Cities and Urbanization

The US is saving lives - and energy costs - with this one radical change to its traffic system

Cars drive round a roundabout in New York August 24, 2011. New York will mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center with ceremonies on September 11. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: CITYSCAPE)

Road safety ... how one US state is circling back on a good idea. Image: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Douglas Broom
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The US has proportionately few roundabouts for the size of its population, but the appetite for them is growing.
The US has proportionately few roundabouts for the size of its population, but the appetite for them is growing.
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Across the US, two people are killed every day by drivers running red lights.
Across the US, two people are killed every day by drivers running red lights.

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