Accidents at roundabouts in the UK
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Are they built too high
How many of you would agree that accidents in the UK at roundabouts could be prevented if they weren't built so high? The problem seems to be, that you can't see other vehicles negotiating the roundabout
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Roundabouts are a great idea and as anyone who has traveled on the A421 would know, they help to keep the traffic moving. However, what about the safety issues when they are built too high?
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| 25-2-2008 | Your quote..."A built up roundabout, with no visibility of the other side is completely against that idea. When you approach one of these, you have to slow right down...."
That is the whole point! To slow people down. Roundabouts are more dangerous the faster cars approach and take the...more | Legs |
| 14-3-2007 | Its all in the name - "roundabout". You're supposed to go around them, not over them. | Round a bout |
| 09-7-2006 | How about mini-roundabouts? They are so dangerous and so unnecessary. They have ambiguous rights of way or priority.
Consider a 3(or 4) way mini-roundabout, in which two of its legs are diametrically opposite one another. Consider two cars approaching it, one on each of these legs.
The rule of...more | Grouchosaurus |
| 10-3-2006 | Well said Bill, the entry angle is important.
A UK traffic consultant (the name escapes me at the mo) did a survey on urban traffic speed and pedestrian-friendly environments and basically the medievel layout promotes low speed and good walking environments.
In my experience (and if you ant to...more | Mark |
| 04-3-2006 | It's not really the height you should complain about. It's the angle that you have to turn into. The steeper the angle the SLOWER you have to go.
Some roundabouts don't have a steep enough angle, and drivers don't even slow down, they just barrel through,not just cars, HGV's a...more | Bill |
| 22-2-2006 | If Mark would be right, then wouldn't cars go slowly on narrow roads and other places where visibility is restricted... I think not. Instead, people barrel along and only stop if they see something, usually too late.
More visibility _is_ better. | J |
| 20-2-2006 | What a fantastic life you must lead if all you have to moan about is the height of roundabouts. Get a life mate. | rushman |
| 19-2-2006 | High roundabouts make sure people slow right down before moving onto them. The more one can see, the faster one takes the roundabout. | Mark |
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