In defense of traffic roundabouts

Published 4:06 pm Thursday, June 18, 2015

I love roundabouts. They are an efficient means of avoiding full stops where they are not needed, i.e. four-way stops.

Please note that no one seems to understand how a four-way stop works. When you are in a roundabout, there is no doubt what is going on. Get in and get out.

I was in one the other day behind a truck. The truck was able to keep moving and not come to a full stop, saving gas and allowing the driver to not have to go through many gears to get going again. If you worry about slowing down and being hit from behind, give up your license and stay home.

Roundabouts also have a European feel, as the roundabout has been used in Europe for many many years.

If it were left to me, I would have roundabouts everywhere, with fountains, plants, lights maybe even a statue of a London bobby directing traffic.

Joe Manzone
Indianola