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Modern roundabouts are the safest intersection in the world. The FHWA has a youtube video. Modern roundabouts and the refuge islands they use are two of nine proved crash mitigation tools, according to the FHWA. IIHS dot org has a FAQ page with common questions and safety statistics.

Many people confuse modern roundabouts with rotaries (UK roundabouts), traffic circles, like Arc d'Triumph, and neighborhood traffic calming circles. The brick area around the circular island is a truck apron, it is there for trucks to drive on.

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