Why The U.S. Hates Roundabouts

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  • @BoWSkittlez
    @BoWSkittlez 4 года назад +22762

    Biggest pro of a roundabout. You’re not stuck at a red light where you’re the only car in sight

    • @bearcubdaycare
      @bearcubdaycare 4 года назад +418

      Unless, like in some UK roundabouts, there are several lights to go around the roundabout. (The British seem to call these too roundabouts, even though the video claims they're otherwise named.)

    • @Luke---
      @Luke--- 4 года назад +603

      I think we call them “signalled roundabouts”, but they are quite rare in comparison to minis and normal ones

    • @robbedoeslegrand236
      @robbedoeslegrand236 4 года назад +56

      Then that trafficlight installation is a cheap-ass one.

    • @mmoarchives2542
      @mmoarchives2542 4 года назад +101

      yeah, instead, you're stuck waiting for mass traffic to clear out to get through for 20 minutes with assholes behind you honking at you or bumping you forward

    • @mmoarchives2542
      @mmoarchives2542 4 года назад +66

      it doesn't help traffic, it deorganizes it

  • @Nobody-vr5nl
    @Nobody-vr5nl 4 года назад +5012

    "I miss my exit and go around 2-3more times than I'd need to"
    What? How are you allowed to drive?

    • @ToadRoach
      @ToadRoach 4 года назад +436

      I don't know how this is actually possible unless you are practising doughnuts!

    • @necroslair
      @necroslair 4 года назад +555

      Because the requirements to get a driver's license in the US are extremely lax...

    • @R3DT1D3
      @R3DT1D3 4 года назад +343

      That's preferable to someone I saw stop in a roundabout AND THEN BACK UP TO TAKE THE EXIT THEY MISSED. There are a lot of very stupid drivers.

    • @cvapolo
      @cvapolo 4 года назад +115

      She clearly comes from the land of infomercial people.

    • @julianlemmerich1732
      @julianlemmerich1732 4 года назад +73

      @Aidan S I would suggest a better schooling then. Safety is more important than that

  • @pholliez
    @pholliez 9 месяцев назад +301

    I’m American born and drove for 10 years only in the US. Then I moved to the UK and then onto Australia. I LOVE ROUNDABOUTS!!! Once you get the hang of them, they make so much sense. When I go back to visit US family I find the traffic lights so frustrating, especially late at night when there is no one on the roads and you’re just sitting at a red light for no reason.

    • @lennybuttz2162
      @lennybuttz2162 9 месяцев назад +7

      I like them in areas where there isn't a lot of traffic but the 3 and 4 lane roundabouts that are super busy are kind of scary because a lot of people don't pay attention to where they're going and make bad decisions at the last minute. The wait time to get into a busy roundabout can be interminable. People do not let you in.

    • @sypherthe297th2
      @sypherthe297th2 8 месяцев назад

      Roundabouts aren't the issue. Anericans are.
      From dumb hicks driving oversized pickups and stupid, entitled mothers driving SUVs neither can handle properly, to treatinf what few roundabouts exist like some combination of NASCAR and roller derby, to not understanding the concept of Yield signs and being only marginally better at Stop signs, to having elserly people far beyond their physical limits impose themselves on others, having young idiots on crotch rockets whipping by between lanes and in rice burners acting like its the Tokyo Grand Prix. . . all of that and more to say American roads are a hellscape.
      Thats before you get into the large freight vehicles, supposedly being driven by professionals, blocking traffic on highways or the institutional gang of criminals known as law enforcement robbing and harrassing motorists.

    • @PG-3462
      @PG-3462 8 месяцев назад +7

      ​@@lennybuttz2162Those roundabouts are dangerous only because there are so few of them right now that many people don't know how to use them

    • @lennybuttz2162
      @lennybuttz2162 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@PG-3462 Maybe where you live but here in WI they're everywhere! You can even find them in small towns, it's like an epidemic.

    • @PG-3462
      @PG-3462 8 месяцев назад +5

      @@lennybuttz2162 I'm from France and we have zero problem with them 😅

  • @makalacc
    @makalacc Год назад +1186

    A huge part why it's so hard for roundabouts to work in the US, is the general driving culture. In roundabouts, using blinkers is a crucial part, something a lot of people don't even know they have in their cars.

    • @1crazypj
      @1crazypj Год назад +69

      In southern USA people see it as a NASCAR type challenge and try to prevent you changing lanes so few people use signals although things are better now than 20 years ago

    • @javenfryar5009
      @javenfryar5009 Год назад +20

      a lot of roundabouts i see are set up so that once your in the lane you have to go to the exit associated with that lane to solve that problem exactly. at least that's how they are in louisiana where i live. using the blinkers while in them tend to cause more wrecks bc of confusion here. i've seen people pulled over for changing lanes while in them.

    • @Hirotoro4692
      @Hirotoro4692 Год назад +29

      ​@@javenfryar5009 you don't use blinkers to change lane in them. Only to indicate which exit you are aiming for

    • @1crazypj
      @1crazypj Год назад +4

      @@javenfryar5009 Seems road planners here almost get it but not quite. No idea who the genius was who thought exit lanes on far left of interstate were a good idea?

    • @robingarvin-mack
      @robingarvin-mack Год назад +8

      @@Hirotoro4692 If approaching a roundabout in the UK with the intention of turning right, one should be in the right-hand lane (if there is more than one lane on the appoach) and one should be indicating 'right' until one has passed the last exit before their exit, when they then indicate 'left'.
      Obviously it is the opposite of this in the US.
      *_R_* 😎

  • @twoneis
    @twoneis 2 года назад +11650

    honestly, if you miss the exit in a roundabouts multiple times in a row, you dont deserve to leave it ever again

    • @janbo8331
      @janbo8331 2 года назад +265

      Night, winter, RWD.. not many reasons to leave anyways

    • @Enygmate
      @Enygmate 2 года назад +217

      @@janbo8331 as long as there's gas, we'll keep doing circles 😎

    • @janbo8331
      @janbo8331 2 года назад +65

      @@Enygmate Right on man. If such a day comes, we'll still be there, Flintstone-style.

    • @Blueturtle1
      @Blueturtle1 2 года назад +94

      @@Enygmate nascar moment

    • @ninojanjeremygo463
      @ninojanjeremygo463 2 года назад +12

      But the nature tell us that the Earth never exit!
      Not for 5-7 billion years later, maybe?

  • @Grashnook
    @Grashnook 2 года назад +3968

    'When they are forced to rely on their own driving abilities it leads to a confusing and scary experience'
    lmao

    • @tlangdon12
      @tlangdon12 2 года назад +122

      And having to rely on the actions of others. This is clearly the reason why roundabouts are not common in the USA!

    • @JeiBeeBee
      @JeiBeeBee 2 года назад +6

      LOL

    • @jan_Masewin
      @jan_Masewin 2 года назад +99

      Nervous drivers slow down, making everything safer. Like how wide streets can make residential areas more dangerous.

    • @Larwood.
      @Larwood. 2 года назад +70

      @@tlangdon12 You rely on the actions of others at lights as well, that's why they're more dangerous.

    • @doghouseriley4732
      @doghouseriley4732 2 года назад +7

      They aren't used to go round corners

  • @derp195
    @derp195 11 месяцев назад +306

    Driving in France was such a cool experience because of roundabouts. The fact that you can get all the way through town and never have to stop is amazing.

    • @jordancambridge4106
      @jordancambridge4106 11 месяцев назад +1

      What is also Amazing is that the entire country of France is about the size of Denver Colorado which is a fairly small city when you think about it.

    • @drigsone182
      @drigsone182 11 месяцев назад +25

      @@jordancambridge4106 is that a sarcasm or?

    • @HT-rk8pc
      @HT-rk8pc 11 месяцев назад +8

      You have to stop before you enter the roundabout. Please tell me you didnt just drive without checking for cars.

    • @quantmind1718
      @quantmind1718 11 месяцев назад +33

      @@jordancambridge4106 Um, France is 551,295 km² bigger than Denver which is 400.7 km². What are you even talking about?

    • @quantmind1718
      @quantmind1718 11 месяцев назад

      @@drigsone182 Dude's just talking out his booty cheeks

  • @Rondogardener
    @Rondogardener 11 месяцев назад +73

    The raised islands at each entrance are really essential to making it work. We have one small roundabout in our town, but the islands are not raised, only painted. That allows people to make bad decisions and not be kept in the direction of flow.

