I recall there was a big stop sign there before, and it worked fine. It would be interesting to see traffic and accident data for this intersection, which I assume is recorded and kept by law.

I am also interested in what this crcle cost citizens, along with all the other Steelyard Commons related road improvements - THEY redesigned our highways and exits to accommodate this lame little shopping strip, and that money came from somewhere, and could have been spent elsewhere... these are truly roads to nowhere!

Disrupt IT

A comment on that, the residents say that on slow traffice days, sometimes police cruisers get in the circle and at high speeds go round and round - probably to gain practice and knowledge of how to maneuver the circle and get through in a hurry. 

Also, many accident are not reported.  If there are no injuries, the motorists will just exchange information and continue on. 

One of the crashes I witnessed was a pickup truck in the inside lane and a small car on the ourside land - they were sort of along side each other.  All of a sudden the pickup truck, attempting to make a right and go down West 14th Street, cut right in front of the little car - the driver (a white male) jumped out and started yelling at the driver of the little car (a black male).  He was blasting the little car driver for, according to him, going the wrong way (continuing around the circle) and causing him to be involved in an accident.  The black gentleman not knowing quite what to do, began trying to explain to the truck driver that his lane also went all the way around and that he the truck driver was in the wrong for cutting in front of him.  The truck driver with his hands on his hips looked as befuddled as any confused person could look - he apparently did not know the area - because he turned several times looking around trying to figure out coming to the conclusion of  just what he had done.  Had this not been a situation where someone could have been seriously injured or killed, it would have been funny.  

The did eventually exchange info and being that it was only the vehicles that suffered some broken lights and banged up a bit, they went on their way.   

Can someone that is familiar with the circle explain to me how it works?  I might find myself needing to use it someday and I sure would like to know how to drive it.  I tried it once or twice and found myself lacking in knowledge to navigate it safely.  I avoid it now and take Clark over to Quigley to get to the Steelyard Commons. 

Either close your eyes or use clark unless you are really brave. It is more than learning how to use it. The other drivers need to know how to use it, and when to yield.

The yield changes every few feet, and I never drive it if I am tired, and never in the dark. I stay in the inner circle and go slow.  Can you practice

with someone who is familiar with it during a time when there is not a lot traffic? I can try to help you if you'd like, but, like you, I use clark a lot.

Thank you for your helpful advice.  You are right, it is probably best for me to just use Clark, at least until something is done to make the circle easier and safer to navigate. 

I just read Jerleens' post about the police using the circle at high speed to practice so I will just not use it at all. Talk about sitting ducks. 

Folks--roundabouts have been around in Europe for a long, long time and are statisfically safer than traditional intersections. 

Can we just use some common sense and think about our behavior for once? Or, do Americans find it impossible to yield to someone else?

how the roundabouts are navigated.  But, most of us did not grow up with roundabouts, and from what I am reading and hearing in conversation there are a lot of people who don't know how to use them that drive on them.  That is just an accident waiting to happen, as it is said. 

 other roundabouts are usually much larger. They have these all over england, vut with a larger roundabout you have much more room to navigate, and avoid collision.