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Originally Posted by Locke
Look, largely I agree with you, but they have to accommodate the lowest common denominator.
The traffic circle I use daily is right off Glenmore, there are lots of very large industrial vehicles and they dont navigate traffic circles all that well.
Hell...I've seen a City Bus go through it sideways on more than one occasion. It happens and the bus cant stay home.
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I’d argue that the lowest common denominator needs to improve. If learning a simple, better, circular intersection is how we drag their brains forward, then so be it.
Roundabouts are still safer than perpendicular intersections, which come with plenty of their own downsides, including higher rates of serious injury. If someone struggles at a simple roundabout (just yield - that’s it!), then they’re also going to struggle at other simple procedures like yielding, merging, lane changing, and regular intersections.
I am doing my part every time I drive a roundabout. My horn is primed and ready to educate.