
210 Eric Laurier
Eric Laurier
Before, in and after: Cars making their way
through roundabouts
1. Introduction
In examining the mobility made possible by the car and the road environ-
ment, the roundabout is an intriguing element because it is a turn-taking sys-
tem for vehicles whose smooth-flowing is the collective accomplishment of
the constantly changing staff that utilise it.
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Interesting to conversation ana-
lysts in one sense because around and on the roundabout the rapid interlo-
cution of actions is accomplished without a word. There is more though to
the roundabout and its realisation in mobile practices than speechless turn-
taking. Inside the ...