Do drivers favor roundabouts?
Drivers may be skeptical, or even opposed, to roundabouts when they are proposed. However, opinions typically change when drivers become familiar with roundabouts. A 2002 Institute study in three communities where roundabouts replaced stop sign-controlled intersections found 31 percent of drivers supported the roundabouts before construction compared with 63 percent shortly after.4 A more recent study surveyed drivers in three additional communities where roundabouts replaced stop signs or traffic signals.5 Overall, 36 percent of drivers supported the roundabouts before construction compared with 50 percent shortly after.
