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when a city had replaced all their intersections with roundabouts, construction costs dropped $125,000, fuel savings reached 24k gallons/year per roundabout and injury accidents dropped 80%.

Mar 31, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: when a city had replaced all their intersections with roundabouts, construction costs dropped $125,000, fuel savings reached 24k gallons/year per roundabout and injury accidents dropped 80%.

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