Re: [Talk-us] Possible roundabouts?

2018-10-05 Thread Shawn K. Quinn
On 09/30/2018 11:20 AM, Minh Nguyen wrote: > This could either be considered a roundabout (junction=roundabout) or a > turning loop that happens to have two driveways sprouting out from it. > Either way, given the width of the loop, the loop is one-way. Keep Right will mark it as an error if a

Re: [Talk-us] Possible roundabouts?

2018-09-30 Thread Minh Nguyen
On 2018-09-06 23:27, Marian Poara wrote: 40.5234202, -111.8762446 Despite its size, the standard roundabout rules normally apply on these decorative or traffic calming circles -- there simply isn't enough room for a driver inside the circle to yield to a driver entering the circle. So

Re: [Talk-us] Possible roundabouts?

2018-09-08 Thread Chris Hathcock
Without looking at the intersections in question, I suspect they could be traffic calming circles. These are common in residential areas. They're frequently uncontrolled and unsigned and the purpose of them is to slow down traffic, not to improve traffic flow like a roundabout. I agree with

Re: [Talk-us] Possible roundabouts?

2018-09-08 Thread Volker Schmidt
Have you considered the use of traffic_calming=island on junctions as described at the end of [1] and in [2] ? Volker Italy [1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dmini_roundabout [2] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:traffic_calming%3Disland

Re: [Talk-us] Possible roundabouts?

2018-09-07 Thread Rihards
On 2018.09.07. 23:12, Kevin Kenny wrote: > On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 3:32 PM Rihards wrote: >> Note that roundabouts don't have implicit yielding rules - actually, by >> default the entering traffic has the right of way, which is why you'll >> see yield signs in about 99% of them. > > Maybe in your

Re: [Talk-us] Possible roundabouts?

2018-09-07 Thread Rihards
On 2018.09.07. 21:52, Albert Pundt wrote: > Roundabouts are somewhat common nowadays in the US and follow the same > rules as European roundabouts: entering traffic yields to circle > traffic. Many intersections, such as the rotaries in Massachusetts, > follow these rules despite not being signed

Re: [Talk-us] Possible roundabouts?

2018-09-07 Thread Mike N
On 9/7/2018 2:27 AM, Marian Poara wrote: In many residential areas (but not only), there isn’t any one way sign inside the small “roundabouts” and it seems that both directions are used. In places without much law enforcement presence and no mandatory driver training, original residents may

Re: [Talk-us] Possible roundabouts?

2018-09-07 Thread Albert Pundt
Roundabouts are somewhat common nowadays in the US and follow the same rules as European roundabouts: entering traffic yields to circle traffic. Many intersections, such as the rotaries in Massachusetts, follow these rules despite not being signed as "roundabouts." We do, however, still have many