Roundabouts aren't that common on this side of the pond, but they're becoming more and more common. While there's some controversary over them, the Federal Highway Administration did a study and found roundabouts can handle 30 to 50 percent more traffic that traditional intersections we're all used to here in the U.S. This causes an unusual situation when a traditional intersection, which also has railroad tracks going thru it, is turned into a roundabout, as shown in this video. I'm sure in Europe that there's several roundabouts like this. The only example of one in Europe that I know of is this one in Tirano, Italy, where the Swiss Bernina Railway goes thru the town's main square, which can be found on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/@46.2179494,10.1560052,3a,75y,359.08h,85.53t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMRDGPWeP-N8kpelr8v9uCQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Anyway, here's the video this thread is about:
P.S. If you want to know more about roundabouts here's an article about it on Washington State Department of Transportation's website:
https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Safety/roundabouts/BasicFacts.htm
Anyway, here's the video this thread is about:
P.S. If you want to know more about roundabouts here's an article about it on Washington State Department of Transportation's website:
https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Safety/roundabouts/BasicFacts.htm