    • @douglasstemke2444
      @douglasstemke2444 9 месяцев назад +2

      But as I live in Carmel one issue as a pedestrian is that drivers can't see you until they are in the circle giving them very little time to react. I have almost been hit a few times. It means the pedestrian has to be more aware than they would at a stop.light

    • @mamba101
      @mamba101 Месяц назад

      @@douglasstemke2444For pedestrians heavy areas it’s common to see traffic lights just outside roundabouts - the key note is they only go red when someone actually passes the button to cross the road.

  • @ignatz14
    @ignatz14 2 года назад +2667

    "I'm scared I miss the right exit." Ok, can happen if you're distracted for a moment but how stupid or unattentive do you have to be to miss two or even three times?

    • @amandaslough125
      @amandaslough125 2 года назад +263

      I can understand taking an extra lap if you're not used to the area and trying to learn which way to turn, so you repeat it to get your bearings, or it's a 5 way intersection and you miss counted, but "oh no, you drive an extra 20 secs in an area", is quite silly.

    • @gaara4667
      @gaara4667 2 года назад +8

      I was wondering the same thing

    • @ts552
      @ts552 2 года назад +200

      The person who misses their exit at roundabout probably would have taken wrong turn after traffic light too...

    • @virgiauskas
      @virgiauskas 2 года назад +111

      I guess it's an American thing, like not knowing how to drive stick.

    • @bunhelsingslegacy3549
      @bunhelsingslegacy3549 2 года назад +23

      Canada has a bunch of roundabouts and is busily making more. The only times I've had trouble with them were when there were signage issues (ie during construction, things are not well-lit or well signed until everything's complete, even if it's driveable), and using a GPS system that doesn't tell you road names. "Turn. Right. Now." is not helpful when you've got three choices in rapid succession and you don't know whether your navigator is at all delayed.

  • @oosakasan
    @oosakasan Год назад +6322

    "I'm afraid of missing my exit" GIRL THAT'S THE BEST FEATURE OF THE ROUNDABOUT!!!!! You can miss all the exits you like, you just go round and round and can take your time figuring it out. It's also a free U-turn if you made a mistake earlier and need to backtrack! It's the most forgiving intersection possible.

    • @georgethompson1460
      @georgethompson1460 Год назад +300

      Also so long as you use your indicators you can make a space by telling everyone where you intend to go.

    • @laurent3415
      @laurent3415 Год назад +481

      @@georgethompson1460 Many don't seem to know where the magic stick that makes the light blink is located🤣

    • @Blue71974
      @Blue71974 Год назад +232

      @@laurent3415 maybe that's why it wouldn't work for Americans because most don't put our damn blinkers on when trying to make a simple lane change, or don't put it on until they're already turning. Also I'm american here, I'm not shitting on us for no reason, it's from experience.

    • @laurent3415
      @laurent3415 Год назад +28

      @@Blue71974 Same here..American also. I live on the busiest 3 miles of the small city I live in and it's like hell some days.

    • @charginginprogresss
      @charginginprogresss Год назад +55

      @@Blue71974 Where I live, a couple of times doing that, seen by a cop, and you'll lose your license and have to take all the exams again.
      That teaches people in europe, they use blinkers because they have to.

  • @captainoofmerica2478
    @captainoofmerica2478 8 месяцев назад +20

    I live in VERY rural Alabama and so I’ve never even driven through a roundabout, and I’ve only ever seen one in person. My friend was driving and we were going to Oklahoma City if I remember correctly, at some point in the drive we come across a round about and I’ll never forget the terrified look on his face and him literally shouting “I DONT KNOW WHAT THE FREAK TO DO!” The moment he saw it 😂

    • @sonamadik3851
      @sonamadik3851 Месяц назад +2

      I just imagined that. xd

    • @The_DuMont_Network
      @The_DuMont_Network Месяц назад +1

      There you go.

    • @geoffreyvanpelt6147
      @geoffreyvanpelt6147 13 дней назад +1

      Which is why they need to paint arrows on the road at the junction and within the roundabout! Like they did in the first minute of this video: ruclips.net/video/xsSp8gxzfjo/видео.html

    • @milena39
      @milena39 8 дней назад

      I live in a very rural area in my country, Italy, as well but we basically only have roundabouts now.
      There are only very few traffic lights left

  • @GaryRLuebke
    @GaryRLuebke 9 месяцев назад +8

    My first experience with roundabouts was in Prague Czech Republic a number of years ago. Had just picked up the rental car and almost immediately entered, without realizing, a very complicated multi-lane roundabout. It had cars, buses, bicycles, pedestrians as I recall. I thought WTF as I went in circles having never heard of these things. It took a few go arounds until I figured it out and managed to escape. Since that time I’ve been through countless roundabouts in Europe. Beginning to see more of them in the US. They are a great idea and eliminate T-bone collisions.

  • @DeeBee2013
    @DeeBee2013 4 года назад +36262

    Rename them FREEDOM CIRCLES and Americans will go crazy for them

    • @Debilitator47
      @Debilitator47 4 года назад +1266

      Good idea and also what planet am I even on anymore.

    • @radudeATL
      @radudeATL 4 года назад +653

      Heck yeah!
      'Murica!

    • @piotrrywczak7971
      @piotrrywczak7971 4 года назад +1100

      @MusicMadMaurice
      Better still,
      tell them that roundabouts will get rid of that commie scum - the red light.
      They will write using them into their constitution.

    • @NunYaO
      @NunYaO 4 года назад +74

      So true!

    • @martintrumpelmann2019
      @martintrumpelmann2019 4 года назад +256

      Plant something green and low in the middle that cant wreck a car and call them eco circles. They are popular down under in Aussie and NZ. The only problem I have with them is when there is heavy traffic flow in a particular direction and you're waiting for a gap, but in general people are polite and let you in.

  • @DigitalDiabloUK
    @DigitalDiabloUK 4 года назад +10477

    As a Brit, I can't think of a single time in 40 years where I've not been able to exit a roundabout. 😂

    • @ShadowebEB
      @ShadowebEB 4 года назад +965

      If you know how to read signs (generally twice before the roundabout), then you're good, if you think you're incorrect just make another round, and if you took the wrong exit then you can always use the next roundabout to make the U-turn, which is excessively hard and dangerous to do with a traffic light.
      But you know... Americans will remain Americans... Murica!

    • @DigitalDiabloUK
      @DigitalDiabloUK 4 года назад +65

      R Cruz I think most days over the last 20 years.

    • @sdushdiu
      @sdushdiu 4 года назад +44

      DigitalDiabloUK dimwit, exiting is not the problem- its the ability of one ENTRANCE to monopolize the roundabout
      But the the UK has similarly failed to understand the concept of dentistry for centuries as well....

    • @plusafdotcom959
      @plusafdotcom959 4 года назад +394

      @@sdushdiu ... nope... as soon as one vehicle enters from another road, the 'monopolistic entrance' MUST yield to that car. Monopolization is virtually impossible if entering traffic obeys the Yield Mandate!

    • @themotivationauts2989
      @themotivationauts2989 4 года назад +307

      @@sdushdiu Stop trying to act smart in a RUclips comment section ''dimwit".

  • @estebanod
    @estebanod 11 месяцев назад +10

    In France we have lots of roundabouts and they work perfectly fine, I see more accidents in regular intersections than roundabouts.
    In France we have two types:
    - "rond-points" (like the Place de l’Etoile, a 'traffic circle' I guess) where the people entering the roundaout have priority (usually because of triangular signs (priorité) or stop lights)
    - "carrefours giratoires" where the people inside the roundabouts have priority

  • @pamelanred5053
    @pamelanred5053 8 месяцев назад +9

    We have a few of them here in Oklahoma. The biggest problem I have with them is that people don’t signal to let others know when they are exiting the circle. This makes it difficult for those needing in the circle.

    • @jacketylon
      @jacketylon Месяц назад

      Generally the idea is that you signal where you want to go, not when you're exiting it

    • @herrakaarme
      @herrakaarme Месяц назад

      @@jacketylon That's the same thing.

    • @LegoMan92
      @LegoMan92 24 дня назад

      ​@jacketylon1518 actually, the standard is to put on your right blinker when you are exiting. That way someone coming In knows your exiting. Reason why people hate roundabouts is because overconfident people like you think they know what they're doing but do not which intimidates some people into not doing it correctly.

  • @prakrit8284
    @prakrit8284 3 года назад +1826

    1:48 'you miss the exit once so you go two or three times around' - what are you smoking while driving ?

    • @MegaBYSON
      @MegaBYSON 3 года назад +15

      loooool

    • @tyrongkojy
      @tyrongkojy 3 года назад +14

      Indeed.

    • @jonasschmitt7476
      @jonasschmitt7476 3 года назад +12

      Thats what i thought haha

    • @madshorn5826
      @madshorn5826 3 года назад +110

      The Americans needs a roundabout DLC for GTA.

