Thursday, February 23, 2012

Lesson #6

ROUNDABOUTS

You know those "circles" that serve as intersections in some cities?

Well, there are about 95% LESS stop lights in Alcala de Heneres (our city right outside Madrid) than in any small city in the US!

That is because EVERY intersection is a roundabout - not a stoplight.

Now, this can be very intimidating at first.  You are always entering a double lane circle at every intersection - and traffic never stops moving.  And people drive FAST here in Spain.  VERY fast.

However, now that I have learned the system a little - I am finding the beauty in it.  We drove home from IMM the other day - which is about a 15/20 minute drive from where we live.... and we NEVER came to a complete STOP.  You just FLOW through every intersection.  After we got home and I realized we never stopped....I was like....there may just be something to this circle thing....  

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