traffic circle

Noun

Meaning

traffic circle (plural traffic circles)

(US, Canada) an intersection with a circular shape and, usually, a central island

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At a traffic circle where priorité à droite is not overridden, traffic on what would otherwise be a roundabout gives way to traffic entering the circle. Source: Internet

Bicycle-pedestrian roundabouts Old traffic circle became a modern roundabout in Levane, Tuscany The same features that make roundabouts attractive for roadway junctions led to their use at junctions of multi-use trails. Source: Internet

Edmonton police are investigating after a pickup truck lost control and rolled into the middle of the traffic circle at 107 Avenue and 142 Street in west Edmonton on Friday, March 6, 2020. Source: Internet

A 78-year-old man died about 8:30 a.m. Monday when he was struck by a vehicle in the vicinity of the Fuente de Hispanidad, the traffic circle fountain, at the entrance to San Pedro. Source: Internet

Many traffic circles have been converted to modern roundabouts, including the former Kingston traffic circle in New York and several in New Jersey. Source: Internet

At 11:22 p.m., a call for backup came through the radio, and Schneider pulled up behind another officer who had stopped a vehicle for not yielding at the traffic circle. Source: Internet

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