zeitgeist57 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 ...and we need more of dems, plz! http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/07/mythbusters-four-way-stop-roundabout-video-poll/#continued Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Duhhhh Love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPL_Josh Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 There have cut down traffic in Gahanna/blacklick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Rounabouts (or rotaries as us north-easterners call them) are fantastic. Their only real flaw is the dumbasses that can't figure how a circle works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I'll admit the two-lane ones kinda threw me off the first couple times but I'm all for them in non-major traffic areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKilbourne Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Rounabouts (or rotaries as us north-easterners call them) are fantastic. Their only real flaw is the dumbasses that can't figure how a circle works. America. Where people are too fucking stupid to understand the yield and circle concepts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwohio Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 All up and down Britton Parkway in Hilliard, and now uptown Hilliard too...I love them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC K9 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I saw this on wimp.com yesterday. I figured they were more efficient just based on my experience utilizing them, but wow, the study results surpassed my estimates. I am all for them. Once people learn how to use them, I think they are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKilbourne Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 All up and down Britton Parkway in Hilliard, and now uptown Hilliard too...I love them.... I agree, I just hate the people who don't understand them. It's not surprising as the concept of yield is too hard for anyone to figure out. I'd say atleast once every two weeks, on average, that I have to slam my brakes while in the round about to avoid an accident. I usually get the deer in headlights look from those who pull out right in front of me. I don't drive over 20 in them either...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Having driven both, heck even in England on the wrong side of the road. I agree with the test they are faster if people can navigate them. However, i find people are more scared than dumb. Even in the UK where people are used to them if you get stuck behind and elderly driver that is too scared to hit the skinny pedal you will be stuck there forever, guaranteed. The 4-way stop gives them the comfort of knowing they have right of way at some point. the 2 lane ones are weird but you get used to them and are pretty darn efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 When used correctly they seem to work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoMeSomeFun Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I live in the middle east and despise roundabouts. Every single day and ever single one is always blocked up. For a large city these things are not efficient. They have begun to tear them out and rework them into 4 way stops or are adding traffic lights to them. Some of these roundabouts are 4 lanes wide and people just cant seem to be able to get out into them if one flow of traffic is more "dominant" than the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanB Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Definitely very efficient when they're used correctly, certain drivers in Dublin and neighboring cities need to learn they're not stop signs, and they're solely for yielding, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Rounabouts (or rotaries as us north-easterners call them) are fantastic. Their only real flaw is the dumbasses that can't figure how a circle works. They're fantastic everywhere except downtown Boston. You went to BU, didn't you? I live in the middle east and despise roundabouts. Every single day and ever single one is always blocked up. For a large city these things are not efficient. They have begun to tear them out and rework them into 4 way stops or are adding traffic lights to them. Some of these roundabouts are 4 lanes wide and people just cant seem to be able to get out into them if one flow of traffic is more "dominant" than the other. Middle East as in the place where the traffic laws are made up and the licenses don't matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndonD454 Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 All up and down Britton Parkway in Hilliard, and now uptown Hilliard too...I love them.... The new roundabouts on Emerald Parkway (Dublin side of Britton) cut my commute home down from 35 minutes to 10 minutes. I'd say theyre pretty damn awesome. Plus, much more fun to drive, and less time stopped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 I dig'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsm_sleeper Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 More turns...what's not to like? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydroboy35th Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 More turns...what's not to like? :-) This^ I love flying around them, get a lil sideways in 2nd coming out lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Roundabouts need to have at least two lanes and somewhere around 200ft minimum radius; small-radius ones suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Roundabouts need to have at least two lanes and somewhere around 200ft minimum radius; small-radius ones suck. For sure. Especially when there's a traffic light right next to them to keep them clogged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Need to train people how to use them, and post a cop to ticket the idiots who can't figure out. Just another example of people who can't merge, and why they are taking away cloverleafs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Need to train people how to use them, and post a cop to ticket the idiots who can't figure out. Just another example of people who can't merge, and why they are taking away cloverleafs. Everyone could know how to merge perfect on the cloverleafs around 270 and they would still backup. Simply too much traffic. I won't disagree that poor mergers make it even worse. Why do they need to merge before/as soon as the lane appears? When I've lined my car up in a gap in front of theirs, and their car was lined up in a gap behind mine, why do they feel the need to accelerate and try to get in front of me? This is especially infuriating when they are exiting and I'm entering the highway. I'm accelerating and they need to slow down, they were already behind me so just slot in behind me while they naturally slow down for their exit. :fuuuu::fuuuu::fuuuu::fuuuu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoMeSomeFun Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Middle East as in the place where the traffic laws are made up and the licenses don't matter? Pretty much that middle east yes. Where people who are at fault for accidents is based off of societal ranking and or color of your skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 RX-7 Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 Roundabouts need to have at least two lanes and somewhere around 200ft minimum radius; small-radius ones suck. I completely agree. When built correctly good...when stuffed in the middle of an intersection in Clintonville, they suck. I have watched trucks drive over them because they could not make the turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93 RX-7 Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 Everyone could know how to merge perfect on the cloverleafs around 270 and they would still backup. Simply too much traffic. I won't disagree that poor mergers make it even worse. Why do they need to merge before/as soon as the lane appears? When I've lined my car up in a gap in front of theirs, and their car was lined up in a gap behind mine, why do they feel the need to accelerate and try to get in front of me? This is especially infuriating when they are exiting and I'm entering the highway. I'm accelerating and they need to slow down, they were already behind me so just slot in behind me while they naturally slow down for their exit. :fuuuu::fuuuu::fuuuu::fuuuu: Yeah. That. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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