'An oasis on a sea of asphalt': U.K. man says St. John's should embrace roundabouts
President of U.K. Roundabout Appreciation Society says N.L. needs to get on board
As debate stirs around the plan to build three new roundabouts in the St. John's area, one man from across the pond says we should all just relax and accept them into our lives.
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Kevin Beresford is the president of the United Kingdom's Roundabout Appreciation Society, an organization that — you guessed it —advocates for the implementation of roundabouts to direct traffic around the world.
In the U.K., the use of roundabouts to regulate traffic congestion is extremely common. That's not the case here.
But Beresford said they're both safer and easier on the eyes than their traffic light counterparts.
"They're like an oasis on a sea of asphalt," he said.
"The beauty of the roundabout is all the traffic is going into one direction … If there's a collision on a roundabout, it's just a sideswipe."
City officials hope to start construction on the first roundabout on Prince Philip Drive next year.
With files from the St. John's Morning Show