1:21 Another strategy to deal with emergency vehicles, promoted by RUclips's *_Ambuchannel 112_* , is to simply go around the whole roundabout first, before you take your right turn. A lot of people simply pull aside and block the lane or slow the emergency vehicle down. But if you make a full circle, the emergency vehicle can make a turn before you do, and they won't be slowed down.
The design of this roundabout makes it easy to take this "obstacle" at a high speed, because the lanes are graciously bend around the centre piece. Standard European design slows you down considerably. The go-through-lane is blocked by the center island, and you do have to slow down, to be able to take a turn. Here are some examples: a turbo-roundabout in a
"always stop for pedestrians" I didn't notice a yellow "pedestrian" sign. Don't they have them there? Here in California this would be interpreted as tacit approval to ignore pedestrians.
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People should read FrontPage Magazine and the Gatestone Institute. I think there might be some articles about how this is one of these "European" ideas that cities like to shove down the throats of their citizens. I live right next to one of these. And saw a woman die right in front of my eyes when her motorcycle plowed into a pickup truck because the curve is poorly marked at night. Or in the day time for that matter. I literally can't count the traffic accidents that have happened in the eight years I've lived here. It's the same with these business killing "Islands". They have these medians that separate the two lanes where you can't turn into a business. You have to drive a quarter mile up the street and use the U-Turn at the next traffic light. Again, I can't count how many times I've just said "to hell with it" and just kept driving when seeing a restaurant I thought I'd stop at.
These stupid "bike lanes" are another stupid idea. Here in Riverside traffic is backed up for miles in the mornings and afternoons. And guess what? Never a bike in sight.
The issue isn't that people don't know how to navigate this roundabout, it's that this roundabout is absurdly small and poorly conceived. Normal-sized roundabouts stage cars better and channel visibility to just the approaching arc by means of a raised or landscaped center. This intersection is essentially an uncontrolled enter-at-your-own risk 4-way *because* of this sorry excuse for a roundabout. If you weren't going to build a _real_ roundabout, Shakopee, a 4-way stop would have been better - and cheaper.
This is one of the worst roundabouts I have ever seen! People are always speeding right through or whipping around the roundabout without looking and/or yielding. It doesn't help that it is so small. Many drivers going straight through can do so with the lightest turn of their wheel.
People should read FrontPage Magazine and the Gatestone Institute. I think there might be some articles about how this is one of these "European" ideas that cities like to shove down the throats of their citizens. I live right next to one of these. And saw a woman die right in front of my eyes when her motorcycle plowed into a pickup truck because the curve is poorly marked at night. Or in the day time for that matter. I literally can't count the traffic accidents that have happened in the eight years I've lived here. It's the same with these business killing "Islands". They have these medians that separate the two lanes where you can't turn into a business. You have to drive a quarter mile up the street and use the U-Turn at the next traffic light. Again, I can't count how many times I've just said "to hell with it" and just kept driving when seeing a restaurant I thought I'd stop at.
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1:21 Another strategy to deal with emergency vehicles, promoted by RUclips's *_Ambuchannel 112_* , is to simply go around the whole roundabout first, before you take your right turn. A lot of people simply pull aside and block the lane or slow the emergency vehicle down. But if you make a full circle, the emergency vehicle can make a turn before you do, and they won't be slowed down.
Great idea
The design of this roundabout makes it easy to take this "obstacle" at a high speed, because the lanes are graciously bend around the centre piece. Standard European design slows you down considerably. The go-through-lane is blocked by the center island, and you do have to slow down, to be able to take a turn. Here are some examples: a turbo-roundabout in a
That island looks large enough for a nice tree in the center, which appears conveniently made of asphalt!
Which means this isn't a true "mini-roundabout."
"always stop for pedestrians"
I didn't notice a yellow "pedestrian" sign. Don't they have them there? Here in California this would be interpreted as tacit approval to ignore pedestrians.
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My sister already crashed 2 times in there. I honestly hope she gets her license taken away one day.
Lets see how many accidents now happens. No one yields.
People should read FrontPage Magazine and the Gatestone Institute.
I think there might be some articles about how this is one of these "European" ideas that cities like to shove down the throats of their citizens. I live right next to one of these. And saw a woman die right in front of my eyes when her motorcycle plowed into a pickup truck because the curve is poorly marked at night. Or in the day time for that matter.
I literally can't count the traffic accidents that have happened in the eight years I've lived here.
It's the same with these business killing "Islands".
They have these medians that separate the two lanes where you can't turn into a business. You have to drive a quarter mile up the street and use the U-Turn at the next traffic light.
Again, I can't count how many times I've just said "to hell with it" and just kept driving when seeing a restaurant I thought I'd stop at.
These stupid "bike lanes" are another stupid idea. Here in Riverside traffic is backed up for miles in the mornings and afternoons. And guess what? Never a bike in sight.
The issue isn't that people don't know how to navigate this roundabout, it's that this roundabout is absurdly small and poorly conceived. Normal-sized roundabouts stage cars better and channel visibility to just the approaching arc by means of a raised or landscaped center. This intersection is essentially an uncontrolled enter-at-your-own risk 4-way *because* of this sorry excuse for a roundabout. If you weren't going to build a _real_ roundabout, Shakopee, a 4-way stop would have been better - and cheaper.
I came here just after watching an F.H.W.A. video promoting exactly this sort of roundabout.
Just yield to traffic from the left
Is it just me or is the officer the only good part in this video?
This is one of the worst roundabouts I have ever seen! People are always speeding right through or whipping around the roundabout without looking and/or yielding. It doesn't help that it is so small. Many drivers going straight through can do so with the lightest turn of their wheel.
People should read FrontPage Magazine and the Gatestone Institute.
I think there might be some articles about how this is one of these "European" ideas that cities like to shove down the throats of their citizens. I live right next to one of these. And saw a woman die right in front of my eyes when her motorcycle plowed into a pickup truck because the curve is poorly marked at night. Or in the day time for that matter.
I literally can't count the traffic accidents that have happened in the eight years I've lived here.
It's the same with these business killing "Islands".
They have these medians that separate the two lanes where you can't turn into a business. You have to drive a quarter mile up the street and use the U-Turn at the next traffic light.
Again, I can't count how many times I've just said "to hell with it" and just kept driving when seeing a restaurant I thought I'd stop at.
That's only because the approaches to the roundabouts should've been straight, so that you have to make a sharp turn when you enter the roundabout
Through it's still easy to use if you just yield to traffic on the left