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Old 05-03-2012, 09:07 AM   #17
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Actually, we have a number of roundabouts in Coral Gables, FL, some of which are 2 lanes or more; New England is not alone. People do as well with these as they do in other areas of Miami as "Miami Traffic Rules" apply. Some of the local rules are: red light means stop unless you think you can get through it. Orange means that 11 cars can go through before the red. Use your horn as a traffic device instead of your brain (although I prefer the horn over the Glock, the other necessity in Miami driving). Courtesy slows traffic. Right of way in a roundabout is determined by who has the bigger....whatever. I could go on and on...maybe coming up to the Lake next few weeks for the summer will ease my South Florida traffic congestion.

Back to the thread...it is my take that roundabouts work well unless there is bumper to bumper traffic.
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