For those who still believe in all that relates to traffic and cars is on the U.S. we should take example in Europe, think again.
Everyone (almost) knows the configuration of the typical American city: a perfect grid with perpendicular streets, intersections and, in most cases: the fires. This has the advantage of providing easy navigation but it is neither ecolo nor conducive to optimizing traffic. And although the U.S. is trying to draw on the old continent on this point.
The export product is the hottest European roundabout. While in France we have over 30,000, the United States, there are only 2,000 for the time being, but a figure that is increasing dramatically.
The only small problem according to a recent New York Times is that the roundabout is much misunderstood in the United States. A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on how it is still perceived by many Americans reveals that 34% of drivers on average are against roundabouts and convinced that they create accidents. The same survey in areas where a roundabout has been built recently gave 57% positive rating.
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