    • @prakrit8284
      @prakrit8284 3 года назад +12

      @@madshorn5826 Brilliant suggestion !!!

  • @antoniocampos6627
    @antoniocampos6627 4 года назад +4388

    You ever drive home and get stuck at red light even though there’s no traffic? Yeah a roundabout solves that problem.

    • @lesterjargus5311
      @lesterjargus5311 4 года назад +216

      Red light sensors don't always change for motorcycles, either.

    • @Ratraccoon
      @Ratraccoon 4 года назад +140

      @@lesterjargus5311 Sometimes they are mounted incorrectly and will miss a small car.

    • @GameFreak7744
      @GameFreak7744 4 года назад +109

      Another solution some places use is just turning those off at night and allowing other traffic rules to take precedent. But yeah, roundabouts are generally more responsive to the ebb and flow of traffic, that could only really be achieved with fancy automation otherwise.

    • @ian_bradley
      @ian_bradley 4 года назад +21

      Yeah, until they restart putting traffic lights/signals up again at roundabouts causing the problem they were built to solve! And then, some idiot comes up with the idea of a throughabout!

    • @StormTheSquid
      @StormTheSquid 4 года назад +39

      What about driving to work, already being late, and now you have to sit at a yield sign for 30 minutes to get into what feels like a gigantic car-blender because there's nothing there to force other drivers to wait and balance the traffic? This is something that basically happened to me and my family on a vacation when we encountered a roundabout for the first time. We nearly got smashed by a commercial truck because after 30 minutes, my dad, who was driving, got tired of waiting and took the first opening he could. He nearly stopped all traffic on the roundabout and almost caused a likely fatal accident. I was only six or seven, but I remember looking out all the windows and having a legitimate panic attack because I was worried all the cars were just going to smash us without a second thought. Even my mom and dad had thought that it was incredibly dangerous.
      I think the problem most Americans have with roundabouts is similar to this. They have to rely on the idea that other drivers won't just turn it into a massive steel blender and you just can't do that when nobody else knows the rules any better than you do. If people were *educated* about roundabouts in driver's education, I'd think implementing them would be a good idea, but *only* once everyone who doesn't know about roundabouts is off the road. Until then, roundabouts will always be considered death spirals by those who aren't used to them, and those who are will always be incredibly stressed about the people who aren't possibly making a poor decision and causing a massive accident.
      Then again I also believe people should have to retake their driver's test every year basically.

  • @Alarix246
    @Alarix246 9 месяцев назад +22

    When I returned from Australia to my hometown in the Czech Republic in 1993, I tried to be active at local town halls and suggested they should build one or two roundabouts. The local chief of roads laughed at it and flatly refused it as a nonsense. Ever since I hold my reservations about a typical town officer - today they have many roundabouts around the country capital, but still none in my hometown.

  • @jameshiggins-thomas9617
    @jameshiggins-thomas9617 9 месяцев назад +11

    Design is important, I'm sure. My experience is that many do not actually slow drivers down in some directions and it can be difficult judging where vehicles in the circle are going, necessary to yield effectively (particularly if the circle speed is high).

  • @shmick6079
    @shmick6079 4 года назад +3609

    Ah yes, the old “I don’t want to have to think” conundrum.

    • @ADivineTaco
      @ADivineTaco 4 года назад +60

      True, i wish it wernt like that and have lots of people driving manuals again cuz its more fun and engaging. Hopefull there be a day we have roundabouts everywhere.

    • @CaptainLila
      @CaptainLila 4 года назад +106

      Yes because thinking while driving is a bad thing. Too many people drive off "instinct" which we don't have. Most drivers aren't actively using their brain or thinking of their fellow motorist which is the real problem we have.

    • @joshuad7953
      @joshuad7953 4 года назад +118

      This AMERICA!!! We’re all about Football, Trump, stabbing dudes over Popeyes Chicken sandwich’s, narcotics and Porn. Thinking is for communist. You don’t wanna be a communist, do you?

    • @theradioactiveplayer3461
      @theradioactiveplayer3461 4 года назад +21

      @@joshuad7953 Not thinking is for communists. Afterall, it's better to convince yourself there was no food to begin with than to ponder why in the hell the government starves your family while gorging themselves in the capital

    • @Nyacinth
      @Nyacinth 4 года назад +73

      @@theradioactiveplayer3461 have you ever heard of a joke

  • @ChlorineRaven
    @ChlorineRaven 2 года назад +2442

    "scared I might miss the exit"
    I'm picturing that girl going around the roundabout indefinitely and screaming in panic in her car.

  • @DeanBobolini
    @DeanBobolini 10 месяцев назад +33

    I used to hate roundabouts, but after I lived in a town that had a few of these things, I did learn to like them. In fact I noticed a portion of my road rage dropped due to some stupidity I no longer had to face at normal intersections.

    • @gypsy97feder94
      @gypsy97feder94 8 месяцев назад

      I lived in Ireland for 3 years; I HATED ROUNDABOUTS! So glad we don't have a ot of them in the U.S.

  • @itscookielookie
    @itscookielookie 8 месяцев назад +2

    I remember one time we were driving in the circle of a roundabout and somebody entered without waiting for us to finish passing. I screamed and my mom hit the breaks. I still remember the car was inches away from us and it felt like it was moving in slow motion for a second.

  • @MacGuy3135
    @MacGuy3135 3 года назад +5414

    “I’m scared I’m gonna miss the exit”
    Well I’m scared you’re allowed to drive.

    • @neildennis7294
      @neildennis7294 3 года назад +90

      They think they’ll all be Clark Griswold staring at Big Ben and Parliament for three hours going in a circle.

    • @arposkraft3616
      @arposkraft3616 3 года назад +396

      and the obvious benefit of it being a circle is that you can just drive round and try again... now try that on a crossing

    • @cityplanner3063
      @cityplanner3063 3 года назад +141

      arPos Craft yep. I accidentally missed my turn one so I just went around again. Instead of doing a u turn or taking another street.

    • @ItsAsparageese
      @ItsAsparageese 3 года назад +80

      It's obvious that the chick in that clip is speaking hypothetically and hasn't experienced them. It's reasonable to be unclear about something unfamiliar

    • @kdrapertrucker
      @kdrapertrucker 3 года назад +55

      If you miss your exit you just go around again. I like the roundabout. It doesn't back up traffic at intersections.

  • @florichi
    @florichi 4 года назад +3551

    "I might miss my exit" Meanwhile america has interstate intersections with dozens of bridges and exits and hundreds of potential collision points.

    • @ganondorf66
      @ganondorf66 4 года назад +518

      Also it's a circle, just go again.

    • @randomuser5443
      @randomuser5443 4 года назад +100

      It’s an attempt to use evolution to improve drivers

    • @dojokonojo
      @dojokonojo 4 года назад +217

      And if you miss your exit you have to drive a few miles to come back!

    • @aRzEe83
      @aRzEe83 4 года назад +73

      Yes.. That reason tickles me too.. It's simple alright.. Turn right = first exit, go straight = second exit, and so on.. 🙄

    • @AnishKumar-es1xr
      @AnishKumar-es1xr 4 года назад +156

      I've Been in hundreds of roundabouts. Only a drunk, nurveous, speeding, or stupid driver will miss their exit, and these kind shouldn't be on roads anyway. Or if you are new to the area, your navigator is f*kd up, yes, google too. Roundabouts over Traffic lights any day for me.

  • @Marlon021000
    @Marlon021000 Год назад +27

    They just work great and are cheap, but you have to follow the rules! Here in Brazil, the drivers usually don't, for example, you have to keep the left turn light on when you're circling it, and the change it to the right turning light when you're going to exit, also, the car that is already in the roundabout has the priority over the ones that are trying to enter it

    • @sheepdog8442
      @sheepdog8442 11 месяцев назад +9

      I dont think this can be correct. I have been driving for 20+ years and just pastg my motocycle licence. Blinkers should only be used when you change the lane on the roundabout or exiting it, showing the left blinker when you are not changeing to an inner lane is confuseing to other drivers.

