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Originally Posted by mike_bike_kite
I'll have to disagree with you there  We had the small roundabouts put in in my local area. It's a quiet residential area with a speed limit of 20mph but the problem is the roads are wide and some folk think it's fun to drive through at 70mph instead. We were originally going to have 4 way stop signs which would have been cheaper to install and allow more parking but these junctions are very rare in the UK and it was thought to be a little risky. The raised mini roundabouts force the cars to slow down. Obviously if folk just drove along at sensible speeds then there wouldn't be a need for any of it. |
Wouldn't speed bumps achieve the same thing more effectively? I don't many people don't like them, precisely because they force, rather than merely "encourage" you to drive more slowly!