Complaints Prompt Carlsbad to Remove Roundabouts

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The Carlsbad City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to remove two small roundabouts, or traffic circles, that residents called “a failed experiment” and installed in 2013 as a pilot project. Homeowners near the roundabouts at two intersections on Kelly Drive said they encourage speeding and pose a safety hazard to children walking to nearby Kelly Elementary School. “It’s a disaster, a real disaster,” said Sheila O’Neill, a volunteer crossing gua…