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Originally Posted by jeff88
When I went to England/Scotland, there seemed to be a lot of round abouts and in the well-poulated areas they had street lights. I *think* they only turned on at peak hours.
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Roundabouts can be damn effective-but that relies on the people using it correctly
Over here (Glasgow), there's a myriad of roundabouts with full time lights..
at peak times this means significant tailbacks on approach to the roundabout
classic example here
http://goo.gl/maps/JEjwF
this frequently backs up on to the m74 motorway, and approx a mile up the a725 at peak times-hardly a beacon of efficiency
At other times the lights often means stopping for no reason (like a 4 way stop)
so they aint flawless