    • @Marlon021000
      @Marlon021000 11 месяцев назад

      @@sheepdog8442 you might be right, but the law in Brazil says that you have to keep the left blinker on, you can even get a ticket if you don't, but drivers ignore it anyway, they don't use the left, neither the right blinker

    • @petterteignesse5486
      @petterteignesse5486 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@sheepdog8442 Its the rule in Norway as well. It’s less for signalling to others in the roundabout, and more to tell the people outside where you’re planning on going. Plus if you’re blinking left in the inner most lane there isn’t really anywhere you could go that would be confusing🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @liljepolak8565
      @liljepolak8565 11 месяцев назад +3

      In Denmark we use it to signal that we'll take the last exist
      It's not a law, it's not required, but it's a neat indicator to your intentions
      But just in general: IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE THE CIRCLE BLINK MF
      So many times I've missed my opening, just cuz some driver turned their thinker off and "I turn here, no need blink, I just go🤤"
      Grrr

    • @jacksquatt6082
      @jacksquatt6082 9 месяцев назад

      Roundabouts are bullshit. With traffic lights, everyone knows how they work. There is no "estimating the distance and safety factor." There is just stop or go. Roundabouts complicate it.

  • @mindofzay2024
    @mindofzay2024 9 месяцев назад +3

    I was just driving through Carmel and the outskirts of Indy. And I can confidently say that if it weren't for those roundabouts the traffic in those areas I passed through would've been an absolute nightmare. Crazy how much they help out with traffic

  • @Munnmaista
    @Munnmaista Год назад +5480

    I love how the "reasons" that all of the Americans gave for not liking roundabouts was basically "we don't understand them so they don't work"

    • @jlhitz35
      @jlhitz35 Год назад +1131

      That's basically the US's reasoning behind anything.

    • @candlestyx8517
      @candlestyx8517 Год назад +107

      They are confusing and a bit daunting at first until you get used to them.

    • @thatwouldbeillogical
      @thatwouldbeillogical Год назад +84

      They didn't even list the reason that I don't like them. Cars that are exiting a roundabout don't use their signals to tell that they are taking an exit, so I never know if a car that's coming around will be taking the exit before me so that I can go, or if they will continue to go around. In heavy traffic situations it leaves me sitting there forever not knowing when I can go.

    • @oxfordsparky
      @oxfordsparky Год назад +444

      @@thatwouldbeillogical some people using things wrong doesn't make them wrong.

    • @thatwouldbeillogical
      @thatwouldbeillogical Год назад +15

      @@oxfordsparky By some people, you mean all people, obviously.

  • @SpartanForces117
    @SpartanForces117 2 года назад +2047

    „I‘m scared to use the roundabout, because I could miss the exit“
    People with that mindset should not be on the street

    • @mkontent
      @mkontent 2 года назад +315

      > skip an exit on an American highway
      > that little maneuver will cost us half an hour
      > skip an exit on a roundabout
      > So scared of losing a minute of my life...
      Literally the least rational fear ever

    • @Akinto710
      @Akinto710 2 года назад +95

      @@mkontent And then in America you have huge, 6 lane highways (where nobody keeps right) with cloverfield junctions and exit ramps on both the left and right at the same time. I never been more confused and stressed in traffic than when i was on vacation in the US driving on the highways

    • @IstvanThree
      @IstvanThree 2 года назад +92

      And the lady missed one little detail - if you miss your exit, just drive around the f-in circle one more time, ore two, or 10 times, and you will make it to your desired exit! 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @mkontent
      @mkontent 2 года назад +15

      @@Akinto710 Same here actually. I got confused even as a non-driver, trying to assist the driver with the navigator.

    • @Kafei01
      @Kafei01 2 года назад +39

      If you miss the exit on a roundabout : don't panic, just do a complete turn and you will have another chance. Good Luck, you can do it !

  • @varun8865
    @varun8865 11 месяцев назад +3

    I have never encountered a traffic circle but still don't have a good experience with roundabouts. But only when they are multi lane roundabouts if they are one lane then it is fine and works smoothly. My main problem with the roundabouts is switching lanes in the roundabout.

  • @casual_time_machine6536
    @casual_time_machine6536 8 месяцев назад +1

    My city has installed about a half dozen roundabouts, and our neighbors have installed a few themselves. I personally love them and I wish every intersection had them.

  • @LittrowTaurus
    @LittrowTaurus 4 года назад +2800

    It reminds me of when seat belts became mandatory. People "didn't like" them either. They thought they would strangle them and trap them in the car if you had an accident. No matter what safety experts said.

    • @pinolskun8764
      @pinolskun8764 4 года назад +138

      Imagine asking the same people who believe the earth is flat how useful a piece of tech can be

    • @extragroovy735
      @extragroovy735 4 года назад +9

      It's also uncomfortable

    • @themonkeyhand
      @themonkeyhand 4 года назад +90

      I know someone who was told their grandma died because she was wearing a seat belt. Dude doesn't wear his. I imagine he's all for reopening the economy tomorrow since we just peaked today.

    • @UncaAlbyGmail
      @UncaAlbyGmail 4 года назад +12

      people still think that.

    • @itsmrlonewolf
      @itsmrlonewolf 3 года назад +37

      I still wear a seatbelt since it makes sense in most cases! However I know a guy who literally broke is back in a roughly 5mph crash into a ditch! And the docs told him if he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt he’d have been fine! It just jerked his body in a weird way!
      And the other one is my friends dad who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and crashed into a tree! He was driving an old land rover and the force from hitting the tree made his roof fold inwards and had like a sharp edge that pinned him against the steering wheel and although it cut his back, it was just the right speed that it stopped there and didn’t cut his spine! But again he was told that in that case, if he was wearing a seatbelt then the roof would have either chopped his head off or sliced him in half, because the seatbelt would have stopped him from being able to move forward and be pressed up against the steering wheel!
      But in most crashes it makes sense! I also knew a guy who died when he rolled his van because he didn’t have a seatbelt on, so on the second roll he fell out the window and the van rolled over him and crushed him! With a seatbelt he probably would have had bruises and nothing more!

  • @MoiraMcGill
    @MoiraMcGill 4 года назад +724

    "i'm afraid of missing my exit and needing to go around a couple times" ....still less complicated than making a wrong turn and having to flip a bitch where possible and back track

    • @Nutty31313
      @Nutty31313 4 года назад +37

      Also going around a roundabout takes like, what, 30 seconds at most? (depending on it's size of course) Whereas you could potentially get stuck at a traffic light for a few minutes.

    • @jarls5890
      @jarls5890 4 года назад +30

      Also - if most intersections are roundabouts - if you DO exit the roundabout at the wrong place - as you enter the next roundabout it is super easy to do a 180 and go back to the one where you went wrong.

    • @swedneck
      @swedneck 4 года назад +11

      @@jarls5890 this is honestly the best thing about roundabouts, being able to just go back is amazing.

    • @dek123
      @dek123 4 года назад +1

      Not the brightest lamp on the tree.

    • @MoiraMcGill
      @MoiraMcGill 4 года назад +2

      @@dek123 those who can't figure out roundabouts? agreed.

  • @imagseer
    @imagseer 11 месяцев назад +1

    Even in the UK where we are used to roundabouts, they are really only comfortable to use when they are 2 lanes wide. Once they get up to 4 or more lanes, drivers unfamiliar with the area don't know which lane to be in and how to migrate across for the exit they need, so they switch at the last moment causing chaos to the traffic flow. Yes, the lanes are marked with signage on the road surface and sometimes on overhead gantries, but you can't see the markings well when it is wet or against the sun. On the really big junctions (like where there's a 6 lane motorway) the roundabouts underneath or above end up having traffic lights, kind of like a traffic circle idea. Then there are complex roundabouts with mini roundabouts at the entries and exits. Look up 'The Magic Roundabout of Swindon'.

  • @flash24g
    @flash24g Год назад +21

    We Brits have what you call "traffic circles" as well, but we just call them roundabouts, just like the ones without signals. A roundabout with part-time signals has sometimes been along my route to work, so I suppose that in American terms this switches between being a roundabout and being a traffic circle. Signal-controlled roundabouts are useful in busy spots, as they prevent the situation where loads of vehicles coming from certain directions and going in certain directions are preventing those coming from other directions from getting on board. But on the whole, modern roundabouts work well.

    • @Cassapphic
      @Cassapphic 9 месяцев назад +1

      one thing to add in comparison to amerocan traffic circles is they're usually smaller here, which makes them more manageable and basically makes it an organised intersection/junction.

  • @AirLancer
    @AirLancer 4 года назад +1360

    Once you start playing Cities: Skyline you're just going to be constantly critiquing road layouts everywhere you go.

    • @mikey08857
      @mikey08857 4 года назад +16

      LMAO!!!!

    • @nuclearwarhead9338
      @nuclearwarhead9338 4 года назад +44

      True that!
      Man I'm so pissed off by the way my city layout was built.

    • @AdamSmith-gs2dv
      @AdamSmith-gs2dv 4 года назад +72

      Cities skylines is proof round abouts work and that traffic lights suck.

