The Daily Times has done a great job of printing uninformed complaints and downright nonsense about the roundabout in Fruitland. One comment actually complained about how ugly the orange traffic barrels are as if they were a permanent part of the construction. The Daily Times should provide more in depth reporting on the topic of roundabouts. A few minutes of online research will inform us that a roundabout reduces the number of accident scenarios from 32 to 8. Accidents in a roundabout intersection occur at lower speeds which results in less severe personal injuries and lower collision damage costs. During power outages, law enforcement officials will not need to be dispatched to control traffic at roundabout intersections. The upfront cost of the roundabout will be more than traffic lights, but the long term cost will be about the same or less for a roundabout, and the roundabout intersection will be much safer. I travel through the intersection quite frequently, and on two occasions, I have witnessed an eighteen wheel truck roll right through the stop sign at full speed as if it wasn’t there. The Maryland SHA should be applauded for utilizing new options in traffic control.