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Attorney Jordan Ewald on roundabout safety: yield, pick your lane and signal when exiting
Summary
In an FYI interview, Jordan Ewald of Michigan Auto Law discussed why roundabouts remain intersections with crash risk, outlined maneuvers (yield to circulating vehicles, stay in your lane, signal when exiting) and warned that official crash statistics likely undercount injuries.
Jordan Ewald, an attorney at Michigan Auto Law, told viewers that roundabouts are still intersections and that crash risk depends heavily on traffic patterns and location.
"So roundabouts themselves are still intersections," Ewald said, adding that roughly "30 percent of all crashes do happen at intersections, and then a third of all fatal crashes are happening at intersections as well." He emphasized that higher traffic volumes and mixed speeds—for example, roundabouts adjacent to expressways or busy shopping areas—contribute to collisions.
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