• Passerby6497@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I love roundabouts, but goddamn are they annoying when you’re stuck in a route starvation situation. I’ve had bad days when I’m stuck for close to 5 minutes at one near my house depending on time of day and approach route.

    • 𝚝𝚛𝚔@aussie.zone
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      2 months ago

      There’s quite a few roundabouts near us that have traffic lights that only function during busy traffic. Usually only installed on the busy sides.

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        2 months ago

        It’s already a 2/2.5 lane roundabout, but if you’re on entrance 3, while 1 and 2 are busy as hell, you may not have a window to safely go through.

        This roundabout is at a major intersection just off of a freeway and between like 3 different shopping centers, so it’s awful to go through at rush hour. I’ve gotten good at eyeballing windows that scare the piss out of my wife in that roundabout.