I love how the meme assumes everyone trusts everyone else's driving. Utopian ideals, man.
You not following the rules because you assume everyone else isn't following the rules is why no one is following the rules...
I don't follow the rules only because I don't drive at all. Otherwise, yes, you are correct, I don't follow rules which endanger my life. Just weird that way.
My mom taught me to never trust a turn signal (or lack of one)
That's not how roundabouts work. They're really simple:
That's it. This only gets complicated if traffic is backed up, in which case everyone is going slow enough for it to not matter.
Nice, I don't know why, but I was picturing the pink car going fast enough to squeal their tires like they used to in the one nearest where I live. We only got roundabouts here a decade or two ago, so they're still a novelty to most. I don't drive much, as you can probably tell.
Yeah, speeds in a roundabout should be very slow, like 15mph/20-25kph. Bigger ones can handle a bit faster traffic, but they're not designed for high speed, but lack of stopping.
And I envy you, I wish I didn't need to drive as much.
There's one "roundabout" that I know of that doesn't have this sign:
But instead has a few of these in the middle:
You HAVE TO give way to the right while driving on the "roundabout".
Mental.
Thanks for your time.
These idiotic roundabouts used to be everywhere in France. Most of them have been converted to inside-has-right-of-way but a few of the old ones still exist, with traffic lights on the inside.
That’s called a “rotary”.
Ok, now do one where C and A arrive at the same time to an empty roundabout and A still, to this day, thinks they have the right of way. Because why wait a fraction of a second when I can make others wait for a lot longer?
I hate having classes in a classroom with windows pointing to a roundabout because I get to realize how NO ONE seems to do them correctly... (In Spain, for reference)
Depends on the size of the roundabout. For one big enough they could both join simultaneously and maintain a safe distance, that's fine. If not, if you drive on the left the one on the right has priority and vice versa for the rest of the world.
In fact it's only a problem if people arrive simultaneously at all junctions, since now there's no person to the right of everyone.
In this case usually everyone stops (unless one of the cars is a BMW or audi) and then someone will start to move first. After which normal operational rules are restored.
A does have the right of way over C. And the OP has a quite violent interpretation of transit rules that only make sense if it's a large roundabout with a low speed.
Also, the pink car has the right of way over both. Both are quite right at stopping there, and D is invited to keep stressing themselves to death.
Now, if the pink car decided to stop and wait for A, then it maybe is worth pointing it to them.
Circles are awesome, fight me!
I love in Washington state and honestly have had next to no problems with people in roundabouts. They're pretty common here and people use them as intended. Wherever you are all from, I hope it gets better lol
I get in and out of those roundabouts as fast as possible
I don't mind the design, I think they're great and save time and reduce traffic congestion
I just don't trust drivers of this generation to use them properly. We are currently in a transition period of generations ... an older generation of drivers that didn't grow up with these and a newer group who will think these roundabouts will be normal. As long as these old timers (including me) are around, these traffic situations will be dangerous.
Which is why, when I get to these roundabouts, I get in as quickly as possible and get out as quickly as I can
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