not universally) turn on their left turn signals when entering a roundabout, and switch to right turn signals just before exiting. If traffic is heavy and you're trying to enter, that flashing light is your right foot's cue. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr Gandhi, what do you think of Western Civilization? Gandhi: I think it would be a good idea. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
