Why is S.A.V.E. promoting the use of roundabouts when New Jersey has realized how stupid this concept is and is removing all of theirs?
The modern roundabouts proposed by S.A.V.E. for Route 41 are far different than the old traffic circles that have been made infamous in New Jersey. New Jersey is now actually in the process of replacing many of their few remaining traffic circles with modern roundabouts. Maryland has now installed more than 30 of them, and one can be found nearby just south of Rising Sun on Route 276. The modern roundabout has specific design criteria standardized by Great Britain in the early 1980’s and did not make an appearance in the U.S. until the mid-1990s. Any traffic circle built in the U.S. prior to 1994 is most likely not a conforming roundabout. Modern roundabouts are a form of intersection control similar, but often far superior to, traffic signals. They provide increased capacity, along with a vastly increased safety record, reduced emissions, lower maintenance costs, aesthetic improvements, improved multi-modal connectivity, and without inducing additional traffic. The modern roundabouts
