Automobile Enthusiasts

There are so many signs, crosswalk areas, traffic bumps, pedestrians (often kids or the scooters of the disabled, family cyclists and Armstrong wannabes, a school, a nursing home, and businesses (pizza, ice cream, drug store, a large gas station/convenience store, a bus stop/layover, a strip retail area, and a church around the approaches and exits to the circles that it's all very distracting. Going south on exit of both circles, the roadway is 5-lanes with a suicide lane for quick and easy turns (hahaha). The double set of round-abouts can become a gridlock area at least twice a day during regular school hours drop-off/pick-up times (now on CoVid-19 hybrid plans) and few places to quickly provide right-of way to hard-charging emergency vehicles.

At all times, one can't miss a thing even at lowered speeds. Some driver's pay no attention, are on phones; pedestrians/scooter users may or may not push crossing buttons, and cyclists use mixed rules driver's must decipher for safety's sake. Plan which lane to use for your destination, exercise patience-don't jump the gun entering a circle, and keep one's speed smooth and no faster than the limit. It is was it is - I've grown used to driving the double set, but not the white knuckle anxiety on approach and exit.

I know about how much safer they're supposed to be; better safety and flow are a good thing when all goes well, but I absolutely don't enjoy using them in heavier traffic or when trying to guess the movement of pedestrians/cyclists. Sometimes, the entrance and exits are the worst part. ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN in the proximity of all round-abouts!