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Do you know the “turbo” roundabouts?  Auto Plus news in your smartphone Auto Plus news in your inbox

It is often said that the French are the absolute champions of carousels. True, there are a lot of them on our roads, and now there are more than 663 on the territory. Suffice it to say that it is simply huge and it is actually a world record. Cock-a-doodle Doo! Then these intersections act as intersections without requiring you to stop, like at a red light. In theory, this should make the movement smoother. This also helps motorists to slow down, but it must be admitted that it wastes a lot of time.

Amazing roundabout

In addition, not everyone knows how to drive at roundabouts. And when the number of lanes and exits is too large, the risk of accidents logically increases. In fact, this constant change of left and right lanes leads to small collisions, which are not necessarily very serious, but disrupt traffic and sometimes even stop it. But now that could finally change thanks to an invention introduced in California in the 1990s. It turbo ring. But what is it about? In fact, the principle couldn’t be simpler!

Fewer accidents

This infrastructure is called a turbo because it is actually shaped like a spiral. But it is not aimed at increasing the average speed of vehicles, but on the contrary at decreasing it the probability of an accident. This is because the dividers between the lanes are actually slightly raised to prevent lane changes. This reduces the risk of encountering a user who, for example, decided to leave at the last moment. At the moment, unfortunately, there is no such roundabout in France, but it may happen a little later.

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Author: Marie Lizak
Source: Auto Plus

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