Why Don't We Just Use Roundabouts Everywhere?

[TreeeSon]

When i was stationed in England, I loved roundabouts. Not for the safety factor, but cause if I miss an exit I just go around again lol

[robokast]

why don’t they just use diverging diamonds lol

[narconyx]

I feel like people don't understand that we should just build one really long road, it worked for RTgame in cities: skylines.

[nonsolosoftair]

in italy we have a city made out of roundabouts, there are so many that exiting one means entering anotherone. the situation is so intricate that most of the traffic is caused by confused people. it became a meme: "le rotonde di Ravenna" or "the roundabouts of Ravenna". a legend say that in 1970 a bus of german tourists got lost in ravenna, and that they are still there searcing for a way out.

[JolonDann]

True Story: Our Town got it first roundabout last year, but they put all the yield signs in facing the wrong way.

[jansensharp]

Okay sure but have you heard of a “diverging diamond”

[blehe]

Re: "it should only take a couple months"

Last year, in my tiny-ass suburban town of about 2, 000 people, they announced that they'd be replacing a very minor intersection that's only controlled by two-way stop signs with a roundabout. Its projected completion date isn't until 2024.

[JamarfromAfar]

The guy from strongtowns isn’t necessarily wrong. Making it easier to drive does create induced demand, and even more so when a city lacks public transit, walkability, or cycling infrastructure. The issue with the diverging diamond interchanges is that they aren’t equipped for cycling, walking, and they’re attached to stroads which are another nightmare.

[willowjohnson]

There’s no way to not sound sarcastic when I say this, but I’ve actually been DYING for another infrastructure video from you

[assiacbn]

"Why don't we put roundabout every where?" So you just mean *France*

[sadmansakib]

alternative title: Why Life Is "Not" A Game Of Cities Skylines.

[athenagreen]

My town got a few roundabouts recently. Nobody was really confused, but the roundabouts were in odd places that didn't really need one. But we also have a lot of stroads, so there needs to be a much larger infrastructure change before 'more roundabouts!' implemented.

[tobiaschaparro]

This is just a very roundabout way of saying "it's more complicated than that"




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[wyattgarvin]

Lol I live in Canada and they're building a roundabout in my city. A single roundabout. It's been 2 years and the road is still closed and the roundabout is still under construction.

[augth]

According to Wikipedia, France has half of the world's roundabouts.

[thijstimmermans]

One thing to note, Just completely revamping an intersection just because it's not quite ideal isn't very cost efficient. What they will usually do, (at least where i'm from), is change an intersection at a time when it would normally need maintenance anyway. that'll reduce the overall cost alot. Being tactical like this is very important.

[leonbabic]

I live in Croatia, and few years ago my town replaced almost ALL intersections with roundabouts. Before that we had none. It was quite the undertaking, and several buildings had to be demolished to make space. The thing is, this wasn't done for safety reasons. The main reason was to stop the increasing number of traffic jams that happened because of our seasonal tourism.
It worked. No more traffic jams.

[immrtal_k]

America : roundabouts are expensive
My country : we are poor but let's just put a roundabout on a straight road with no intersections for no particular reason

[saquoiafighter]

1:50 "There no chance of getting T-boned, or hit another car head-on"
*laughs in Russian dashcam*

[gale]

Everyone thinks they're a traffic engineer. And everyone thinks it's the other guy that can't drive.