Roundabouts

[MantaRay]

Typically, roundabouts seem to be designed for fast approach and slow exit...shouldn't it be the opposite way around?

[vascop]

In my opinion roundabouts should not be approached at speed and they are not designed to be approached at speed.

[MantaRay]

You missed my point vascop, the tightest part on many roundabouts seems to be just after the exit when there is usually quite a kink to the left, slightly after the point where one typically starts to accelerate having left the roundabout [apologies if I'm not making myself clear on this!]

[Hopkirk]

Would you like a little chicane just before you join?

[sinderella]

its to stop those darned biker types having too much fun!

[Jumbo747]

Try the Magic Roundabout in Swindon for fast approaches AND fast exits! It's that famous multi-mini one where you're either amongst the quick or the dead .............:)

[Mick-Talbot]

[apologies if I'm not making myself clear on this!]


^ Well I think that was necessary ,,,,no idea what you are saying

[Duncer]

You've never been to Sharjah then? We used to call the road to Dubai "Crazy Road", as did most ex-pats.

[Zacs-Master]

Time for bed said Zeberdee

[erin-x]

My uncle once told me that in Africa they call roundabouts, "keepy lefty's"!!!

[mccfluff]

Hmmmmm was it you who tried to mow me dowm on monday?

[Dodger666]

Here in Birmingham we have many mini roundabouts built at minor road crossroads where nothing existed previously. They are just small bumps in the road. Many motorists completely ignore them by driving straight over them without slowing down at all.

[TWR]

The purpose of roundabouts is to keep the traffic flowing, if you approach a roundabout with caution, you, at times can judge whether you need to stop.

[Toureman]

As you seen quite confused peruse this............

http://www.driving-te...outs/roundabouts.html

[jno]

the tightest part on many roundabouts seems to be just after the exit when there is usually quite a kink to the left

Are you sure? I suppose some roundabouts may be like this but most just have roads leading straight in and straight out again