East end Princess Avenue traffic circle is confusing
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 02/12/2023 (672 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
My wife and I were in Brandon this past weekend and read about the the East End Traffic Circle which was created and how residents were so upset about it and wanted it removed, so we decided to check it out for ourselves.
The rules of a traffic circle state that the first vehicle entering a traffic circle has the right of way over other vehicles entering the traffic circle. For the most part, this system has worked well since the 40 years or more that I have used traffic circles in my driving experience across Western Canada and in the City of Brandon since they were built some time ago.
In my opinion, this Princess Avenue East traffic circle is a nightmare! It is not highly visible and is hugely confusing because it does not follow the rules of traffic for traffic circles, as I understand them.
Traffic circle regulations, to the best of my knowledge, state that the vehicle entering the traffic circle first has the right of way, but in the case of this Princess Ave. East traffic circle, the City of Brandon has placed yield signs on this traffic circle on traffic travelling east and west on Princess Avenue, and this is not how traffic circles are designed to work, I believe.
Robert Stock
Swan River