From the Wikipedia reference on roundabouts .......
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout ...... way down the bottom under Safety, it says:
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Statistically, modern roundabouts are safer for drivers and pedestrians than both older style traffic circles and traditional intersections.(73) Compared with these other forms of intersections, modern roundabouts experience 39% fewer vehicle collisions, 76% fewer injuries and 90% fewer serious injuries and fatalities (according to a study of a sampling of roundabouts in the United States, when compared with the junctions they replaced). At junctions with stop signs or traffic lights, the most serious accidents are right-angle, left-turn or head-on collisions where vehicles move fast and collide at high impact angles, e. g. head-on. Roundabouts virtually eliminate those types of crashes. Instead, most crashes are glancing blows at low angles of impact. Further, a study based on satellite imagery of all intersections in Australia observed consistently low speeds on roundabouts compared to other intersection types, contributing to reduced injury severity in case of a crash.(77)
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Yes, and allow me to add that drivers in Wolfeboro NH, the oldest summer resort in the U.S.A., who use roundabouts on a regular daily basis will experience 88% fewer cavities in their teeth, as well, and have beautiful pearly white teeth...... ho-ho-ho ....
..... sorry, could not resist that one ...... and yuck-yuck-yuck! ....
