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As a European I see this kind of accident as a non issue because we use roundabouts. It is only important in the back of the truck.

The main bug is using so many square corners road junctions in the US. Those are super dangerous.

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Eh? There are normal turns all over Europe. In fact, my closest near miss was at one in France.

There are also many more roundabouts, and they seem to be especially favoured near factories and at other locations where lorries are especially likely to make turns.

The road mentioned in the article has two lanes in each direction and a speed limit of 75mph (120km/h). The major junctions are fully grade-separated, but there are many flat junctions.

No, its because underride guards are mandated in many parts of Europe. In Germany, for example, roundabouts are far less frequent than normal turns.

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