Will It Go Round In Circles

According to autoblog and The New York Times, much to the confustion of American drivers traffic planners in the US have recently fallen in love with roundabouts as a traffic calming device. In the mid-West, since 2004, hundreds have been constructed in Kansas, Wisconsin and Maryland, among other states, and many more are on the way throughout the country. Roundabouts purportedly lower speeds, virtually eliminate intersection head-on collisions, lower emissions since there is less starting and stopping and don't require electricity to operate.

Unfortunately, US drivers have absolutely no idea when to yield or how to successfully navigate them.

[Source: The New York Times via autoblog/Photo Credit: Una Smith via CC 2.o via autoblog]