• dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de
    15·
    11 hours ago

    I know this is memes but as a Brit, I’ll never understand how people are scared of, don’t understand, or don’t see that roundabouts are superior.

    It takes a few goes in them during driving lessons and they get easier.

    • SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world
      29·
      7 hours ago

      They’re good in low traffic areas. They’re way better than a 4 way stop, but in high traffic areas traffic lights are better.

      Edit: Apparently I was wrong about this.

      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
        4·
        8 hours ago

        Nope. Traffic lights create high traffic areas, by unnecessarily delaying cross traffic.

        Near my parents house, there is a 6-way intersection. When I was growing up, it was served by traffic lights, with straight and left-turn lanes in all directions. Traffic was backed up all day long in 3 of the 6 directions, to the point that pretty much everyone waited through at least two turns.

        A few years after I left home, they converted it to a two-lane roundabout. Traffic immediately died down. Now, you typically see one to two other vehicles when you pass through the intersection, and you never wait more than a few seconds to get through.

      • FelixCress@lemmy.world
        6·
        10 hours ago

        in high traffic areas traffic lights are better.

        Absolutely not. And roundabouts have traffic lights too, these are not mutually exclusive.

      • dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de
        6·
        10 hours ago

        Not necessarily.

        Roundabouts are used in area of moderate to high traffic where multiple roads meet and places where continuous flow is needed. Like motorway junctions. The junction near me is very high traffic, and we use a roundabout with traffic lights too. They can be less effective if the flow of traffic is heavy in one direction but not the other.

        Traffic lights are used in busy urban areas where there are a lot of pedestrians or places with uneven traffic distribution. These can cause issues of slowing traffic in quieter times due to lights not really being smart and knowing when people are there.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
    17·
    14 hours ago

    Guide to using a roundabout

    1. When approaching roundabout area, don’t adjust your speed
    2. When approaching the entrance to the roundabout, close your eyes and hold your steering wheel tightly
    3. When entering the roundabout, let your vehicle be guided by barriers, curbs, railings and other vehicles
    4. Wait until your vehicle exits the roundabout
    5. After you exit the roundabout, open your eyes
    6. If your vehicle fails, stops or is severely damaged or unable to function any more … blame everyone else for what just occurred.
  • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
    4·
    10 hours ago

    A bit of info for anyone who doesn’t know how to use a roundabout: it’s just a one-way street that loops around on itself tightly. Seriously. That’s it.

    • SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      7 hours ago

      It can get slightly tricky when it has two lanes where only the right lane exits. The idea here is that you should merge into the right lane after the last exit before your exit, but so many people in my neighborhood don’t understand this.

      • rmuk@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        9 hours ago

        They are, but I feel like there are people who like to cause unnecessary confusion by making things out to be more complex than they are (not just limites to roundabouts, either).

  • Llufollis@sh.itjust.worksFrançais
    3·
    11 hours ago

    I live in France and I can confirm, this is how we drive roundabouts (but you have to watch out for the people demonstrating (or not🙃)).

    • FelixCress@lemmy.world
      1·
      9 hours ago

      I have been to France quite a few times and I never noticed that. Using someone else’s bumper as a stopping bar however…