Although large-radius, high-speed rotaries can be terrifying or deadly for cyclists and pedestrians, modern traffic circles, whose tight-radius curves restrict speeds to 15mph or so, are probably safer than conventional intersections. The City of Encinitas will probably install a series of three or four circles on one of its heavily-used two-lane roads -- I shall report back in a year or so, after they are in.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069