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Couldnt agree more, theyre better for pedestrians than any intersection.

Honest question, how are roundabouts better for pedestrians than intersections? At a light-controlled intersection, the traffic is forced stop for a period of time, allowing for safe passage.

They're not. Roundabouts with any significant volume of traffic are, for the most part, terrible for pedestrians. Some rare but progressive roundabouts have zebra crossings on every arm which make them much better, but the continuous flow nature of roundabouts make them pretty hazardous.

> They're not. Roundabouts with any significant volume of traffic are, for the most part, terrible for pedestrians.

I don't think that's true in general [0] [1]

> Some rare but progressive roundabouts have zebra crossings on every arm which make them much better

Those are just... regular roundabouts? What would be the point on having roundabouts with no way for pedestrians to safely cross the street?

[0] https://www.fdot.gov/agencyresources/roundabouts/benefits.sh...

[1] https://www.iihs.org/topics/roundabouts

Mostly because of speed. Roundabouts physically force drivers to decrease speed. One may run a red light, but cement is hard to ignore.

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