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0 pointscontravariant6y ago0 comments

Possibly but images like this an be misleading. As the article on the floating roundabout points out it's not all that high above ground, the junction itself is below ground level. The cars are in fact doing most of the vertical movement.

The floating roundabout does have the disadvantage that you need a bigger height difference to allow the cars to pass below it.

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wila6y ago

I know both the "Berekuil" as well as the "cycle roundabout" as they are both down here in Eindhoven.

The Berekuil is nice, but very confusing as to what direction to go as you no longer can see the roads once you are down in there.

The floating cycle roundabout OTOH is fantastic as you keep having a great overview. It really is a marvel of engineering.

The slope is not a problem on either of them for the average bicyclist in the Netherlands.

edit: Just noticed that the referenced Berekuil above is another one in Utrecht. I meant this one [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berenkuil,_Eindhoven

Scarblac6y ago

There is yet another in Arnhem, the "Airborneplein" is also nicknamed Berekuil.

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