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Started by rawr apples, January 19, 2009, 11:52:07 PM

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DAL764

Quote from: agentsteel53 on January 20, 2009, 12:01:35 AMthey're huge in Europe of course.
Very true. Can be annoying at times, but then again, we occasionally are also graced with quite a few nicely designed ones, like this one on the A26 near Stade, Germany (opened around 3 months ago):

Wouldn't mind if they build more roundabouts like that :) .


Chris

^^ That's not really a classic roundabout, more like a traffic circle.

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Bryant5493

Never seen a roundabout interchange. It's very cool looking.

But there are a few roundabout intersections in Metro Atlanta. I wish that there were more.
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Michael

US 15/NY 17 (now US 15/I-86) was one at one time (pic).  It was converted to a diamond, and now has been converted a second time to a T interchange in anticipation of I-99.

Alex

Funny I mentioned the same U.S. 15/NY-17 interchange in the Interstate 99 thread:D

agentsteel53

how about this one from the Henry Hudson Parkway (New York City) in the late 30s?

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/SPEC/088.jpg
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rawr apples

There's a few in New york, mainly along the coastline freeways i've noticed though

There is also a 3-level stacked in New Orleans
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=new+orleans,+la&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=us&ll=29.973905,-90.155879&spn=0.005985,0.009656&t=k&z=17

Farthest i've seen out of New England
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Alex

Quote from: rawr apples on January 27, 2009, 02:31:42 AM
There's a few in New york, mainly along the coastline freeways i've noticed though

There is also a 3-level stacked in New Orleans
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=new+orleans,+la&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=us&ll=29.973905,-90.155879&spn=0.005985,0.009656&t=k&z=17

Farthest i've seen out of New England

Thats the same interchange I posted a photo of on the first page of this thread.  :-D

Scott5114

Quote from: Chris on January 22, 2009, 04:40:01 PM
^^ That's not really a classic roundabout, more like a traffic circle.

I've never really understood the difference...
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Chris

Traffic circles can also be traffic-light controlled.

UptownRoadGeek

Quote from: aaroads on January 20, 2009, 12:02:25 AM
U.S. 61 and Causeway Boulevard, one of my all time favorite interchanges



Taken 11/20/08.


rawr apples

ah did not notice :-D

looks pretty cool from the road. so big.
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John

Hmmm, looks like a vollyball except with a traffic circle. It looks like it would move traffic, but who knows.
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TheHighwayMan3561

West 70th Street in Edina, MN had 3 roundabouts installed last summer.
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ComputerGuy

How about the magic roundabout...


rawr apples

Thats a bit much for the average american to even comprehend. they can barely get regular roundabout
Now shut up and drivee

Bryant5493

The "Magic Roundabout" looks complex, but fun to drive.


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Quote from: rawr apples on February 01, 2009, 03:57:43 AM
Thats a bit much for the average american to even comprehend. they can barely get regular roundabout

I think that nobody who doesn't drive there regularly can comprehend such roundabouts.

UptownRoadGeek

Quote from: ComputerGuy on January 31, 2009, 11:56:35 PM
How about the magic roundabout...



Wow, I actually get it. I had to stare at it for about 5 min., but I get it.  I agree that is too much for the average American to handle.


ComputerGuy

Yeah...first of all, the cars are flowing in the opposite direction from America, second we don't have 8 mini-roundabouts inside one huge one.

rawr apples

Now shut up and drivee

DAL764

Quote from: NOLANOLA504 on February 01, 2009, 11:35:09 AMI agree that is too much for the average American to handle.
Not just the average American, pretty much every average non-Brit  ;-) . Granted, I have figured out how it's supposed to work, but actually driving up to that roundabout and be faced with the quest of having to chose the right turns would be a whole different story  :-/.

Bryant5493

Here's a video of an American roundabout, located in Douglas County, Georgia. This roundabout is located at the intersection of SR 5 and SR 166, eighteen miles or so west of Atlanta.

Roundabout appears 4:21 into the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi3paqc8Blk

Be well,

Bryant
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rawr apples

I make a point of driving through roundabouts whenever im driving near one..driving on I-70 in colorado I exited at almost every ski-town with roundabout junctions. my mum wasnt very understanding.
Now shut up and drivee



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