Another great British export...

[DelP]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13863498

Derek

[Garry Russell]

Would be even more fun if they made them drive around the same direction as us

[FlyTexas]

Interesting. I've never seen a roundabout outside of movies and such. A possibly silly question - do any roundabouts have a bicycle lane on them or would that be pure suicide? The thought of being able to bypass traffic signals on the bike sounds like pure heaven!

Brian

[airboatr]

There are quite a few in So. Florida. I like'm

[GHD]

Interesting. I've never seen a roundabout outside of movies and such.Brian

Well you certainly wouldn't have seen this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/ ... ture.shtml

George

[Garry Russell]

Brian

I've never seen one with bicycle lanes on them..not to say there aren't any although I can see how there would be...but I've done a few and seen none

[Chris Trott]

Interesting. I've never seen a roundabout outside of movies and such. A possibly silly question - do any roundabouts have a bicycle lane on them or would that be pure suicide? The thought of being able to bypass traffic signals on the bike sounds like pure heaven!

Brian

The first roundabouts in the DFW area came into existence in the early 1900's. Lancaster Town Square (my hometown) south of Dallas added a central "park" with flagpole in the middle of its town square back in the early 1900's and as a result, created a roundabout with parking on the inside and outside of the circle. Just recently, they "upgraded" it with dividers on the access points and better arrows. Hopefully people will read them now.

There's also a large roundabout in "downtown" Addison that is a 2-lane roundabout. You'll find it on Quorum Rd. north of Arapaho Rd. I can't remember the name of the intersection. I know there's a few more in metro Dallas, but I can't remember the cross streets to tell you where to look.

[Tako_Kichi]

We are starting to see more roundabouts up here in Canuckistan too.

[airboatr]

btw, on the topic of British export.
I have a couple of large umbrellas made there. Anchor Shades they're called, 6x6 square with tie downs on each corner. Reasonably good construction and materials.

Oddly enoungh they are not round but square ... following the rule of right angle

[nigelb]

There are quite a few roundabouts in Washington, DC or "circles" as the Colonials call them. No one has a clue what to do upon encountering one but in defence of the natives here, these traffic circles are a mess - full of lights and islands and confusing signage! Virginia has built a few for some rural intersections and done a credible job. I always have to be careful after a trip to the UK because I have the urge to drive the roundabouts in a clock-wise direction, which tends to be rather upsetting to the other traffic!

Another British idea that I wish we would import here are the road signs - my sisters did not like them (took turns driving in the UK) but i found them a lot clearer than those here, especially at the roundabouts. Oh, and while we are at it, Zebra crossings, more television programmes (sans license fee), Fry's Peppermint Cream chocolate, fish and chips, decent beer and .........

Nigel²