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YuechenLi 6 hours ago

The key disadvantage of a roundabout is that it takes up more space and is harder to setup than plopping down a couple of stop signs.

They are awesome otherwise, I do like them better for low traffic intersections though because I don't have to stop and think about if the next car is going to yield or not.

kazinator 26 minutes ago | parent [-]

Only large roundabouts take space. Small roundabouts can easily be retrofitted into small, unguarded residential neighborhood intersections without clawing back any sidewalk corners. They just plop a curbed-off circle in the middle of the intersection, leaving a narrow passage around it. Now a car going straight has to swerve into a crosswalk that is going in the same direction. Massive win!