The barrier in the center must be designed so that traffic cannot just point a little to the right and zip through without slowing. In the last few weeks, a roundabout was installed at 37th Street S and 38th Avenue. The intersection will handle some of the 2,000 employees from ABR, an insurance company moving into the former Florida Power headquarters building. Retirees from Patriot Square Condominiums also share the intersection. I haven't seen any backups at all.
People seem to be very courteous.
ABR hasn't moved in yet but is welcomed by residents. Both O'Brien and Maximo Moorings resident John Michael commented on the small size of the roundabout. The compact roundabout feature is one of the selling points to slow vehicles. Besides roundabouts, Rao says he is on a crusade to have cameras installed on all red lights. A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety placed St. Petersburg fifth in the nation for being the most dangerous urban area for red-light running.