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> If the point was the reduce the flow, why wouldn't you make a roundabout?
Roundabouts have far higher throughput than junctions with traffic lights.
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Not quite, traffic lights have the highest throughput if done properly (by quite a margin), but compared to the US style of lights they do.
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But only because they allow for higher density, not higher speeds, which it seems GP was discussing.
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Roundabouts have far higher throughput than junctions with traffic lights.