PennDOT following ‘roundabout’ way to improve road safety

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | September 24, 2022 | Ed Blazina

[E. Pluribus Unum]

A four-way yield would rely on drivers knowing to yield to traffic from their right, which in turn requires that all drivers know left from right.

How does that differ from a roundabout?

[C210N]

I support the idea of conversion.

There’s nothing like waiting 5 minutes for a light at an intersection with perfect visibility and zero traffic, thinking WTF this is so stupid.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Yes, this roundabout has those pavers. I have no idea what that truck was hauling; it looked to be the size of a Nuclear Reactor!

Maybe it was, since the Libtards won’t allow fracking or any sort of mining in our state. ;)

[HartleyMBaldwin]

The basic principle is the same, which is why I’m not a big fan of roundabouts, either. At least the roundabouts here have yield signs for the traffic entering them, though a lot of drivers pay no heed.

Still, there are plenty who run stop signs, too. I remember a guy from my youth (with whom I refused to ride) who considered that a four-way stop meant that everyone else was going to stop, so he didn’t have to.

[Venkman]

This one in Oshkosh Wisconsin is a challenge if it’s your first time around.

[Pollard]

[Aut Pax Aut Bellum]

Try taking a tractor trailer into a round about.

[brianl703]

Traffic-actuated traffic signals have only been around for 50 years, it’s amazing how many agencies still have problems getting them to work right.

[jz638]

Roundabouts, or rotaries, can be good... when they are done right.

Well, PennDOT is going to be involved, so that's right out of the question.

[dis.kevin]

I really wanted to hate roundabouts but I actually enjoy them except for the idiots that don’t know how to use them properly.
Just a day after one of the first roundabouts in our area opened a woman drunk driving hit the center and caused extensive damage. Guess she didn’t realize that she had to turn and not go straight.

[T.B. Yoits]

Car goes airborne through roundabout in Poland:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv8vVU2bEh0

[T.B. Yoits]

Car goes airborne through roundabout in Texas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=704vMj4GVx0

[T.B. Yoits]

Van goes airborne through roundabout in England.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyufxcEQPGc

[T.B. Yoits]

Drunk woman goes airborne while driving through a roundabout in England:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wgw4Fg8Vuw

[mewzilla]

I’m not a spring chicken and I’ve never seen such widespread pi$$ poor driving.

Too many drivers just don’t give a damn any more.

If cops are too scared to issue tickets, maybe we should just do away with no-fault insurance.

The latter works for me, too.

[T.B. Yoits]

Police pursuit in Sheffield UK ends when perp goes directly through a roundabout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNvzShSuC0Q

[T.B. Yoits]

Police pursuit in Manitowoc WI ends when perp drove straight through roundabout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmRY3mSjtyc

[dfwgator]

[T.B. Yoits]

Suspected drunk driver gets air after crashing through roundabout in Long Beach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz5ksgnvN8E

[gitmo]

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