[BobL]

“I hate the round abouts, they’re especially dangerous when it comes to elderly drivers”

Someone else implied that they liked roundabouts. They’re a damn pain in the butt (compared to 2-way stops) and I really doubt they’re put there to make life easier for people who use their cars to get from one place to the other. More like some Karen took a tour of Europe, or watched Rick Steves and thought it would be ‘quaint’ to have their shit here...so we get stuck with them.

[Alberta's Child]

Roundabouts make a lot of sense in many places where a three-way or four-way stop might otherwise be used. They're designed for intersections where there are comparable traffic volumes on the intersecting roads -- meaning there's no read "major" and "minor" road at the intersection. They usually don't make sense where a traditional two-way stop (or a one-way stop at a T-intersection) is warranted.

The advantage of a roundabout is that it allows traffic on a major road to move freely through the intersection without stopping if there is no conflicting traffic from the intersecting road.

I can tell you from both personal and professional experience that forcing motorists on a major road to come to a dead stop when there is no traffic on the intersecting road is one of the dumbest traffic control situations in existence.

[Loud Mime]

Rounabouts are far, far safer in that they minimize the chance of head-on’s or T-bone crashes. You will get fender benders in a roundabout, but not the horrible crashes we see here.

I lived in Europe for four years and got used to them. They are efficient and safer if you stay alert.