    • @whowhowhowhowhowho8139
      @whowhowhowhowhowho8139 4 года назад +2

      Correction, women don't like roundabouts because they can't deal with space time like men. Is a simple fact which comes from the 150000 years of evolution when men use to deal with space time matters wholesomely. Unfortunately feminism indoctrinate people making them think men and women have the same type of brain and or tries to impose stupid propositions insulting men's intelligence. Feminism is a form of indoctrination which is there to make women WORK, and salaries go down, just like immigration and the whole propaganda to make women like what men likes and men like what women like. You see when only one parent used to work salaries were higher since there was less competition... and that is not to even mention how men is more often starting their own companies and also more often striking when there are unacceptable situations... UNIONS USE TO BE THE 4th POWER. In Argentina, where roundabouts are common coin, women don't even discuss how men can deal with this and other similar situations when driving better. And these culture is also derived from the same countries USA does, only difference between USA and Argentina is 10 times less people and legal system does not work so it is all more corrupt like in all Latino America... though USA just lost its legal system so everything goes down... Should fight more for juries to be called just as often as before so corporations don't go away just bargaining and never getting sentences and setting precedents.

    • @misstell5406
      @misstell5406 4 года назад +54

      @@whowhowhowhowhowho8139 ...wtf are you even talking about?

  • @supercarjude7201
    @supercarjude7201 2 года назад +9038

    So basically, "I don't like roundabouts, not because they don't work, but because I'm too incompetent to use them"

    • @herrakaarme
      @herrakaarme 2 года назад +553

      They have never used them. They just assume they are too incompetent to use them. Usually when talking about national stereotypes, Americans are seen as very self-confident and boisterous, but suddenly here the majority of Americans genuinely believe they would be unable to use roundabouts. All of Europe can use them, yet the private cars loving Americans supposedly can't. It makes no sense.

    • @RollerdinoGaming
      @RollerdinoGaming 2 года назад +209

      To be fair, it's in the common ignorant way of "I just don't like them >:("

    • @Milesco
      @Milesco 2 года назад +289

      Not incompetent, really -- just unaccustomed. Despite Americans' supposed historical reputation for being rugged, adventurous individualists, we're actually very resistant to change. Hence our reluctance to adopt the metric system, the practical impossibility of amending our Constitution, and our irrational clinging to an expensive, byzantine healthcare system and refusal to adopt any kind of universal one that would cover everybody and cost less.

    • @khanikun2587
      @khanikun2587 2 года назад +78

      lol, a unversal healthcare system that would cover everybody and cost less. You obviously trust the US government too much. Everything they make fails. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Dept of Education, Dept of Transportation, etc. They're all gigantic money pits that fail at what they are suppose to do.

    • @pastek93
      @pastek93 2 года назад +54

      ikr, i recently discovered that the vast majority of Americans drive automatic cars lol

  • @yourfriend5144
    @yourfriend5144 10 месяцев назад +3

    In my driving test in Sweden i missed the first exit and continued straight, told the examiner 'oops, gonna make a U turn at next roundabout', so I did that. And passed the exam first time.

    • @XtreeM_FaiL
      @XtreeM_FaiL 9 месяцев назад

      Getting lost is not illegal.

    • @PurOwO
      @PurOwO Месяц назад

      @@XtreeM_FaiL Making a mistake can still cost you the exam though.

    • @jekyll011
      @jekyll011 Месяц назад

      @@PurOwO Depends on the mistake, missing the right way is something that wouldn't be against any rule, it could happen to anyone even with having a license and years and years of experience. So simply correcting the mistake while sticking to the rules by making a U turn where it is allowed and going back is perfectly fine, and allowed. Just like when you park in the exam you are allowed to correct the car's postion if you could't make it perfect the first time.

    • @PurOwO
      @PurOwO Месяц назад

      @@jekyll011 You're right of course. It also depends on where you take your exam though, in Germany you could fail in that first instance, and you're only allowed two corrections or 1 entire re-attempt at parking the car. The exam isn't exactly exemplary of a real drive, and even most licensed and experienced drivers could easily fail it were they re-examined. Really it depends on whether your examiner is a douchebag or not 😬

    • @redrox3312
      @redrox3312 17 дней назад

      I just love roundabouts for that reason. Theyre designed to make turns in any direction easy. On the other hand, at an intersection, attempting a u turn is absolute hell

  • @caleblindley7142
    @caleblindley7142 5 месяцев назад +1

    It's the mini roundabouts that can be a pain. Four junctions to a mini roundabout and each junction got a car on them, like at Salterhebble UK. Who goes first? Sometimes all cars wait, or all go together and bang.

  • @TheGelatinousSnake
    @TheGelatinousSnake 4 года назад +3236

    Reality: 90% less fatalities
    Americans: its scary

    • @cmj199318
      @cmj199318 4 года назад +33

      AlmostSober I get scared even when I’m not driving

    • @_xbuki107
      @_xbuki107 4 года назад +41

      AlmostSober I mean I like round a bouts but when there's more than one lane I get confused

    • @MrRaziza
      @MrRaziza 4 года назад +77

      _ xBuki10 it REALLY isn’t that hard.
      the right lane is for taking the first or second exit. the left lane is for taking the second/third/full circle. as long as everyone is yielding properly and doing a safe speed, you just have to follow the lines.

    • @_xbuki107
      @_xbuki107 4 года назад +11

      Raziza I know I’m for roundabouts I just don’t have any 2 lane ones by me it’s just the merging after the first and second exit that’s confusing

    • @MrRaziza
      @MrRaziza 4 года назад +23

      _ xBuki10 just watch some videos on it. it is quite possibly one of the simplest things to understand

  • @EntropyConcept
    @EntropyConcept 4 года назад +2162

    "When they're forced to use their own driving abilities..."

    • @markusw9455
      @markusw9455 4 года назад +106

      Which "abilities"?

    • @Crazael
      @Crazael 4 года назад +134

      Personally, I'm less concerned about my own driving abilities than I am about the idiot in the other car.

    • @horseshoe_nc
      @horseshoe_nc 4 года назад +71

      It means they have to put down their phone and pay attention.

    • @arriannaniv
      @arriannaniv 4 года назад +46

      I don’t understand what’s so complicated. Car coming? No? Go it’s like turning onto a one way street

    • @Beau_Caw_Kay
      @Beau_Caw_Kay 4 года назад +63

      @@arriannaniv it is because most American drivers are stupid or selfish. Either they do not know round about etiquette or they still speed/cut off other drivers so they can be first and get to their destination faster.
      I fear of an accident everyday since the occurrence of some dumbass ignoring traffic laws is so prevalent. Then we have people "multitasking", on the phone, or who just somehow do not know traffic laws.

  • @liljepolak8565
    @liljepolak8565 11 месяцев назад +30

    It's crazy how you're not required to navigate a roundabout during your driving license education!
    I live in Danmark and I had a whole 45 minute lesson where I just drove around an area with tons of roundabouts🥴
    By the end of it I did learn to; slow down, look around, shift to 2. gear, go in, look around and exit
    So I'm thankful I can do that
    But DAMN
    I think that might contribute A LOT to America's disdain towards roundabouts, because I cannot imagine learning my way around a roundabout if I haven't been taught on how to navigate it, what speed to drive at and where to look for orientation
    That sounds incredibly stressful and dangerous! Even though roundabouts are chill

    • @blu.berrii
      @blu.berrii 9 месяцев назад +1

      I've also noticed that Americans obsess over manual cars being "hard to drive" and preach automatic cars and then come to Europe and aren't licensed to drive 80% of the cars because they can't be bothered putting in an extra hour a week to get a manual license lmao.

    • @blu.berrii
      @blu.berrii 9 месяцев назад

      I'll never understand only being licensed for automatic cars because surely that restricts you from so many options?? Need a rental ? oops they only have 2 automatic cars. need to borrow a friend's car? whoops its a manual.

    • @JuanVega-ns5ok
      @JuanVega-ns5ok 8 месяцев назад

      I’ve navigated a number of roundabouts in the U.S., Germany, and Australia. I much prefer them to having to stop at traffic lights.

    • @juliomenendez9458
      @juliomenendez9458 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@blu.berriiwhy would I go out of my way to learn how to drive a manual when a vast majority of cars in the US are automatic? And no youth of America actually struggles with roundabouts, only the elderly

    • @eq2092
      @eq2092 8 месяцев назад

      ​​@@blu.berriiou don't need a special license to drive a manual vs automatic. The problem why most Americans can't drive manuals is they don't even make and sell those here. Same goes with a roundabout there are not enough of them in USA for people to practice on. I drive a manual truck but I had to specifically ask for it and that was 18-years ago if I were to buy a new truck it would be automatic.

