this post was submitted on 16 May 2025
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[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (5 children)

Then there is this cluster fuck of a roundabout in my city Lansing, MI. Yes they do have a full STOP sign at each entrance to the roundabout for the crosswalk not just a stop for pedestrians which would make more sense. So you have to stop then yield to circle traffic then go. The entire roundabout is useless because once you stop you lose the benefit.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

None of you guys would survive Iran

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

I heard you like roundabouts so i put a roubdabout in your roundabout

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Those crosswalks are too close to the circle, move that back and remove the stop signs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The roundabout that I cross every day to go to work has the crosswalk even closer.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

hostile infrastructure. if you're not in a car then fuck you.

I hate it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

removal of jwalking laws can help convince the cars to care about crosswalk placement, by enabling pedestrians just walking straight through the roundabout.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I thought that referred to anti homeless spikes

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

included, but not limited to.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 days ago

That’s a traffic circle, they all suck.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Roundabouts are not just for efficiency, they are for safety. A regular 4-way intersection introduces multiple conflicts between cars turning left and cars coming from the opposite direction.

A roundabout only has one conflict for each connecting street, and the right of way is clearly defined.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They also change the angle of impacts to be less severe since they should effectively eliminate a t-bone type impact.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And collisions will be at a lower speed since no one will be blasting straight through the intersection. Unless someone really fucks up.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

the sequel to Michigan left