Roundabouts? Yah, those round things you drive around in circles. We have two new roundabouts in Chattanooga. See how people are taking to the new intersections.
I live in east ridge and use the Bachman tubes all the time, which uses a roundabout at the end. I wish people would realize what a yield sign means. Too may people in front of me will stop at the yield when there is absolutely nobody in the circle. If nobody is in the circle, or on the left, you don't have to stop! Just enter!
In Illinois, the term "cul-de-sac" is used to describe any kind of roundabout/rotary/traffic circle, regardless of whether or not traffic entering the circle has the right of way or not.
my town in England is famous for its roundabouts, ( Milton Keynes ) but there is no traffic problems in the entire city. its great. but i still dont like living there.
Apparently, it was French engineers who developed the first roundabouts, called gyratories. When the French inventor was asked to develop them in Britain, the term was replaced with 'roundabouts. (From history on the Alaska Roundabouts website) Why they are not rotaries or traffic circles is also explained there. I wish we had these where I live, but civic thinking here is so fossilized, it's tragic.
that roundabout is easy, i live in swindon, you wanna have a go on the "magic roundabout" your first time on it is one hell of a buzz
eternalrestfoReVer 1 year ago
London, Kentucky?
04smallmj 2 years ago
I see people don't know how to indicate properly.
04smallmj 2 years ago
Milton Keynes has like 1000 roundabouts, haha. I live in Worcestershire.
04smallmj 2 years ago
I live in east ridge and use the Bachman tubes all the time, which uses a roundabout at the end. I wish people would realize what a yield sign means. Too may people in front of me will stop at the yield when there is absolutely nobody in the circle. If nobody is in the circle, or on the left, you don't have to stop! Just enter!
lojosol 2 years ago 2
ceannfeachd - tell me where you live and I will give you my explanation
cmadams21 3 years ago
Bitching about terminology. Who gives a shit?!
Rotaries in New England
Traffic Circles or Roundabouts in the rest of the World. It's a dialectal thing.
ceannfeachd 3 years ago
In Illinois, the term "cul-de-sac" is used to describe any kind of roundabout/rotary/traffic circle, regardless of whether or not traffic entering the circle has the right of way or not.
AaronApolloCamp 3 years ago
my town in England is famous for its roundabouts, ( Milton Keynes ) but there is no traffic problems in the entire city. its great. but i still dont like living there.
aliciddaman 3 years ago 2
Apparently, it was French engineers who developed the first roundabouts, called gyratories. When the French inventor was asked to develop them in Britain, the term was replaced with 'roundabouts. (From history on the Alaska Roundabouts website) Why they are not rotaries or traffic circles is also explained there. I wish we had these where I live, but civic thinking here is so fossilized, it's tragic.
CMPerry 3 years ago