  • @robertdavenport7802
    @robertdavenport7802 9 месяцев назад +2

    Drove about about a week in the UK recently. The first big roundabout I hit was confusing - but after that - no problems. Yield as you enter and get in the correct lane and you're gold. Superior for low to medium traffic to stoplights and stop signs IMO. I found UK drivers were generally more patient and considerate as well, which makes sense when you have to drive on some of their narrow country roads.

  • @e-jthompson6322
    @e-jthompson6322 3 года назад +1366

    “When forced to rely on their own driving abilities it causes a confusing and distressing experience” oh my god that sounds like my dog when I fake throw the ball jesus christ

    • @niemanickurwa
      @niemanickurwa 3 года назад +4

      Hahahah

    • @nottheone582
      @nottheone582 3 года назад +3

      Accurate

    • @Keelyn1984
      @Keelyn1984 3 года назад +25

      That always a sign of inexperience. Also many people just are unconfortable in new situations. F.e. they had to give out free alcohol and cognac for people to calm down after trying out Europe's first escalator at Harrods in 1898.
      Here in Germany I only worry about other drivers in roundabouts. I see more people entering a roundabout carelessly than I see people driving through a red light at an intersection. Especially bicycle lanes tend to be overlooked by these drivers. In a nearby city there's roundabout that locals tell you to avoid when you ride a bicycle because it's famous for drivers not seeing bicycles.
      Other than that I always prefer roundabouts over intersections.

    • @Stormprobe
      @Stormprobe 3 года назад +3

      Americans like being told what to do. If they try to make a decision, it will be a bad one.

    • @EWOODJ
      @EWOODJ 3 года назад

      @@Stormprobe You’d be surprised how false that is.

  • @mathewkelly9968
    @mathewkelly9968 3 года назад +2169

    "You can always trust the Americans to do the right thing ....... after they've exhausted all other options" Winston Churchill

    • @SRosenberg203
      @SRosenberg203 3 года назад +27

      He certainly was one for a pithy witticism, that Churchill.

    • @zeeone4492
      @zeeone4492 3 года назад +20

      You mean the war criminal racist eugenicist Winston Churchill
      crimesofbritain.com/the-crimes-of-winston-churchill/
      www.vice.com/en_us/article/ae55v8/winston-churchill-racist-warmonger-sterilize-mentally-ill
      www.rt.com/op-ed/416209-churchill-ww2-movie-racist-imperialist/

    • @samelbamel3500
      @samelbamel3500 3 года назад +152

      @@zeeone4492 From a website called crimes of britain... Yeah I don't think we could call it an unbiased source...

    • @daijirokatoh3769
      @daijirokatoh3769 3 года назад +25

      I like Churchill optimism..

    • @SRosenberg203
      @SRosenberg203 3 года назад +20

      @@samelbamel3500 Pretty much any .com source is less than reliable, unless it's an actual publication with a history of accuracy. .orgs are much more reliable, at least in terms of historical source information.

  • @stevepishner6052
    @stevepishner6052 10 месяцев назад +1

    I live in Kingsport TN where we have several roundabouts. I have no problems with them and love the fact when I come upon one my wait to get in and through is very short. This region is also experimenting with divergent intersections. Those work nicely too, if one has a functioning brain.

  • @Gael1227
    @Gael1227 8 месяцев назад

    In our rural county, a modern roundabout recently replaced a 4-way stop at an intersection that had seen several fatal accidents. It works really well. We almost never have to stop to go through the intersection, even when making what used to be a left turn. We go through this intersection several times a week, and we're glad they built it.

  • @LeHoink
    @LeHoink 3 года назад +1807

    European young drivers drift in it with a manual & don’t miss the exit.

    • @volcanoproductions7404
      @volcanoproductions7404 3 года назад +16

      Guess Australia is not a modern country

    • @genesis209_gd
      @genesis209_gd 3 года назад +3

      Germans sometimes miss the exit.

    • @jeangt9865
      @jeangt9865 3 года назад +76

      Shadey: Germany is in Europe, So far from my personal experience European’s in general are good when it comes to roundabout turns and use of the right exit.
      Personally so far I have never missed my exit, unless I’m in a new place and accidentally miss the exit or take the wrong exit.
      The best thing about roundabout is say you accidentally miss the exit, don’t stop or panic just act normal and stay on the roundabout and when your right exit approaches just exit and make sure to use the right indicators so that you don’t confuse the traffic and this also helps in indicating where you are trying to exit to.

    • @leoncalton9330
      @leoncalton9330 3 года назад +8

      No... No they dont

    • @adameves5970
      @adameves5970 3 года назад +18

      It's not like roundabouts are hard LOL! Why would you insinuate that? Do YOU think they're difficult? Also, you don't drift in, there's a yield to cars entering. That is unless you're used to having ZERO traffic. Then of course you get on and off without looking. Doing something easy doesn't make you good, kid, LOL!
      Also, you people don't know what actual traffic is. Your roundabout is pointless.

  • @davelowe1977
    @davelowe1977 4 года назад +484

    If that woman at the start is typical when she implies that she goes around them multiple times then I think your problem is one of education.

    • @generalbarry
      @generalbarry 4 года назад +22

      “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.”

    • @sprogg2001
      @sprogg2001 4 года назад +1

      Blaming Americans drivers is just wrong... Even European drivers who have to navigate a roundabout THE WRONG WAY ROUND result in momentary hesitatation but only that.

    • @Bossanova.
      @Bossanova. 4 года назад +5

      David Lowe
      I mean does she have the intelligence to drive a car? most women don't

    • @gabrieldias8246
      @gabrieldias8246 4 года назад +28

      @@Bossanova. the issue isnt women, its americans

    • @shotintel
      @shotintel 4 года назад +31

      Honestly, I would think that being able to go around multiple times is a benefit, if your lost. You don't have the pressure to make an immediate decision.

  • @jeffking4176
    @jeffking4176 9 месяцев назад +4

    My first encounter with a Roundabout was in Kansas City. This was back in the late 1980’s when I lived there. There were a couple of them, and my Cousin took me through them, and showed me how they worked.
    Jacksonville Florida, and all over Florida , more and more Roundabouts are gaining in “popularity “ by various DOT offices.
    I think it’s less people not liking them, but more, people don’t know how to use them. They get confused.
    I have no problem with them, other than others being clueless.
    📻🙂

  • @mdlwanders8626
    @mdlwanders8626 9 месяцев назад +1

    We now have more than 140 in Carmel, Indiana. Most everyone seems to be comfortable with them. In fact, it's a little weird to see a stoplight other than in the downtown area.
    And they're finally becoming commonplace in most of the neighboring communities.
    The reduction in fatalities alone seems enough to make the shift.

  • @ziploc53
    @ziploc53 3 года назад +2161

    Roundabouts work after a hurricane while traffic lights don’t.

    • @kerryfoster1
      @kerryfoster1 3 года назад +24

      We have a set of lights locally which used to be a roundabout. Can take 20 minutes to get through so I never go that way. If the lights break down yu get through in no time!!!!

    • @GrnXnham
      @GrnXnham 3 года назад +93

      This is probably the best reason for roundabouts. People have absolutely ZERO clue what to do at an intersection when the power is out! Half the people stop at the intersection and just sit there. The other half blow through the intersection like a friggin idiot! Roundabouts eliminate this problem.

    • @Rybakov22
      @Rybakov22 3 года назад +40

      @@GrnXnham
      In Russia, there are actually rules about that. Signals > Temporary signs > Permanent signs > Road quality > Right-hand rule.
      Actually, intersections are made with shutdown in mind, so every intersection have priority signs.

    • @amberdragonis1932
      @amberdragonis1932 3 года назад +29

      @@Rybakov22 in American you treat non working lights as stop signs but people freak out and can’t remember that.

    • @snavsmatiq
      @snavsmatiq 3 года назад +14

      They do, if a traffic light is malfunctioning or is off it is to be treated as a 4 way stop sign. Did you really think there was no contingency plan for that?

  • @Whatadelightfulday
    @Whatadelightfulday 2 года назад +1879

    Knowing how the US works, it’s probably the traffic light lobbies stopping roundabouts being built 😂😂

    • @lordsiomai
      @lordsiomai 2 года назад +155

      i wouldn't even be surprised lmao. the traffic light makers would be like: "nooooooo our $$$$"

    • @yvindascanius6061
      @yvindascanius6061 2 года назад +55

      It's infringing on their "right" to behave like selfish ignorant stubborn idiots!

