Tearisci
Pearl Clutcher
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Post by Tearisci on Jan 25, 2023 15:19:33 GMT
Roundabouts don't usually bother me even though I'm on them very infrequently. I absolutely would have no idea what to do on this one. I'd end up in circles for sure.
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Post by austnscrapaddict on Jan 25, 2023 15:20:55 GMT
I haven't, but as an American that has driven much of the UK, the roundabouts there are much easier to navigate than the ones in the US, because people there KNOW how to drive in them. American's seem to want to Stop, then slowly creep in when the coast is clear. that isn't going to happen, keep rolling!! There is a small one in my local shopping area, It's so comical and frustrating!
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Anita
Drama Llama
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Location: Kansas City -ish
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Post by Anita on Jan 25, 2023 15:37:43 GMT
As a person who absolutely despises roundabouts (or traffic circles as I still call them), I think this one is probably not as horrific on the ground as it looks from above. Seriously, though, while I understand the mechanics of roundabouts, the fact that so few people navigate them correctly makes me continue to despise them. My favorite instance was watching someone BACK UP in one because clearly they didn't understand the concept of a circle. We have a ton of roundabouts around me. I hate them all. Yes, I am a grumpy old woman.  |
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Post by gar on Jan 25, 2023 15:52:49 GMT
I haven't, but as an American that has driven much of the UK, the roundabouts there are much easier to navigate than the ones in the US, because people there KNOW how to drive in them. American's seem to want to Stop, then slowly creep in when the coast is clear. that isn't going to happen, keep rolling!! There is a small one in my local shopping area, It's so comical and frustrating! The rule is simple - give way to traffic from your right (UK version  ) so as you approach, depending on visibility, you can see whether you can just keep moving, or if someone from your right is on the roundabout already or will reach it and enter before you, in which case you slow down or stop as appropriate. The minor accidents that mainly seem to happen with roundabouts is when the second vehicle waiting to enter the roundabout is too busy looking to their right, assumes/thinks the car in front of them (at the front) has moved forward and they haven't and drives into them |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 25, 2023 15:55:37 GMT
I haven't, but as an American that has driven much of the UK, the roundabouts there are much easier to navigate than the ones in the US, because people there KNOW how to drive in them. American's seem to want to Stop, then slowly creep in when the coast is clear. that isn't going to happen, keep rolling!! There is a small one in my local shopping area, It's so comical and frustrating! The other issue is the people who *don’t* slow down to the posted speed prior to approaching the roundabout and who come in way too hot. Roundabouts work best when everyone coming into it is hitting it at the same speed so each driver can gauge the other’s approach and time their own entry correctly. For the one closest to my house, it seems like people come FLYING at it at like 45 mph when the posted speed is 20 mph. If I’m driving the posted speed there’s no way I’m not going to slow down more when I see some lunatic coming at me into the roundabout at more than twice the posted speed. |
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Post by mellyw on Jan 25, 2023 18:40:41 GMT
I’ve driven that roundabout many times. I actually looked forward to it every time we went to Swindon.
The problem with roundabouts in the U.S, people don’t know how to use them. And they’re getting put in more and more. Proper signaling is one of the keys and getting Americans to signal at all anymore seems a chore one step too far for some.
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Post by arrow on Jan 26, 2023 3:45:09 GMT
Back when I lived in the UK I used to drive it frequently. What is more amazing is to watch the fire engines go over it. I’m not sure if it is still there but the fire station used to be just off the edge of it.
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) so as you approach, depending on visibility, you can see whether you can just keep moving, or if someone from your right is on the roundabout already or will reach it and enter before you, in which case you slow down or stop as appropriate.
