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[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I knew a girl who was instructed to turn left at a roundabout, so she proceeded to turn left when merging into the roundabout.

Poor girl, fortunately everything was fine (she did fail, but no accidents) but that's a special kind of 'too literal' that loops back around to being dumb.

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[–] Lemming6969@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

The hard part is when back to back traffic for 15 miles worth of cars is coming from one direction and everyone else is either too scared to zipper merge or they allow the one direction to have perpetual right of way.

At some point of heavy traffic, the circle right of way must yield for zipper merging, else face my ass aggro merging and beeping at everyone who doesn't.

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

Wait until you see the magic roundabout in the UK. It's a "close your eyes, pray and hit the gas" type of place.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

No one will ever be able to invade the UK, they'll get stuck in this horror.

[–] MetalMachine@feddit.nl 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Left side driving should be illegal

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It is in the most places on earth.

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[–] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 0 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

F. The more fundamental problem is that these are all cars, not bikes. Fuck cars.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm waiting til it becomes normal for individuals to use old school buses as their commuter vehicles. It's the inevitable destination of the car size war.

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world -2 points 3 weeks ago

AmeriKan drivers and traffic circles equates to an inefficient cluster fuck. When departing the circle, use your damn turn signal so I can enter!!!

[–] Siresly@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

Those small green pissing pyramids are blocking the road.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Replace the pink car with a bicycle an A is suddenly not being in the mood to yield anymore.

I was going straight once and had to go back in and do a full turn (180° + 360°) because of that.

[–] Aux@feddit.uk 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

All cars will yield to a bicycle in the UK, because less protected members of the road traffic always take priority.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

All cars should yield.

When I used to cycle, I'd just go on the pavements at large roundabouts. Not much point in being right but dead.

[–] Aux@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago

I personally never had any issues. British drivers are very polite and cautious.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago

Welp, I'm not in the UK.
Over here, people go with - what is the most threatening to themselves - and it really feels weird that people who have presumably passed the driving exam are worse at roundabouts than me.

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[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'm always the pink car but get cut off by car A who decides to gun it soon as I'm right where pink car is

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago
[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

As the circle enlarges, the system approaches four T-intersections. What I want to know is: at what size circle do people lose their minds and become unable to comprehend how T-intersections work.

Fair play to people confused about multi-lane roundabouts though.

[–] crowbar@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

Wheres the fighter jet?

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

E. Pink car turned turn signal on before entering the circle, keeps turn signal on all the way around the circle, thus invalidating any method of informing other drivers of which exit they intend to use. Car E deserves rapid unplanned orthodontics.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Signals are helpful indicators, but I rarely commit until I see someone's front wheel change direction.

You're probably already watching people's wheels without realising. It's the first real tell.

[–] Gurei@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago

When I have a Car D behind me, it's because they overestimate my car's acceleration capabilities.

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