Article: Are roundabouts dangerous? So far, yes Moorland Road roundabouts have two of city's three highest crash rates although severity has decreased

By JANE FORD-STEWART

New Berlin -- After negotiating his way through the Moorland Road/ Rock Ridge roundabout to take in a movie at the Ridge Cinemas, Steffen Smith didn't mince words when asked about driving through the circle of asphalt. "I don't like them," he said. "They're not as safe as they wanted them to be. People don't know if they should yield or go, and that creates a hazard." Smith made it through the roundabout with no problem, but dozens of motorists have been less fortunate. In fact, new figures from the city show that drivers were more likely to have a crash in the Moorland Road/Rock Ridge roundabout last year than at any other major intersection in New Berlin. There were ...

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