New Washington state laws sets roundabout rule for trucks

[Mike]

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill to give large trucks permission to use two lanes to navigate through circular intersections, including roundabouts.

The states of Indiana and Wisconsin also have acted in recent years to address concerns about how to maneuver with large trucks through the increasingly popular traffic pattern.

Roundabouts have grown in popularity around the country in recent years following the U.S. Department of Transportation backing their installation to slow traffic and reduce the frequency of severe wrecks. The Washington State Department of Transportation reports that intersections converted to roundabouts show a 75% decrease in injury crashes and a 90% decrease in fatal crashes.

New Washington state laws sets roundabout rule for trucks

A new law in Washington state grants large trucks permission to perform a maneuver intended to properly navigate through roundabouts.

landline.media

 

[Uncle Birchy]

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill to give large trucks permission to use two lanes to navigate through circular intersections, including roundabouts.

The states of Indiana and Wisconsin also have acted in recent years to address concerns about how to maneuver with large trucks through the increasingly popular traffic pattern.

Roundabouts have grown in popularity around the country in recent years following the U.S. Department of Transportation backing their installation to slow traffic and reduce the frequency of severe wrecks. The Washington State Department of Transportation reports that intersections converted to roundabouts show a 75% decrease in injury crashes and a 90% decrease in fatal crashes.

New Washington state laws sets roundabout rule for trucks

A new law in Washington state grants large trucks permission to perform a maneuver intended to properly navigate through roundabouts.

landline.media

What they "don't" tell ya or Conveniently Forget is that Roundabouts actually have "higher" crash rates..

That said it's much slower so mainly fender benders and that's why they always quote the injury and death rates..

Wisconsin originally hadda go back n redesign the roundabouts because the SnowPlows couldn't get through em..

Plus lowboy trailers were getting hung up and stuck..

Basically they removed the fancy landscaping and scrapped the middles off ..

Newer ones there after we're constructed much the same way.

 

[Uncle Birchy]

Here's an Educational video about RoundAbouts n how they work .

 

[Rigjockey]

Here's an Educational video about RoundAbouts n how they work .

"Speed is the major cause of roundabout crashes"

NO! Roundabouts are the major cause of roundabout crashes!

That Roundabout B.S. belongs in Europe! We left Europe for a reason and the reason may have been Roundabouts.

 

[Uncle Birchy]

"Speed is the major cause of roundabout crashes"

NO! Roundabouts are the major cause of roundabout crashes!

That Roundabout B.S. belongs in Europe! We left Europe for a reason and the reason may have been Roundabouts.

It's from the Department of Transportation.....I think there was "Hidden" messages in there as well...

Nonetheless when they went ROUND-ABOUT "Insane" they came up with that played on 6oclock news and PSAs ...

Green Bay and the "Fox Valley" are WORST for Roundabouts cause they just went NUTS up there..

I mean 3/4 "consecutive" Roundabouts fused in with a Freeway Interchange..

Now when I call Us 41 a "Phony" Interstate Highway...where do ya think they got the $$$$ to build like 50 some "Roundabouts"

 

[Rigjockey]

It's from the Department of Transportation.....I think there was "Hidden" messages in there as well...

Nonetheless when they went ROUND-ABOUT "Insane" they came up with that played on 6oclock news and PSAs ...

Green Bay and the "Fox Valley" are WORST for Roundabouts cause they just went NUTS up there..

I mean 3/4 "consecutive" Roundabouts fused in with a Freeway Interchange..

Now when I call Us 41 a "Phony" Interstate Highway...where do ya think they got the $$$$ to build like 50 some "Roundabouts"

I hear ya. they built a bunch of roundabouts here. In some places it is like within a 1/4 mile.
Yeah, I am sitting there stopped YIELDING to traffic already in the roundabout asking myself, How in the fuck is this better than a four-way stop?

 

[Uncle Birchy]

I hear ya. they built a bunch of roundabouts here. In some places it is like within a 1/4 mile.
Yeah, I am sitting there stopped YIELDING to traffic already in the roundabout asking myself, How in the **** is this better than a four-way stop?

I bet @Mike knows too he used to be with "Schneider" and I'm sure he's stopped through the "Motherland"..

At Dejnos we used to haul alot of Scrap Cardboard up to the Pulp Mills that way

 

[Johndeere4020]

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a bill to give large trucks permission to use two lanes to navigate through circular intersections, including roundabouts.

The states of Indiana and Wisconsin also have acted in recent years to address concerns about how to maneuver with large trucks through the increasingly popular traffic pattern.

Roundabouts have grown in popularity around the country in recent years following the U.S. Department of Transportation backing their installation to slow traffic and reduce the frequency of severe wrecks. The Washington State Department of Transportation reports that intersections converted to roundabouts show a 75% decrease in injury crashes and a 90% decrease in fatal crashes.

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Interesting, I thought we all used two lanes already. I do

 

[Uncle Birchy]

Interesting, I thought we all used two lanes already. I do

Welp if ya watched the DOT "educational" video did ya "notice" the Brotha in the Spraypainted Cardboard 1980s era "Cabover" took BOTH LANES to make his SWING

 

[Johndeere4020]

Welp if ya watched the DOT "educational" video did ya "notice" the Brotha in the Spraypainted Cardboard 1980s era "Cabover" took BOTH LANES to make his SWING

Didn’t watch it

 

[Uncle Birchy]

Didn’t watch it

I don't "blame" ya either

 

[Humble pie]

I take both lanes and sometimes the apron too. Didn’t know I needed permission.

 

[Humble pie]

but did you care

Can’t say as I did. Easier to ask forgiveness than permission

 

[Shogun Warrior]

in green bay there is roundabout overload some of the exits along 41 have 2 on each side of the overpass
southbound on 41 you get off at the exit where the Shopko DC was you go thru 4 to get into the industrial park

It was much tougher back in the day with armstrong steering with a blowout on the steer and the auxiliary popping out of gear while you reached for your bingo cards sliding off the vinyl doghouse.

 

[Mike]

reached for your bingo cards sliding off the vinyl doghouse.

Or the sammich you just made. Doghouse was a very versatile tool!

 

[The Cabover Kid]

Looks kinda fun in a car but I doubt ya can Duke Boys 80K as easily!

 

[Hillbilly Canuck]

I take both lanes and sometimes the apron too. Didn’t know I needed permission.

I was thinking that when I read the first post. Matter of fact I take what space I need to do what I gotta do anywhere without too much "regard" for "lines" or "lanes" as @Uncle Birchy would say. Long as you "git er done" safely and don't do any damage isn't that the main thing?

You should have seen the sharp sharp right I had to take in that peehole town this morning. Might have misted up a little bit.

 

[quillcom]

Stop all this hatin on roundys.

Everybody here knows good and well that when you need to do a 180, those roundys come in pretty -y.

 

[Rigjockey]

Stop all this hatin on roundys.

Everybody here knows good and well that when you need to do a 180, those roundys come in pretty -y.

I hate roundabouts but, You do make a solid point!

 

[Johndeere4020]

This is what happens when a Ford Explorer tries to pass you going into a round about.