@zapata 125638 wrote:
This intersection is on my daily commute although, I travel through the stop signs to cross 50. As one of those people that does come to an almost complete stop while biking, I wish they would get rid of those stop signs. Traffic circles shouldn’t have stop signs since that defeats the purpose of a traffic circle.
I feel like these traffic circles are too small to be treated like normal roundabouts where everyone yields while entering. When drivers are at speed they barely have to slow down (even though they should) and are through the intersection in a second or two. At larger roundabouts you can see traffic already in the circle pretty clearly and the entrances are more spread out. At this intersection especially there is not great visibility between those heading south on Henderson and those heading west on 2nd St. I’m afraid there would be (more) collisions without the stop signs.
That being said, I don’t drive or bike on traditional traffic circles very often (unless you count these small neighborhood circles) so maybe my understanding of them is a little off. Even the larger circles in the area like DuPont and Washington circles in DC are controlled with lights.
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