Intersections vs. circles vs. proper roundabouts [View all]

There are three roundabouts in my town that work very well. Except for the one that has one or two cars a year jumping a curb. The Pizza Hut there closed because it got hit twice in a year and a half.

New Jersey has absolutely the worst of them on the planet. I rear ended someone years ago when she slammed on the brakes in the newly "modernized" but dreaded Somerville circle. But, that's Joisey which will take any idea and do it with genius or fuck it up hopelessly, with little in between.

And then there's that big circle in Rome which left us in hysterical laughter and was far worse than the one in European Vacation. Amazing that no one got hurt and not even a fender dented.

But, anyway-- here's the facts and why Americans hate roundabouts even though they are better