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Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:30 pm to Dan Bilzerian
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:33 pm to Dan Bilzerian
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Eden Church/Florida?
That would be one of them
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:39 pm to GrammarKnotsi
And I thought they planned one for Juban at Florida but I'm not sure how they have the real estate there
Don't remember where any others were
Don't remember where any others were
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:43 pm to Croacka
Pretty common on Army bases, or at least they were back in my day.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:43 pm to Croacka
Florida blvd is an important alternate route for I12 which includes a lot of truck traffic
How big will these circles be to easily accommodate truck traffic?
That will be interesting to see
How big will these circles be to easily accommodate truck traffic?
That will be interesting to see
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:44 pm to mikrit54
I've got a single lane roundabout a couple hundred yards from my house. Just completed last year, it's relieved a lot off traffic issues at this intersection.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:44 pm to VABuckeye
If you are in the left lane, how do you leave the roundabout?
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:47 pm to Napoleon
2 lanes are typically for larger ones
The thought being you should get over into the "storage" lane to allow others to easily merge and exit until your exit is next up
The thought being you should get over into the "storage" lane to allow others to easily merge and exit until your exit is next up
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:48 pm to Dandy Lion
There are a few in Oxford and at least one in Ridgeland
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:50 pm to Croacka
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How big will these circles be to easily accommodate truck traffic?
Look at the picture of the one in Leesville on the bottom of the first page. It has an 18 wheeler entering the circle that gives you a size reference. It doesn't look that big approaching it on the ground though...
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:50 pm to prostyleoffensetime
One in Pearl, MS too going to the Jackson Airport.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:52 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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RogerTheShrubber
I´ve got three or four in North Atlanta that I use regularly, all one lane like in your photo, with yields at all entrances (which people react to as if they were stop signs).
Accidents galore. It´s fricking incredible.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:54 pm to Napoleon
quote:put your right turn indicator on, look, and get in the right lane just prior to your desired exit. If you can´t do this, stay in the lane, go around again (with caution), and try again.
If you are in the left lane, how do you leave the roundabout?
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:57 pm to Croacka
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And I thought they planned one for Juban at Florida but I'm not sure how they have the real estate there
They're putting one there too but it got lumped in with Juban widening project. They should've built that one first because Florida backs up from Juban past Eden Church in the evenings.
It's an overly complicated process how they get money and decide the order to do these things... not at all like the private sector.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:00 pm to RogerTheShrubber
They don't bother me, but it's the one's put up in places where they aren't necessary. Like in my parent's neighborhood, I don't think I've ever come across another car at the intersection, but there is a roundabout that just takes up my time.
If it's sufficiently large I think they work. When they are tiny roads with a circular median in the middle, it doesn't give anyone the ability to merge properly and it just becomes a stop anyway.
If it's sufficiently large I think they work. When they are tiny roads with a circular median in the middle, it doesn't give anyone the ability to merge properly and it just becomes a stop anyway.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:00 pm to The Sad Banana
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There will be one in Baton Rouge on the new part of Stumberg in front of the hospital once the whole Stumberg project is complete.
It's already there and has been in use for 2 years. It currently has 2 roads connected to it and will have 3 once Stumberg is added. IMO it's way too small for the traffic it will get. It's going to be a disaster once Stumberg is added.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:08 pm to MikeBRLA
They've had plans for one on Hwy 1077 and 1085 in Madisonville for at least 6 years now but the state is dragging its feet on getting construction going. That intersection desperately needs one (majority of movements are turns)
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:11 pm to Dandy Lion
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I´ve got three or four in North Atlanta that I use regularly, all one lane like in your photo, with yields at all entrances (which people react to as if they were stop signs).
Accidents galore. It´s fricking incredible.
Ours is nuts in the summer. Whale watching boats use the harbor and a lot of tour buses in the area but it's still better than it was before. If you weren't on the main road, turning left was a nightmare.
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 3/31/15 at 1:24 pm to Dandy Lion
Louisiana residents better start getting used to roundabouts. Contrary to everything in the OP, intersections that are good candidates for roundabouts are cheaper, safer, and more efficient than signals.
Here is a slightly outdated list of all the upcoming DOTD roundabout projects
Here is a slightly outdated list of all the upcoming DOTD roundabout projects
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