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Originally Posted by aerohead
It has been reported that round-abouts require alot of momentum death,exactly what the world needs less of.
A cloverleaf system could be synchronized,and offer no appreciable loss of momentum during the transition.
There are no technological barriers to developing a traffic system in which a motorist can essentially maintain a constant velocity between departure and arrival at a destination.
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We have four roundabouts in my town. You have to slow to about 20 mph to make it around the curve, but that's a lot better than coming to a full stop at a 4-way stop sign or light. Yes, sometimes you have to stop because of traffic coming around in front of you, but I'd estimate that about 50% of the time I've been able to just cruise right into the curve and out on my chosen street. It does take up quite a bit more land than a regular intersection, though (but not nearly as much as a cloverleaf would).