Jeremy from Denver writes, “What’s driving you crazy? As a semi truck driver I run a lot in Denver. I don’t think people really know how to use the roundabouts. It surprises me how many just run through them which makes me have to wait until I can get an opening to go. It’s every roundabout that a truck may travel on. Why don’t people know the proper procedures for it?”
It is the same reason why drivers don’t know how to use a continuous lane or do the zipper merge or how to turn into the proper lane — general lack of basic traffic rules and unwritten courtesies that leads to chaos and crashes.
There are roundabouts in many Colorado cities. They aren’t that complicated if you remember to yield to the vehicles in the circle and follow the lines on the pavement. There is, however, a delicate dance when it comes to getting in one when there is a bunch of traffic. Sometimes you will see some drivers dart into the brief opening that presents itself. As long as it is done safely, traffic should keep flowing freely…