tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post7802656846565584322..comments2024-01-02T07:16:03.732-07:00Comments on Endless Velo Love: Frustrations With Cycling the RoundaboutG.E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13429419832660419144noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-70512882569406514282013-12-04T09:00:52.693-07:002013-12-04T09:00:52.693-07:00Wow! I can't believe you were hit and the woma...Wow! I can't believe you were hit and the woman was worried about her car. People are incredible. As you said, thankfully it was at a slow speed, but it seems that so many motorists don't realize the damage their two-ton automobiles will do to someone on a bicycle. <br /><br />I can relate to your peeve with drivers who stop when they have the right-of-way and I'm already stopped as IG.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02748009691282638366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-53355601027245370482013-12-03T19:00:44.172-07:002013-12-03T19:00:44.172-07:00G.E., thanks for bringing these issues up. Every ...G.E., thanks for bringing these issues up. Every major city in the US has some form of a "bicycle program manager" these days, and hopefully it is their job to take note of these discussions within the cyclist community. <br /><br />I'm not sure which is worse, the texting motorist, or the belligerent woman you encountered. I actually had a woman physically bump her large SUV Augsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109555620818668190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-42260152135759557872013-12-03T13:34:00.922-07:002013-12-03T13:34:00.922-07:00You are right... I suppose technically the single ...You are right... I suppose technically the single lane "roundabouts" should be called traffic circles than true roundabouts. <br /><br />As for texting drivers, {sigh} that could be an entire rant of its own. Although I'm grateful for the technology in this day, it's not only made motorists less aware, but I think it's made humans in general less apt to speak to each other G.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02748009691282638366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-22780843867603195712013-12-03T11:37:26.998-07:002013-12-03T11:37:26.998-07:00I agree that the normal, larger roundabouts pictur...I agree that the normal, larger roundabouts pictured in your figure and in your photos are a disaster for cyclists. The main purpose of the roundabout originally, was to prevent cars from T-boning one another from the side - which is usually a pretty severe accident. I do think they work for that purpose. But bicycles seem to disappear from the driver's view in the larger roundabouts. <brAugsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109555620818668190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-86864851826241218102013-12-02T10:32:10.083-07:002013-12-02T10:32:10.083-07:00I think roundabouts definitely assist with head-on...I think roundabouts definitely assist with head-on collision prevention for cars (although, the roundabout in our 'hood has been repaired due to someone running straight into it, so I suppose one has to <i>see</i> the giant, brick/cement mass in front of him/her in order to avoid the head-on accidents). There was a video that <a href="http://www.cyclelicio.us/2013/G.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02748009691282638366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948910318159742024.post-41409990470953039872013-12-02T06:10:55.038-07:002013-12-02T06:10:55.038-07:00I think your conclusions are pretty much spot on G...I think your conclusions are pretty much spot on G.E. My experience has been that most motorists don't know how to handle roundabouts or believe that no one else knows how to handle roundabouts. SO what you get are two situations: 1) drive as fast as possible through the obstacle and pretend it doesn't exist; or 2) treat it as a four way stop. Ironically it seems that a lot of four wayChainringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646119297937166114noreply@blogger.com