Quote:
Originally Posted by ai_vin
Although they're better for cars and occupants there may be one problem with roundabouts; pedestrians. Some drivers focus on merging more than they need to and fail to check for those on the other side.
|
I remember seeing in England lots of traffic circles that were slightly raised with the ped/bike traffic going
under. Having the circle raised is also good, as it naturally makes you slow down when approaching. Unfortunately, any kind of multilevel intersection is expensive, since it requires playing in the dirt.
__________________
e·co·mod·ding: the art of turning vehicles into what they should be
What matters is
where you're going, not
how fast.
"... we humans tend to screw up everything that's good enough as it is...or everything that we're attracted to, we love to go and defile it." - Chris Cornell
[Old] Piwoslaw's Peugeot 307sw modding thread