It is the same thing here in the U.S. with the exception of the counter clockwise direction. ----- Original Message ----- From: "liam" <liam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 4:30 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: What? > A roundabout is a thing that sits in the middle of a junction. A > junction is where a number of roads meet. In the UK, we drive on the > left, so you come to the junction and turn left and hence circle the > round about in a clockwise direction. You then take the turn you want > from this kind of orbital route you are doing around the round about. As > to what a round about is, well it is a raised patch of ground, maybe > grassed or just concrete. Ideally you could drive over it but it is > usually designed to discourage this. > > = Liam > > -----Original Message----- > From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of donald.goosens > Sent: 13 December 2004 19:31 > To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [gps-talkusers] What? > > > Please excuse my ignorance --What are roundabouts, what do they do, and > how do they work? Donald > > > > >