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Roundabout PEI

Posted on 2016/11/30 by Guy Posted in PEI the Garden Province .

Roundabout, traffic circle, rotary, or circular one way road.  No matter what you call them, roundabouts are common in Prince Edward Island.

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Some just have painted lines, some have small raised sections similar to speed bumps, while other have a full curb which may include a decoration in the centre.  Some roundabouts have a single lane like in the picture above.  Others have two lanes which make navigation a little trickier.  There are usually sign before the roundabout to indicate which lane to take to go straight through or to make the equivalent of a left turn.  The government of PEI has a video on how to navigate roundabouts.

Experts say that traditional intersections present dozens of conflicts with crossing or turning vehicles and pedestrian traffic.  Roundabouts reduce these to just a handful, provided you remember the main rule: after pedestrians, the vehicle in the roundabout has the right of way.

Prince Edward Island has 16 roundabouts and likely more to come in the next years.  On a per person basis, that is one per 10,000 inhabitants – likely the highest density in Canada.  Some might argue the PEI is becoming the roundabout capital of Canada.

 

roundabout-capital

If you would like to join the movement, contact @MenBlackTShirts on Twitter.

So if you hear someone say “I’m going for a drive round-about PEI”, maybe it does not mean exactly what you think. When you are planning your visit here, include a refresher on navigating roundabouts.

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