September 16 to 20, 2024, is National Roundabouts Week, sponsored by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Two graphics from FHWA below. I hope to have most posts this week on local examples of true roundabouts, traffic circles, and multi-lane roundabouts. I hate that multi-lane roundabouts are called roundabouts at all, since I believe they are no safer than regular intersections and lose the tremendous benefits of single-lane roundabouts.
Getting Around Sacramento 
[…] National Roundabouts Week, here are sample of some traffic circles. True roundabouts have significant horizontal deflection […]
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I had intended at least one more post on roundabouts during National Roundabouts Week, but it didn’t happen. Oh well. Sometime in the future.
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