I don’t mind them, but Beau says they are a PITA to plow in the winter months.
When we got one in the town where I used to live (Pop. 3K) it was pretty confusing for the older folks. I had a lady coming straight at me, going the WRONG WAY in the roundabout. How she managed that, I’ll never know - I was busy powering OUT of the situation with my life, LOL!
Was stuck in one just this past week. There was an AMAZINGLY large load on a semi trailer and I’m not sure WHY the driver decided to take that rout into town (there are others) and he had one helluvatime negotiating his way around it while the rest of us waited for 15 minutes or so.
Maybe I DO mind them? Yeah. I guess I do!
The good roundabouts have what are called truck aprons, usually a wide ring of pavers or pavement inside the circle. That makes it easier for a large truck to negotiate the roundabout, since it can utilize the apron.