05-16-2016, 06:13 AM
[quote/]Q: What is the biggest difference between the roundabout in the European Vacation roundabout scene and why wouldn't it apply to the roundabout in Pahoa? [/quote]
A: The intersection in the famous movie was not a modern roundabout. It was a UK roundabout, what we might call a traffic circle, or rotary.
Many people confuse other and older styles of circular intersections with modern roundabouts. East coast rotaries, large multi-lane traffic circles (Arc D’Triomphe, Dupont Circle), and small neighborhood traffic circles are not modern roundabouts. If you want to see the difference between a traffic circle, a rotary (UK roundabout) and a modern roundabout (UK continental roundabout), go to http://tinyurl.com/kstate-RAB to see pictures.
A: The intersection in the famous movie was not a modern roundabout. It was a UK roundabout, what we might call a traffic circle, or rotary.
Many people confuse other and older styles of circular intersections with modern roundabouts. East coast rotaries, large multi-lane traffic circles (Arc D’Triomphe, Dupont Circle), and small neighborhood traffic circles are not modern roundabouts. If you want to see the difference between a traffic circle, a rotary (UK roundabout) and a modern roundabout (UK continental roundabout), go to http://tinyurl.com/kstate-RAB to see pictures.