Americans don't like roundabouts

Here is one those jewels you find now and then in the news.

According to the New York Times, Americans don't like roundabouts.
"Traffic is going in circles. Armed with mounting data showing that roundabouts are safer, cheaper to maintain and friendlier to the environment, transportation experts around the country are persuading communities to replace traditional intersections with them. There’s just one problem: Americans don’t know how to navigate them."

There are only 2000 roundabouts in the US. Given the size of the country that's nothing. I'm pretty sure Brittany has more than that on its own.

This article is hilarious, especially when experts explain very seriously that people are different, thus driving is different, thus roundabouts can work in some places (like Europe) and not in others (like the US). Given how different people's driving habits are within Europe, how come we all manage to handle a roundabout? Even UK drivers demonstrated it works the other way around.


Read full article here.