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recently near me (Cumbria/Lake District/Northern Wastelands, delete as appropriate) they have been spending UBER bucks (around £1m per roundabout FFS) on improving roundabouts.
Now, their version of improving roundabouts on local A roads (which by measure stick of the rest of the country are generally pretty much deserted) is to expand each one into a 2/2.5/2.75/2.85/2.995 (but never 3) lane roundabout, but instead of lanes, they just have dashs on the ground, and traffic lights, lots of them, and on 24/7 burning up electric.
Each they have improved never more than 1-3 cars queued to get onto the 'bout at any time of day (and generally never any traffic thats worth raising an eyebrow about) to hellish waits for nothing, followed by green light and several near misses per experience. (Because people cannot figure out the marking & lights & non-round roundabouts).
Yesterday was about 2ft from death. Gone onto roundabout on bike on way home, lights red, me in left hand lane going straight on, traffic from behind went green, one car middle lane same direction as me steamed right through lights red for me and nearly hit a car coming on somewhere else, 5seconds later as I was reeming from that near squashed experience was 2ft from being hit by a lorry (fixed body) turning left behind me going at least 40mph.
So, last time I wait for red lights on that excuse for a roundabout.*
*isn't the point in them traffic constantly moves?