Carmel

What's it like driving with all the roundabouts?

By Susan Roberts

Short answer

Once you get the hang of them, they honestly make traffic better. Carmel has more roundabouts than any U.S. city, so you rarely sit at a red light. Give yourself a week, follow the lane signs (including the speed limit signs), and it becomes second nature. Here's a schematic that will help:

Roundabout schematic showing how to navigate lanes and yield, from the City of Carmel

For more roundabout tips and information, visit Carmel.IN.gov

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Beacon Bloom by Arlon Bayliss, artist.

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