>>1311336>Roundabouts are uncommon in Switzerland for both of those reasons, especially in Zurich. I see where you are coming from. Need to take a look at whether they are looking at single-lane ones in particular, or roundabouts in general.
Agree:
>Forces buses to slow down and turnA mini-roundabout would still be fine then.
I'm guessing the mountable apron can be optimized for bus comfort. Maybe bus-transversible hatched areas can be added.
Disagree:
>Also can't properly give priority to buses. Regular crossroads with traffic lights can be easily adapted for bus priority. This is more about junction design and traffic volume, right? Where you have single-lane roundabouts, traffic volume should be low enough and delays should be negligible. You don't need to prioritize buses there.
>Makes crossing much longerCrossing 1 lane 2 times is safer than than 2 or more lanes (since a single-lane roundabout can yet provide more capacity) at a time . You don't have to look both ways simultaneously. For bikes, they can even be staggered slightly further (than pedestrians, if needed).
>creates more dangerous intersections at car entries which usually lack lightsThe point is to slow down traffic, especially at entry. They are designed to be safer.
>Cars get out fast, which causes danger for peds Sounds like tangential exits. Radial connections work fine elsewhere.
>>1311342>Either reroute pedestrian to cross at other places Good designs already set back crossings far enough.
>build bridgesNo, unless in multi-lane roundabouts.
