According to this article on American Society of Civil Engineers a roundabout moves “50 percent more cars per hour” compared to a traffic signal-controlled intersection.
It also needs additional agreed-upon principles and levels-of-trust to work smootly and safely:
Principle
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When entering: give right-of-way to vehicles already in the circle
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When about to exit: signal
Trust level
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Social coordination will be sufficient to handle the differenct scenarios
If in an organization you were to let the individual “driver” make more calls, which principles would you base these calls on and how would you describe your levels-of-trust?
This post is build upon How to pick the principles that will actually change your organization by Jurriaan Kamer.
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