Re: Roundabouts in the US
 

That happens round here too, at least a little, we average one or two cases a year. Last year two teenagers headed off to the beach in the middle of the night, veered into the interstate median, went between twin bridges and into the river. It was several weeks before they were found. A prominent business man came off at an intersection and headed into some bushes a couple of years ago, and was found several days later, and a Walmart cashier drove off the road and a couple of hundred feet down into a ravine at night, and was missing for a couple of months before they found her. :(

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I was born and raised in Swindon (land of the roundabouts) so the "Magic Roundabout" was as easy to navigate as breathing for me.

So now when I hit a roundabout here, I drive like I did at home. My wife will give me the look and mutter "you're not at home now hon, you are scaring all the other drivers"

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They have had one between Concord, NH and Durham, NH for at least 40 years.............

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The most bizarre thing we had happened several years ago near where I used to work. Two guys who worked at the nearby Gulfstream manufacturing facility, took off as per usual on their motorcycles for their dinner break. Apparently they were racing or something and missed a curve and went into a marsh pond together. Found about 3 days later..........

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We've had that happen here as well...

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I was talking a few years ago with a friend who lives in Florida, and he said that what happens with trees in NC, happens with ditches and drainage canals in Florida. The results are usually the same. :(