Roundabouts are often disliked by cyclists because using them by bicycle
can be fraught with danger. When riding on a roundabout, you rely upon
drivers seeing you on your bike. There is a tendency for motorists to
look right through cyclists while looking for other motor vehicles,
hence the frequency of "SMIDSY" incidents. However none of this has to
be the case. The best Dutch roundabout designs do not cause significant
danger for cyclists. But note that not all Dutch roundabouts are created
equal. There are big differences in the safety of different designs of
roundabout used in the Netherlands, and not all advice from this country
emphasizes the safest design. In the Netherlands it is not expected that cyclists should be mixed with
motorized traffic on roundabouts. There is always a cycle-path or lane
of some form. While cycle-lanes around roundabouts are not generally
thought to work well. There are two opposing views on how these
cycle-paths should be designed. One view holds that cyclists should have
priority across each road leading to the roundabout, the other holds
that it is dangerous for cyclists to have this priority. Read on here. Also read this in BicycleDutch.
The War On Cars: Community Board 99
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