Roundabouts - A Way of Life In Sedona

Sheri Sperry - MCNE® - we have many roundabouts in our town of Bend, Oregon. And most have wonderful art in the center. The locals know how to work these, but our town swells by up to 20,000 tourists at a time during the summer and roundabout confusion becomes a problem keeping traffic flowing when we are in tourist season.

WE have these here in Minnesota.  We find that they work good at intersections that are not overly busy.  I personally like them

They do keep the traffic moving and lessen congestion if you know who has the right of way. Good post topic, Sheri.

Sheri having lived in CT, MA and NY we had a different name for them:)) These traffic circles or roundabouts in the rest of the US are referred to as "rotaries" in Massachusetts, as well as other parts of New England including parts of Connecticut, New Hampshire & Vermont.

Morning Sheri.

We have two in our town.  Most people hate them.  They are the way things are going, so get to like them or stay at home.... 

Roundabouts can be confusing for out of town drivers who are not used to them.

Sheri, we have a few around here and they seem to confuse people. The video really does a great job showing just how easy it is to navigate a roundabout. 

Sheri, we are seeing more and more roundabouts around the Denver metro area also.  Cities must have determined they are safer than lights or stop signs.

Roudabouts are something we deal with every day going in and out of our neighborhood. They used to cripple my mom with fear.  I never understood.  They are great for traffic flow.

Those roundabouts drive me crazy, haha, probably the only thing that I don't like about Sedona.

This is certainly important information to share with area residents and visitors.

We do not have to many in Philly but we call them circles  Sheri Sperry - MCNE®  they always stress me out  . Most likely because there are not many of them . Love your video

Sheri Sperry - MCNE® - We have new round-abouts in Flower Mound too.

Your views of the city are absolutely beautiful! It is good to see infrastructural changes that takes into account driver and pedestrian safety. 

Good morning Sheri.  This must be a trend nationally as we have many more roundabouts in my area as compared to a few years ago.

Bend, Oregon, where my son lives, is filled with round-abouts, we like them. They work well when every driver "gets it."  Washougal just added some to help with traffic flow - and Camas even has one. Ha. They work to prevent backups. ( A backup here - four or five cars - hahaha) 

Hello Sheri,

I do remember this round about next to your office ;o)

I think round abouts are a pain in the butt and also a great way of controlling speeding traffic.

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How interesting, Sheri... our counties have been adding quite a few of these in recent years, as well. Supposedly they control traffic flow better and in some areas where we always had back-ups I do see an improvement. It's a matter of getting used to them.

We call them roundabouts here in Charlotte as well and they are located all over the Metro region, Sheri. 

They are, indeed, a better way to manage traffic and I do agree they are safer as well. 

I sometimes think they are put in areas because there must have been federal or state available..not because they were needed especially if they are poorly lit !