When I visited the UK last year, I saw many such road signs at the intersection of the road and experienced it frequently. At such an intersection, while watching the trend of surrounding cars, our car travel in the clockwise direction and enter the prescribed road. (because the UK is driving on the same left side traffic as Japan) Such an intersection system is called "roundabout" and widely spread in Western countries. Since there is no signal at such an intersection, driver can always drive without doing pause and smooth traffic is possible. In recent years in Japan, such intersection seems to have been introduced on a trial basis.
Yes, "roundabout" style can't be suitable in places with heavy traffic. Even the case in the UK I have experienced, it was an intersection with a relatively small traffic in the suburbs. In addition, I think that it is difficult to introduce or establish this method in Japan, where traffic at the intersection has been controlled by traffic signal so far.
I have a memory that passed through an intersection similar to that in Okinawa. By your blog I can know different cultures from Japan. So your blog is my pleasure. I have not saved the comments I sent to you. So, maybe it's similar yesterday's comment. If it's the same, I am sorry.
When I visited the UK last year, I saw many such road signs at the intersection of the road and experienced it frequently.
返信削除At such an intersection, while watching the trend of surrounding cars, our car travel in the clockwise direction and enter the prescribed road. (because the UK is driving on the same left side traffic as Japan)
Such an intersection system is called "roundabout" and widely spread in Western countries.
Since there is no signal at such an intersection, driver can always drive without doing pause and smooth traffic is possible.
In recent years in Japan, such intersection seems to have been introduced on a trial basis.
It's very wise way to keep the rule in the British style. But too busy road can't be pass without signal recently.
削除Yes, "roundabout" style can't be suitable in places with heavy traffic. Even the case in the UK I have experienced, it was an intersection with a relatively small traffic in the suburbs.
削除In addition, I think that it is difficult to introduce or establish this method in Japan, where traffic at the intersection has been controlled by traffic signal so far.
Indeed it's only applied to the country roads.
削除I have a memory that passed through an intersection similar to that in Okinawa.
返信削除By your blog I can know different cultures from Japan.
So your blog is my pleasure.
I have not saved the comments I sent to you.
So, maybe it's similar yesterday's comment.
If it's the same, I am sorry.
It's okay no fault of you. I've got it the same as yesterday's. Sorry I didn't notice it.
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