Footage Shows Carnage As Americans Try To Use New Roundabout

By Abdul Rafay in News On 9th August 2022
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Aerial footage has given a rare insight into the chaos that followed the construction of a roundabout in a Kentucky town.

You see, while roundabouts are widespread in the UK and Europe, they are not frequently found in America, where people prefer to move forward on a straight path.

That indicates that when a roundabout is built there, people truly seem to be confused as to how it operates.

Credit: Walker Construction

In one case, authorities in Rowan County, Kentucky, built one directly over a crossroads. They probably didn't anticipate it turning out as disastrously as it did.

In the video, which Walker Construction created, you can see cars taking the wrong exits or perhaps even turning around the roundabout in the wrong direction.

Although it's difficult for a piece of machinery to appear confused, you'll see what we mean when you watch the video.

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Additionally, the local drivers are not pleased with it because they feel that the previous four-way stop junction was performing its job just fine.

Fair or not, they most likely have a point. especially if they intend to use the new junction in this manner.

North-eastern Kentucky has never had a roundabout before, and considering how well it has functioned, it appears that it may be the last.

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A local called Jason Whisman told news outlet WYKT: "It's going to throw them for a loop. A complete 360. No doubt about it."

Walker Construction clarified that they simply intended to share the footage to teach others how to avoid roundabouts.

It works well for that.

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According to KYTC, the roundabout was built because it has been proven that they are safer than other types of junctions, particularly in locations where there is a lot of traffic flow.

A transport official recently told local news: "We're looking at a way to reduce the severity of crashes that this intersection has a history of."

Another driver added: "I'm sure that it's going to take them a while to get used to it, but once they get used to it, I'm sure it's going to work very well."

Roundabouts greatly reduce the likelihood of head-on or T-bone accident, which reduces crashes by 38 percent and fatal or incapacitating crashes by 90 percent, according to research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Cars using them don't have to stop and start as frequently, making them more environmentally friendly.

So it appears that those who live there will just have to get used to them.