23 Oct 2019, 18:25 by vojtech.fili...@gmail.com:
> Hi guys,
> Reading the lively discussion about mini-roundabouts and their local
> specifics, I am adding two pieces of information from Czechia:
> 1) As in Poland, a small version of roundabout exists in Czechia. Although
> the central island is flat, the drivers are obliged to drive around it, as
> the legislation does not distinguish various kinds of roundabouts. The long
> vehicles must indeed pass over the inland as it is physically impossible to
> avoid it. Just like in Poland, right?
>
Yes. Not sure is it legislated that XXL
vehicles can drive over it, but for obvious
reasons noone complains.
> 2) They have been built with the intention to slow down the traffic. Many
> cross-juctions have been rebuilt into these miniature roundabouts with the
> goal to suppress a fast pass-through over the crossing. (The middle island is
> typically rough and it makes a scary sound if you exchange a smooth surface
> for, say, cobbles in a high speed.) The intention of slowing down is
> meaningful yet it often leads to traffic jams, and that is why I am
> interested in wheter my route goes over roundabout or a crossing; however, I
> do not care which type of roundabout it is, so I feel no need to distinguish
> them in Czechia.
>
In Poland center is is often made from
plastic raised element.
And one of reason for their use is
that it allows to balance incoming
traffic from different roads, without
traffic lights and with lower risk of
gridlock.
> Ps: This is my first post to this mailing group - I hope it passes through
> correctly.
>
Welcome! Everything seems to be right.
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