From: akhokar1234@wvu.edu   
      
   On 03/09/2014 08:30 PM, nospam wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> I thought "rotary" and "roundabout" described the same element.   
   >   
   > they are the same. different regions use different names.   
      
   No, that's not correct.  A modern roundabout is different from a   
   rotary/traffic circle.  The former has a lower design speed and   
   deflected entry points.  The design of entry points of the latter isn't   
   standardized and the right-of-way rules aren't consistent either.   
      
   See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_circle vs   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout   
      
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