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South Korean Rotaries to be Replaced with Roundabouts

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on Tuesday that rotaries, otherwise known as traffic circles, will be replaced with roundabouts. Rotaries and roundabouts are circular intersections that differ on how cars pass through them. Rotaries give priority to entering traffic, and stop lines are sometimes drawn inside [...]

Roundabouts More than Halve Accidents, Casualties

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The construction of roundabouts in locations without traffic lights has led to a significant drop in the number of accidents and casualties. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Korea Transport Institute reviewed the before and after data on 88 locations where roundabouts were installed in 2015 [...]