2006-07-12 02:32:15 · 15 answers · asked by Yokay Booboo 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
hang on, so people who dont know how to use roundabouts (or turnin circles) are allowed to drive, surely thats what driving tests are for, so people know how to drive..
maybe if people were taught how to use roundabouts theyred be less accidents cos roundabouts help congestion and are a lot more useful than normal crossroads or intersections, but then again it is america..
2006-07-12 02:47:17 · answer #1 · answered by jimmyhigginz 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
They do have them but not as many as over here. Alot of junctions in the UK are managed by roundabouts where as in America they tend to lean towards traffic lights.
2006-07-12 14:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by Nathan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are about 4,000 modern roundabouts, what the Brits call continental roundabouts, in the US currently. We also have a few large rotaries, what in the UK are standard roundabouts, some even have signals like ones in the UK. We have very few mini-roundabouts.
here are many of them: PixPlot Roundabouts: http://tinyurl.com/2e9dvn3
2014-04-03 14:46:54 · answer #3 · answered by Scott 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe there are a few. But they are hard to find. Most people haven't ever heard of or seen a roudabout or traffic island. The only reason I know what they are is because I visited Australia.
2006-07-12 09:39:13 · answer #4 · answered by Meg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We do have roundabouts, but they are usually called traffic circles. They were more common years ago. Lately, states have been turning circles into regular intersections because circles tended to have lots of accidents.
2006-07-12 09:36:56 · answer #5 · answered by Lee 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They do exist in some cities in america, however most people that come to them and aren't familar with them easily get confused. I've seen people go the wrong way in round abouts because it prevented them from making a left turn (or so they thought)
2006-07-12 09:37:06 · answer #6 · answered by hsueh001 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we have a few, but it is the minority, not very many. we have intersections mostly. There are only 1 or 2 roundabouts in my city but thousands of intersections.
2006-07-12 09:36:47 · answer #7 · answered by BonesofaTeacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parts of California has them, because I have driven round them. Beverly Hills I believe or Hollywood area.
2006-07-13 18:38:18 · answer #8 · answered by Veritas 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They had one in Clearwater Beach, Florida, but had to close it due to the amount of accidents caused by people who didn't understand how to drive through it.
2006-07-12 09:38:00 · answer #9 · answered by mbasey46 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have them on the east coast and many in Florida. I have even seen one near Huntington, In
2006-07-12 09:39:29 · answer #10 · answered by DEANNA M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