10-23-2015, 07:37 AM
In Britain roundabouts are on the way out! The UK is quietly replacing roundabouts with traffic lights to improve traffic flow.
The UK is quietly replacing roundabouts with traffic lights. The US is doing the exact opposite. Both cite safety and traffic flow. So who is right? The Guardian - Cities
In England where the traffic circle or roundabout was first invented in 1908 there is a real shift in policy to slow down the installation of roundabouts and also to reconfigure many back to other traffic control methods.
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“Roundabouts are brilliant at moving car traffic, but not a safe space for people who cycle or are crossing on foot,” says Grant, who, mindful of the emotional nature of this issue, is careful to talk of “people who cycle” and “people who drive” rather than “cyclists” and “motorists”.
Is Waterloo Region, Ontario and it's cities late to the party and installing outdated and unsafe traffic systems?
The UK is quietly replacing roundabouts with traffic lights. The US is doing the exact opposite. Both cite safety and traffic flow. So who is right? The Guardian - Cities
In England where the traffic circle or roundabout was first invented in 1908 there is a real shift in policy to slow down the installation of roundabouts and also to reconfigure many back to other traffic control methods.
“Roundabouts are brilliant at moving car traffic, but not a safe space for people who cycle or are crossing on foot,” says Grant, who, mindful of the emotional nature of this issue, is careful to talk of “people who cycle” and “people who drive” rather than “cyclists” and “motorists”.
Is Waterloo Region, Ontario and it's cities late to the party and installing outdated and unsafe traffic systems?