On the roundabout

[David Shaw]

I've been in many roundabouts in Europe, Asia, and Mexico. They work well imo. So I suggest we can make them work here, too with pre-opening education. Meetings at the schools and community centers with video, handouts, and demos using bodies role-playing as cars. Website(s) using 'cartoons' and live videos. After the opening, say the first couple weeks of commute times, get volunteer firemen, off-duty police, service clubs, etc. standing at the entrances and waving vehicles in, bullhorns with lane change instructions. Whatever it takes to get the first-timers acclimated and accustomed to the procedure. After that, word of mouth will help. All much cheaper and faster than a signal install. Sure, there will be some accidents, but good prep will go a long way toward cutting down on the frequency.
My $1.95 (due to inflation),


-dwajs