Common Roundabout Myths

As interest in modern roundabouts has increased in the U.S. and transportation officials have considered their implementation, misperceptions have often arisen.  Often during the course of studies and designs involving roundabouts transportation officials and consultants encounter many fallacies which come up with regularity.  These opinions are typically voiced by members of the public and elected officials, etc.  who are unfamiliar with this of intersection control. 

Sometimes everything you read or hear is not necessarily true.  The following documents (Courtesy of APA, DLZ Michigan, Inc. and Washtenaw County Road Commission) are intended to help educate readers on the facts of modern roundabouts.