Roundabouts - What they are and what they aren't (1 of 5)

I live in Gig Harbor, Washington, and we have two roundabouts. It's easy to navigate. Why more cities don't have roundabouts is beyond me.

Yeah thats the same as Britains... although we dont like to call ourselves European.. but technically we are.

that's cus the rest of Europe is gay.

that doesn't differ at all from finnish roundabouts/traffic circles (and Finland is in Europe)

It's the same here in Germany and the Netherlands. No difference at all. Although there are some "advanced" roundabouts which feature lanes which can only be exited at specific exists. The Netherlands have quite a lot of them.

Great! now i finaly know wat a roundabout is ! :D

"Refuge for pedestrians"?!? They did not teach us in Engineering School that intersections had refugees.

Glad to see these roundabout videos finally posted. Excellent.

It's a shame there seems to be such reluctance to their construction- roundabouts usually have a considerably longer usable life than a signalized intersection because traffic backups on each leg remain low(er) for a greater number of years (or at least they should).