this post was submitted on 16 May 2025
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[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Roundabouts are not just for efficiency, they are for safety. A regular 4-way intersection introduces multiple conflicts between cars turning left and cars coming from the opposite direction.

A roundabout only has one conflict for each connecting street, and the right of way is clearly defined.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They also change the angle of impacts to be less severe since they should effectively eliminate a t-bone type impact.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And collisions will be at a lower speed since no one will be blasting straight through the intersection. Unless someone really fucks up.