Why The U.S. Hates Roundabouts

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[DeeBee]

Rename them FREEDOM CIRCLES and Americans will go crazy for them

[oosakasan]

"I'm afraid of missing my exit" GIRL THAT'S THE BEST FEATURE OF THE You can miss all the exits you like, you just go round and round and can take your time figuring it out. It's also a free U-turn if you made a mistake earlier and need to backtrack! It's the most forgiving intersection possible.

[twoneis]

honestly, if you miss the exit in a roundabouts multiple times in a row, you dont deserve to leave it ever again

[pholliez]

I’m American born and drove for 10 years only in the US. Then I moved to the UK and then onto Australia. I LOVE ROUNDABOUTS!!! Once you get the hang of them, they make so much sense. When I go back to visit US family I find the traffic lights so frustrating, especially late at night when there is no one on the roads and you’re just sitting at a red light for no reason.

[BoWSkittlez]

Biggest pro of a roundabout. You’re not stuck at a red light where you’re the only car in sight

[DigitalDiabloUK]

As a Brit, I can't think of a single time in 40 years where I've not been able to exit a roundabout. 😂

[Nobody-vrnl]

"I miss my exit and go around 2-3more times than I'd need to"
What? How are you allowed to drive?

[derp]

Driving in France was such a cool experience because of roundabouts. The fact that you can get all the way through town and never have to stop is amazing.

[LittrowTaurus]

It reminds me of when seat belts became mandatory. People "didn't like" them either. They thought they would strangle them and trap them in the car if you had an accident. No matter what safety experts said.

[BenYork-UBY]

"I'm afraid I'll miss my turn and keep going around in circles"

Speaking from a country that has roundabouts everywhere: This has never happened to me or anyone I know. It's so hard to miss your turnoff that you have to actually do this on purpose for it to happen. And if you do miss your turn, at least you'll have another chance in a few seconds and nobody will notice.

[Pesmog]

The video doesnt explain that in addition to lower speeds, one of the other reasons fewer people a killed or seriously injured on a roundabout, is that if is designed properly, then it is nearly impossible to T bone another vehicle. Most collisions on a roundabout tend to be at an oblique angle or low speed rear enders which significantly reduces the injury risk.

[Rondogardener]

The raised islands at each entrance are really essential to making it work. We have one small roundabout in our town, but the islands are not raised, only painted. That allows people to make bad decisions and not be kept in the direction of flow.

[adamstuartclark]

"I'm afraid I'm going to miss my exit and so I just go around three or four times".
Solution; Pay more attention to where you need to go.

On the plus side, roundabouts are more forgiving in that respect. Missing a junction that isn't a roundabout can often lead to a longer journey.

[MoiraMcGill]

"i'm afraid of missing my exit and needing to go around a couple times" ....still less complicated than making a wrong turn and having to flip a bitch where possible and back track

[mathewkelly]

"You can always trust the Americans to do the right thing after they've exhausted all other options" Winston Churchill

[thornil]

Roundabouts are attractive, they can be used for flower, trees, sculptures, while traffic lights are ugly, waste energy, waste people's time. I am thinking about starting a pro roundabout campaign in California.

[antoniocampos]

You ever drive home and get stuck at red light even though there’s no traffic? Yeah a roundabout solves that problem.

[ignatz]

"I'm scared I miss the right exit." Ok, can happen if you're distracted for a moment but how stupid or unattentive do you have to be to miss two or even three times?

[mr.-.-]

If you can’t figure out a roundabout you shouldn’t be driving.

-thanks for the support in like minded thinking.

[exi]

the lady at 1:45 who says she's afraid of missing her exit is so puzzling to me because missing an exit in our regular roads would lead to at least a 20 minute detour in the city. missing exits in a roundabout literally does not matter as much as missing an exit in an american intersection