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New Fri 1 Jul 11 16:22 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - henry k
"Is the British roundabout conquering the US?"

www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13863498

" Some drivers in Carmel have been known to wait for the whole roundabout to clear before entering, "

but
" This is a culture predicated on freedom and individualism, where spontaneous co-operation is difficult and regimentation is resisted. "

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New Fri 1 Jul 11 17:18 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - R.P.
I was warned, warned mark you, by a B&B owner in Gloucester Maine about the dangers "Driving Circle" on the outskirts of town - this is the town that reared generations of Tuna fishermen - wonder if they got a discount on their fuel..?

I would say that roundabouts are perfectly suited to the rural American psyche - their 4 way junctions just work in a way they would never do in the UK.
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New Fri 1 Jul 11 17:20 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - Zero
Yup, a four way stop works perfectly well there, and is well suited to their lazy driving style. Here it would be a disaster.
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New Sat 2 Jul 11 12:39 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - Bill Payer
>> Yup, a four way stop works perfectly well there, and is well suited to their
>> lazy driving style. Here it would be a disaster.
>>
It's a disaster there if a certain kind of Brit is driving - I spent a week on a business trip with my then boss a few years ago and he just ignored the protocol completely. He couldn't for the life of him understand why you would wait when you could simply take the first chance to go!
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New Fri 1 Jul 11 17:26 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - Zero
>> I was warned, warned mark you, by a B&B owner in Gloucester Maine

Hospitality people can be funny. The owner of the farm cottage in wales said "Oh so you found us all right then" - as tho no-one has made it there before.

I replied "yes I used Google earth and sat nav to find it" From the look on his face i think that translates in welsh "Aliens just transported us here by tractor beam"
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New Fri 1 Jul 11 17:28 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - R.P.
A tractor beam would have totally different meaning around here.
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New Fri 1 Jul 11 17:31 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - Zero
Very true.
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New Fri 1 Jul 11 17:31 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - Old Navy
Zero is an urbanite, I suspect the only tractors he is familiar with are the Chelsea variety.
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New Fri 1 Jul 11 17:34 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - Zero
You wouldn't say that if you could have seen me and fifi herding the Welsh Blacks out of the way on our way to the beach,

Put me in BBD's cowboy boots, and on a horse and I make John Wayne look like a city gay bar crawler.
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New Fri 1 Jul 11 17:38 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - Old Navy
Oh dear, chasing Welsh sheep, good job you were under supervision. :-)
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New Fri 1 Jul 11 17:40 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - R.P.
Welsh Blacks are cows :-)
Last edited by: Pugugly on Fri 1 Jul 11 at 17:40
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New Fri 1 Jul 11 17:40 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - Zero
Welsh Blacks are cows ON.

TuTut talk about city slicker!
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New Fri 1 Jul 11 17:50 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - Old Navy
Oops, OK so you are a bit ambitious. :-)

That's my London upbringing, and this is an arable farm area. My excuse anyway.
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New Fri 1 Jul 11 17:51 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - Zero
I got cow poo on BBDs boots tho.
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New Fri 1 Jul 11 18:05 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - Old Navy
Now that is living dangerously.
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New Sat 2 Jul 11 12:11 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - Cliff Pope
>> A tractor beam would have totally different meaning around here.
>>


And it would have adjustable track width.
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New Sat 2 Jul 11 13:39 
 More roundabouts are being built in the USA - Dutchie
The only round about in the US I came across was in Clearwater Florida.

Went fine.
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