    • @magazin7053
      @magazin7053 2 года назад +7

      as a driver we dont do any stupit stuff at wheel like aericans for an example read a book thats why she would miss exit

    • @yvindascanius6061
      @yvindascanius6061 2 года назад +8

      @@magazin7053 Or powder her nose or applying makeup or brushing her hair for the 50th time since she left home!

    • @captaingreenhat
      @captaingreenhat 2 года назад +2

      No doubt. 😂

  • @garethdavies6094
    @garethdavies6094 11 месяцев назад

    Great video, Christine. With most new ideas in life, this principle applies: 'An attitude change is nearly preceded by a behaviour change.' Your observation in the last couple of minutes of the video is an excellent example of this.

  • @richardgerome4897
    @richardgerome4897 9 месяцев назад +1

    My very first accident happened on a roundabout where another car side swiped me because it was a two lane and not a single lane but back then it was called a “circle”… I still face fear driving around in them…

  • @nowammies9986
    @nowammies9986 4 года назад +456

    I drove in europe for 2 weeks, roundabouts became normal in a few days and when I got back to the US I realized how much 4 way intersections suck

    • @tjampman
      @tjampman 4 года назад +23

      4-way intersections are the worst... I finally learned to navigate them when I realized it was like a game of chicken...

    • @1jackset1
      @1jackset1 4 года назад +3

      FINALLY. thanks

    • @Becvar80
      @Becvar80 4 года назад +34

      The only people who hate roundabouts are ones who've either never actually driven through one or who encounter them only very rarely... and the truly ignorant.

    • @bruzote
      @bruzote 4 года назад

      @@tjampman - Circles are the worst as they are a higher speed game of chicken. You can't control other drivers. At 4-way intersections, as long as people stop, nobody is at risk of a moderate speed impact. In a circle, that risk is always there. I prefer control. Granted, when the traffic works in my favor, I love not stopping. However, sooner or later a bad driver or even a series of mildly sub-optimal decisions by various drivers can result in an accident.

    • @bruzote
      @bruzote 4 года назад +2

      @@Becvar80 - People like you assume you know it all. Maybe you live in a place where there is no "real" traffic. I don't know what, but your viewpoint is incomplete. I live in an area with circles. I don't like them. You have to rapidly accelerate to match speeds with the flow (fuel efficient cars these days don't do that well). You also have to watch out for people crossing two lanes to take an exit before they pass it. You have to watch out for people ahead of you suddenly braking for an exit, even as you must look behind you at the people racing up your rear. If you think that is not stressful, you don't live in an area with real traffic or else you fail to understand human biology and autonomic stress response.

  • @SeriousStrategyGamer
    @SeriousStrategyGamer 2 года назад +398

    "I'm scared I'm gonna miss the exit" Aye, we lost aunt Sally that way. Missed her exit on the roundabout off the M1 and still running circling there, like the perpetual movement of the planets around the sun.

    • @JosephAgrane
      @JosephAgrane 2 года назад +2

      Lol

    • @bubbley1234
      @bubbley1234 2 года назад +8

      When im a passenger and there aren't too many cars around i always ask the driver to go round a few times just for fun, cracks me up.

    • @Songs-lr4wt
      @Songs-lr4wt 2 года назад +1

      I have done that a lot.... I circle around one more time, if I miss my exit.

    • @photoo848
      @photoo848 2 года назад +2

      Doesn't explain why 1 lane roundabouts aren't started with though. Can't get trapped on a 1 lane roundabout.

    • @PetitTasdeBoue
      @PetitTasdeBoue Год назад

      Reminds me of the simpson joke where they can't go out of the roundabout and stay in it for hours lol

  • @awofstlkr8500
    @awofstlkr8500 8 месяцев назад

    Do roundabouts go in the opposite direction in countries that drive on the left, (opposite to the US)?

  • @jodiuhron1979
    @jodiuhron1979 8 месяцев назад

    They put a roundabout at an intersection close to my daughter’s pediatrician’s and dentist’s offices (in the same building). I used to hate getting stuck at the light there, and left hand turns usually held traffic up (they didn’t have green arrows at those lights! Irritating!). With the roundabout there, traffic really does move more smoothly, and any hold up of traffic is very minor and usually during rush hour, and those hold ups aren’t even that bad. What I mean by hold up is that you have to wait your turn to yield and enter the roundabout behind a few cars in front of you. Before, peak hours at the old traffic light there were an absolute nightmare! I hated it when the pediatrician/dentist scheduled us for a 4:00/5:00 appointment because the fricking light took forever to get through!

  • @robadoba
    @robadoba 2 года назад +1262

    "Scared I might miss the exit"
    Then just drive another round? That takes about 5 seconds? If you miss your exit multiple times then you're just either distracted all the time or just not fit to drive a car.

    • @alphonsbretagne8468
      @alphonsbretagne8468 2 года назад +112

      Truly, she's not the brightest candle on the chandelier.

    • @overtheworl
      @overtheworl 2 года назад +57

      "just not fit to drive a car" most muricans aren't

    • @Renotaraa
      @Renotaraa 2 года назад +36

      These are the same people that will reverse on a highway if they miss and exit.

    • @siffi22
      @siffi22 2 года назад +24

      If you are distracted all the time while driving, you *ARE* not fit to drive a car imo 😅

    • @sheevpalpatine1105
      @sheevpalpatine1105 2 года назад +9

      @@overtheworl thats what happens if you get taught by your parents for like 4 weeks instead of an actual driving teacher

  • @sweetlorikeet
    @sweetlorikeet Год назад +2991

    My hometown in Australia had roundabouts at nearly every intersection and it was the best. Miss your turn? Take the wrong exit? No need to panic, you can just loop back around within a minute and get it next time. They're SO simple and logical, it's insane that Americans can't figure them out.

    • @julianguesnon7380
      @julianguesnon7380 Год назад +13

      Canberra?

    • @adam.maqavoy
      @adam.maqavoy Год назад +37

      We Got Lots of Them in *NordicNations* as well. Its A Much.. MUCH Safer way for Vehicle Traffic.

    • @coval5694
      @coval5694 Год назад +154

      I completely agree. Americans say they are more time consuming in heavy traffic but I've found they're much quicker. I've spent more times at lights due to heavy traffic than I have at a roundabout due to heavy traffic

    • @Mernom
      @Mernom Год назад +201

      What are you talking about?
      They are so simple and logical, so of COURSE Americans won't be using them.

    • @corbis7765
      @corbis7765 Год назад

      Don’t blame Americans, blame our dumb government leaders

  • @jbones360
    @jbones360 Год назад +1

    In australia, we have round-a-bouts in 3 or more lane situations about 1/3 of the time, depending on the density and location. I prefer them (and yearn for them) in many situations, but it's not a complete winner every time. It sucks when people go slow or queue whilst traversing the roundabout.

  • @GalleryNorth
    @GalleryNorth 11 месяцев назад +3

    The crazy thing is in the UK having had years of roundabouts we are signalising them with traffic lights which rather defeats the object of the roundabout. Seems there must be a finite amount of traffic they can successfully control.

    • @hypsyzygy506
      @hypsyzygy506 8 месяцев назад

      Usually on the intersections of major roads and highways, quite often part time signals for rush hour traffic.

  • @erjones
    @erjones 3 года назад +782

    Once you've mastered the roundabout, you can then battle the boss, the magic roundabout in Swindon, UK (5 mini roundabouts on a roundabout)

    • @dennisvisser3910
      @dennisvisser3910 3 года назад +62

      American screaming noises😂😂😂😂
      They just don’t understand the words safety and healthy like we do in europe😅

    • @alternateuniverse656
      @alternateuniverse656 3 года назад +8

      I wanna try that!

    • @rogersmith5167
      @rogersmith5167 3 года назад +12

      Is the two way roundabout still in Hemel Hempstead?

    • @keeganhinnigan
      @keeganhinnigan 3 года назад +1

      This comment is so underated :)

    • @peterkowlessar7823
      @peterkowlessar7823 3 года назад +4

      Hatton Cross Station near Heathrow Airport and Colchester and High Wycombe as well. All 5 mini in one big. Colchester was the first time I saw one, and I went the long way around taking 3 minis instead of just one. 😆

  • @rogermichaelwillis6425
    @rogermichaelwillis6425 2 года назад +242

    I'm an American living in Finland. I can usually drive from my house to the market, which is 15 miles away, without hitting the brakes even once. So, the roundabouts save on brakes and on fuel consumption.

    • @straswa
      @straswa 2 года назад +6

      I'd like to visit Finland someday, such a fascinating history.

