But the question is--are traffic circles the same as roundabouts? I've seen many roundabouts in the UK--particularly the smaller ones-- which do not look to me like what we would call "traffic circles" in the US. Jan is adamant in saying that roundabouts, at many intersections in the US, would save time. Is it not possible that US drivers could learn to navigate them----without the "survival of the meanest vehicle and/or driver" attitude referred to earlier?