Re: No wonder foreign types get confused
All I know about roundabouts is they've got 'em in Guadalajara in Mexico and they are a pain in the ASS to navigate on foot. Because there are no crosswalks and no clear indication of which cars are going when. You never can know when a wall of traffic is going to come around the bend and plaster you.
And it's no IF, notice, but WHEN, because like I said there are no crosswalks and the cars are always moving in some direction.
But that may more just be a Mexico thing. I hate them, though.
DA
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Ah, that would be the so called 'magic roundabout'. Seen it before. I agree, it is a bit ott, and whoever thought of it was obviously on something at the time, and must have slipped something into the tea at the meeting that agreed to build it, but apart from that monstrosity, roundabouts are okay. You can drive round and round, so if you miss your turn off, you just go round again.
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Re: No wonder foreign types get confused
Indeed it is, my tyke friendAh, that would be the so called 'magic roundabout'
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Re: No wonder foreign types get confused
I haven't driven on too many confusing roads in the US, I know where I'm at it seems roundabouts are becoming increasingly popular. But for the most part I like the traditional grid pattern with traffic lights at busy intersections
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There is only one roundabout in my town, used mainly for a speed break. I can't even imagine trying to deal with that thing during rush hours.
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Re: No wonder foreign types get confused
I quite like roundabouts, actually (sensible ones of course). As MC says, if you miss your turn-off, you just go round again (and again and again...).
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nice link!
when i saw those pics all i could was whisper, "whoa."
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I've seen a roundabout for four roads in NE Maryland (in Elkton), and all I could think was "Why couldnt they have just done a four-way intersection with stop signs?"
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That magic roundabout idea is brilliant, really. It's a fantastic way of quickly handling traffic coming from five directions.
I'd probably die within seconds though. Imagine running into one of them, unsuspecting...
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Blimey. If you hadn't been warned about it in advance I bet you would come to grief the first time you say that.
Is it just me, or could you go round it either way? Eg you could go to the left, doing one mini-roundabout at a time until you got to the exit you wanted, or you could go to the right, through the magic contrarotating central roundabout of death, emerging on the mini-roundabout of your chosen exit?
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