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Dustup brewing over a roundabout in Ravalli County – “Lions and Tigers and Bears… Oh MY!”

September 6, 2024 /

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Opponents say the proposal for Highway 93 an example of ‘woke’ ideology; traffic officials maintain the change is needed for the dangerous intersection.

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How to successfully navigate Bozeman’s roundabouts

Roundabouts originated in the United Kingdom; besides being inherently British, they are keeping the streets of Montana safe.

Roundabouts are a Proven Safety Countermeasure because they can substantially reduce crashes that result in serious injury or death.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation that supports State and local governments in the design, construction, and maintenance of the Nation’s highway system (Federal Aid Highway Program) and various federally and tribal owned lands (Federal Lands Highway Program).

Proposed Victor roundabout causing concern among residents “Lions and Tigers and Bears… Oh MY!”

“Somebody going around and you’re parallel to him or behind him and this guy turns left and you want to go right. Disaster,” he stated.

‘We Couldn’t Take A Roundabout Out if We Wanted To’: An Interview with Jim Brainerd, Mayor of Carmel, Ind.

Since first taking office in 1996, Brainerd has made retrofitting the city’s road network the centerpiece of his platform, ripping out hundreds of traffic lights and replacing them with roughly 140 innovative circular traffic treatments that have helped slash rates of car crash deaths and serious injuries to some of the lowest levels in the nation.

NBC News Video – Roundabouts on the rise across the U.S. in push to create safer roadways

Studies show they drive down serious injury and crash fatality rates.

Roundabouts are (slowly!) eating the suburbs

Why add a roundabout, you might ask. Because roundabouts offer impressive safety gains. In general, a roundabout will drive down fatal crashes by 90 percent and cut all car-crash injuries by at least 75 percent, even while accommodating a higher volume of cars.


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