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Traffic circle

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Traffic Circle Demonstration

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How to Drive in a Traffic Circle - Aceable 360

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Why The U.S. Hates Roundabouts

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How roundabouts work

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Naples Italy Traffic - Left turn yield (or not!) intersection

A traffic circle is a type of intersection that directs both turning and through traffic onto a one-way circular roadway, usually built for the purposes of traffic calming or aesthetics. Contrary to a roundabout, where entering traffic always yields to traffic already in the circle and merges in directly, the entrances to traffic circles are three-way intersections either controlled by stop signs, traffic signals, or not formally controlled. Colloquially, however, roundabouts are sometimes referred to as circles.