Americans are so accustomed to the standard intersection that we rarely consider how dangerous it can be — as well as costly, time-wasting, and polluting. Is it time to embrace the lowly, lovely roundabout?
Yes, I'm a member of the Dole Men's Club.
Let me make sure I'm understanding you correctly.
It's called the dull Men's Club.
Yes.
Dull as in boring.
Yeah.
Doll is the new black.
It's sexy being dull.
Women like doll men.
They know we're not going to run off with Lady Gaga or something.
Yeah, understood.
We're very reliable.
Exactly.
That is Kevin Beresford.
In addition to the Dull men's club, he belongs to another group that might sound dull.
I'm the president of the UK Roundabout Appreciation Society, also known as Lord of the Rings.
That's my official title.
A roundabout, if you don't know, is a small circular traffic intersection, typically with one lane.
There is no traffic light or stop sign, more likely a yield sign, at each entry and exit.
The traffic therefore flows continuously, if slowly, around a center island.