Does America have round-abouts?

[Jewrean]

In European countries and also here in my home country of Australia roundabouts are extremely common.

I was told that there are indeed roundabouts in America but are extremely uncommon. This was also shown in the Simpsons when they visited England and were completely clueless about a roundabout.

Roundabouts reduce traffic considerably by means of increasing throughput. I suppose my question is why aren't there many roundabouts in America? If you are not from America; are roundabouts common or uncommon?

A simple roundabout

 

[Xojins]

They're not everywhere but we do have them. It's called a rotary where I live.

 

[Gxas]

Yes we do have them. And, after three years of it being in place in my city, people still act like retards when they pull up to it.

 

[xmbts]

East coast has rotaries, West does not.

And that's all I think I know about it.

>.<

 

[bubba145]

not on major roads a few are in cul de sacs to stop speeding

 

[HT_Black]

...The guys who lay the railroad tracks?

No, you mean the other roundabouts. Gotcha. Yeah, we have those. They're not frequently employed, for various reasons, but they've definitely got a presence here.

 

[2fish]

I know of one near me, but thats the only one I know in the state. It was put there to slow people down and also since it is easy to miss your turn if you are not paying attention. Also I am in the west so I challenge your facts xmbts!

 

[Toriver]

Well, apparently they do exist in the US, but I have never seen one there. *EDIT: I was wrong, I am sorry.*

 

[bassdrum]

They exist in America every once in a while, and I suspect that the reason we don't have more is because nobody knows what to do about them. When faced with a roundabout/rotary, people act like idiots, cut each other off, act way too cautiously or boldly... it's very difficult to drive through a rotary because nobody seems to know how to follow the rules.

Personally, I think that they're a great idea, and wouldn't mind seeing more of them (as long as people knew how to use them).

 

[New Troll]

Roundabouts are usually very annoying cause one road is usually much more travelled than the other so when you're on that road it's like having to slow down for nothing.

 

[waive]

Down here in Idaho I've seen one, on a 3 way intersection thats almost never busy. It might be some time, but it's kinda fun, and people aren't terribly retarded when on it. Hopefully they will pop up more often. Red Lights are the bane of my existance.

 

[Something Amyss]

Got like three within a stone's throw from my home.

 

[Armored Prayer]

Yes but they are not all that common.

Though Washington DC and a few of its neighboring towns have a bunch of them together.

 

[park92]

In Canada i've only seen 2 and both are in Edmonton. I don't like traffic circles (thats what we call it here) cause it usually most of the accidents happen here.

 

[Xpwn3ntial]

My home town has 12. More than any other city I have seen, and my city has less than 90,000 people in it.

There are 33 in my home town an dwe got 75000 people in it.
We love these things in Sweden

You win, sir.

 

[Jamboxdotcom]

we've got a few here in Montana. they're all the rage. actually, they are an excellent idea, aside from the fact that most people are too dumb to figure out how they work. also, in snowy/icy climes they can sometimes be a bad thing.

 

[Thedayrecker]

There's one not to far from my house. It's near Clearwater beach (not exactly sure where, as I don't go to the beach that often)

 

[FalloutJack]

In European countries and also here in my home country of Australia roundabouts are extremely common.

I was told that there are indeed roundabouts in America but are extremely uncommon. This was also shown in the Simpsons when they visited England and were completely clueless about a roundabout.

Roundabouts reduce traffic considerably by means of increasing throughput. I suppose my question is why aren't there many roundabouts in America? If you are not from America; are roundabouts common or uncommon?

A simple roundabout

We do and I've seen them, but now I want to ask a question.

Does Europe have any cloverleaf roadways? You know, like this?