Jeff's near accident seems to be what the published studies found was the most common type of cyclist accident at roundabouts: The cyclist circulating in the roundabout is not seen and given the right-of-way by a motorist entering the roundabout. You could call this the roundabout version of the "right cross".
On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Schimpff, Jeff A - DNR < [email protected]> wrote: > > ... On my first use of the UW-Walnut Street roundabout, I was in the > roundabout approaching the Observatory arm when a westbound vehicle > careening down Observatory failed to yield and blithely cut me off. Only > good brakes on my bike prevented serious injury or death. I am unimpressed > with roundabouts because their safe use requires far more reliance on good > mv driver behavior than stop lights. I rarely go that way any more. > ... > Jeff Schimpff > Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources > Madison, WI > 608-267-7853 > "Bus, Bike, Carpool to Work for Clean Air for Kids" > >
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