Photo of newest roundabout in Ontario County
Before I explain why roundabouts (also called traffic circles) are popping up all around us, let me digress. I lived in France for five years back in the 70’s and 80’s and I never once came across a four-way stop. That’s because they don’t exist there. In fact, I recently had a French visitor driving my car in Geneva, New York, with me as passenger. When we approached the four-way stop on Castle and Brook Streets, he did not know what to do. After I explained to him the “first come first go” principle, he seemed perplexed, and asked me, “but what if we get to the stop sign at the same time?” Touché! Good question.
France has more roundabout intersections than baguettes. They’re everywhere. One out of every 45 intersections in France is a roundabout. Au contraire over here. It’s only one in a thousand.
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