Is the British roundabout conquering the US?

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eek replied

1 July 2011, 10:28
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

First time.

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DimPrawn replied

1 July 2011, 10:08
Originally posted by doodab View Post

Did you pass?

First time.
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doodab replied

1 July 2011, 10:04
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Had to drive through that twice in rush hour when I took my driving test aged 17.

Did you pass?
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DimPrawn replied

1 July 2011, 10:01
Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post

Thats childs play compared to this one: swindon magic roundabout - Google Maps

Had to drive through that twice in rush hour when I took my driving test aged 17.
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eek replied

1 July 2011, 10:00
Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post

Thats childs play compared to this one: swindon magic roundabout - Google Maps

That's Swindon off the list of places I'm willing to work at...
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gingerjedi replied

1 July 2011, 09:57
Originally posted by eek View Post

I always thought roundabouts on roundabouts was v2.0 .

i always remember my parents reaction when arriving in Hemel Hempstead for the first time in 1975 and encountering the "magic roundabout"

Google Maps

V3 is when they started allowing the main through traffic to drive directly across the roundabout. There is one by Bradford Station that has two main roads and both can drive straight across.

Thats childs play compared to this one: swindon magic roundabout - Google Maps
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doodab replied

1 July 2011, 09:28
Originally posted by eek View Post

I always thought roundabouts on roundabouts was v2.0 .

i always remember my parents reaction when arriving in Hemel Hempstead for the first time in 1975 and encountering the "magic roundabout"

Google Maps

V3 is when they started allowing the main through traffic to drive directly across the roundabout. There is one by Bradford Station that has two main roads and both can drive straight across.

I used to tackle that monstrosity occasionally on my bike when I was a teenager.

When I drove through Paris a few years back I encountered one that still gave priority to people coming on to the thing. That was quite bizarre. Apparently that is how they all used to work, the sensible rules we have today are a British invention.

Roundabout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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eek replied

1 July 2011, 09:21
Originally posted by doodab View Post

That was actually V1.0 a.k.a a rotary system.

I always thought roundabouts on roundabouts was v2.0 .

i always remember my parents reaction when arriving in Hemel Hempstead for the first time in 1975 and encountering the "magic roundabout"

Google Maps

V3 is when they started allowing the main through traffic to drive directly across the roundabout. There is one by Bradford Station that has two main roads and both can drive straight across.
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TimberWolf replied

1 July 2011, 09:18
Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post

Ahh but they haven't got British roundabout v2.0... traffic lights on roundabouts.

Or roundabouts on roundabouts. Maybe they aren't quite ready for that one yet.
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doodab replied

1 July 2011, 09:14
Originally posted by gingerjedi View Post

Ahh but they haven't got British roundabout v2.0... traffic lights on roundabouts.

That was actually V1.0 a.k.a a rotary system.
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1 July 2011, 09:11
Is the British roundabout conquering the US?

BBC News - Is the British roundabout conquering the US?

A roundabout revolution is slowly sweeping the US. The land of the car, where the stop sign and traffic light have ruled for decades, has started to embrace the free-flowing British circular.

"We are saving thousands of gallons of fuel per roundabout per year” - Mayor of Carmel, Jim Brainard

Ahh but they haven't got British roundabout v2.0... traffic lights on roundabouts.
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