    • @babalonkie
      @babalonkie 2 года назад +20

      Roundabouts literately are better in every single way to a light interjunction in a congested area. Better traffic flow, Better fuel/car maintenance/consumption, No electricity needed, Low maintenance of junction and safer in every way.
      I mean the world including roundabout users still use light junctions so it's not like people are asking to get rid of them, it's just strange that people straight hate them for no valid reason lol

    • @hifjurrahman8060
      @hifjurrahman8060 2 года назад +3

      Finland doesn't exist man.

    • @rogermichaelwillis6425
      @rogermichaelwillis6425 2 года назад +5

      @@hifjurrahman8060 I guess you create your own reality.

  • @allenra530
    @allenra530 9 месяцев назад

    The small city of Idaho Falls in eastern Idaho has several roundabouts. Anywhere that I go in the city, I will go through at least 2 of them. They are much better than traffic lighted intersections. The only problem that I have every had was when I was driving a semi-truck with a 53 foot trailer and I had to get off the interstate and go around a roundabout to get to a truck stop for fuel. I had to keep my cab at the outer edge of the circle and my trailer was still on the concrete curb of the inside of the circle. It was a difficult situation.

  • @speeezzz8519
    @speeezzz8519 9 месяцев назад +40

    One thing that was not mentioned in the video is the different amount of lanes typically present in US. Here in Europe we typically have 1 or 2 Lanes in one direction: Ideal for a roundabout. In US however, especially in and around the cities you typically see 2-3 lanes in one direction. And there is the problem, a 3-Lane-roundabout doesn‘t work! I guess the comparison is not that simple, best would be to use either type in the correct environment. Here in Europe, we also don‘t have that many roundabouts in the city center because it wouldn’t work as well as traffic lights. They are mostly used in smaller towns with 1 lane traffic and we have a lot of small town connected to another, therefor more roundabouts in general

    • @lennybuttz2162
      @lennybuttz2162 9 месяцев назад +5

      Good Grief we have roundabout in our city that have 4 main lanes and 2 exit lanes at each "corner". Then you have people driving these super huge SUVs who think they own the road paying more attention to their phone than the lane they're traveling in and aren't the least bit bothered by wandering into another lane as if the lines on the road are there for decoration.

    • @pxlmvr7
      @pxlmvr7 9 месяцев назад +1

      You won’t get a lot of comments or likes on this post lol! People love half information.

    • @exeterman2
      @exeterman2 9 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@Oblitus-te3czspace is at a much higher premium in European countries, America has an overabundance of space.

    • @alansach8437
      @alansach8437 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@exeterman2 Not in downtown areas.

    • @emmanuelkieti5106
      @emmanuelkieti5106 8 месяцев назад

      We have 4 lane roundabouts in major cities across the world

  • @Pesmog
    @Pesmog 3 года назад +694

    The video doesnt explain that in addition to lower speeds, one of the other reasons fewer people a killed or seriously injured on a roundabout, is that if is designed properly, then it is nearly impossible to T bone another vehicle. Most collisions on a roundabout tend to be at an oblique angle or low speed rear enders which significantly reduces the injury risk.

    • @angelbeatswolf
      @angelbeatswolf 3 года назад +36

      as someone who’s been rear ended at a low speed on a roundabout, roundabouts r the best thing ever

    • @TM-tl6do
      @TM-tl6do 3 года назад +18

      That's actually a really good point. Thanks for bringing that up

    • @deViant14
      @deViant14 3 года назад +23

      Youre also all going the same way. So rear end collision speed difference of 5-10 mph tops. Otherwise up to 30 mph compared to a combined difference of 60 mph for a head on. Worst case.

    • @Arkiasis
      @Arkiasis 3 года назад +9

      Yep. With intersections so many accidents happen cause someone wants to make a yellow light and then t-bone someone at speeds of 70-80km/h. Roundabouts force you to slow down no matter what.

    • @Tetrumo
      @Tetrumo 3 года назад

      Buddy, you just said the magic word, "if"

  • @TheTrainmobile
    @TheTrainmobile 4 года назад +1295

    I'm an American and I've used roundabouts in my local area. They are very convenient and I think that they are desperately needed in certian areas of cities.

    • @TheShaggy1324
      @TheShaggy1324 4 года назад +18

      My city has very few of them; I can only think of one offhand. I'd love to see how the worst intersection in town would change if it was replaced by a roundabout overnight.

    • @japzone
      @japzone 4 года назад +19

      I keep imagining how these terrible 5-way+ intersections near me would be improved by a roundabout. In some places the inherent u-turn ability of roundabouts would also be very useful.

    • @aespa690
      @aespa690 4 года назад +8

      Sometimes they are okay but the negative aspects of roundabouts include requiring up to 3x or more space to build compared to an intersection, increased property damage and single car crashes, and making it extremely dangerous or even impossible for cyclists or pedestrians to cross.

    • @Charmeleon64letsplayer
      @Charmeleon64letsplayer 4 года назад

      I go into a roundabout on my way to work. This particular one has people yielding to those coming into the roundabout.
      In New Jersey, though, we still call them traffic circles.

    • @Mrrraaou
      @Mrrraaou 4 года назад +17

      @@aespa690 i don't see how roundabouts are more dangerous for cyclists, the pace is slower than in intersection, you can even make a special line for cyclists. Same for pedestrian you can have crossroads on the exits and since the pace is slower cars can stop easily.

  • @roykay4709
    @roykay4709 9 месяцев назад

    My experience with traffic circles was great - Lander Circle in Pepper Pike Ohio. So, I eagerly embrace the roundabout, and think it was a great solution for a 3 road convergence on Vrooman Road in Leroy Ohio.

  • @user-ls5yk2le6v
    @user-ls5yk2le6v 8 месяцев назад

    I spent 6 years in England and I learned to use the roundabouts they are great. Even though I had to drive them going clock wise. I still loved them.

  • @Dimitris4110
    @Dimitris4110 2 года назад +618

    Because waiting for a Red Light for 2 minutes at 3am with literaly no one else on the Road is the Best thing ever.

    • @zaklex3165
      @zaklex3165 2 года назад +10

      No one waits at a red light at 3 am in the morning, at most they stop for 2 seconds or just slow down(unless it has a camera).

    • @AxisBelgium
      @AxisBelgium 2 года назад +48

      @@zaklex3165 CRIMINALS

    • @zaklex3165
      @zaklex3165 2 года назад +6

      @@AxisBelgium Perhaps, but I've never come across a red light at 3 am that doesn't instantly change to green before I even reach it unless someone is going the other way, so I don't know what Dimitris is actually talking about.

    • @GrapeappleTree
      @GrapeappleTree 2 года назад +25

      @@zaklex3165 I work at night having to drive, and I wait at every red light, it's frustrating, but I don't wanna get a ticket/lose my license, as in some traffic lights, there's a camera, like a speed camera, that takes a picture if you cross it while the red light is on..and you have no idea what lights have them

    • @zaklex3165
      @zaklex3165 2 года назад +2

      @@GrapeappleTree That's why I mentioned cameras in my original reply, and here(California) we pretty much either know what lights have cameras or they're easily visible as they only place them in certain locations, and there's even a website that lists all of them statewide.

  • @BenYork-UBY
    @BenYork-UBY 3 года назад +1640

    "I'm afraid I'll miss my turn and keep going around in circles"
    Speaking from a country that has roundabouts everywhere: This has never happened to me or anyone I know. It's so hard to miss your turnoff that you have to actually do this on purpose for it to happen. And if you do miss your turn, at least you'll have another chance in a few seconds and nobody will notice.

    • @yama123numbercauseytdemand4
      @yama123numbercauseytdemand4 3 года назад +90

      Has happened to us once or twice, either because the signs showing our exit were barely visible (plants, destroyed/altered signs, etc.) or we were in a different country and weren't able to read the sign fast enough.
      The worst thing that can happen is that you either take a secound lap or exit at the wrong turn, notice, turn around and go back. Even if that were to happen regularily it is nothing to wild.

    • @Seluecus1
      @Seluecus1 3 года назад +6

      nobody? unless that circle is visually blocking the other side, the soon-to-merge drivers will see that one person do the extra loop. LOL. i'd love to see that.

    • @quentin9628
      @quentin9628 3 года назад +91

      @@Seluecus1 nobody will care enough to notice.

    • @Bobrogers99
      @Bobrogers99 3 года назад +9

      In two-lane roundabouts you can feel trapped if you are in the inner lane, and if you stay in the outer lane you conflict with exiting traffic. And then people DO notice if you try for another lap around and blast their horns because you're getting in their way.

    • @quentin9628
      @quentin9628 3 года назад +49

      @@Bobrogers99 have literally never felt trapped in a two lane roundabout. If you do feel trapped, you probably aren't using the roundabout properly.

  • @guynorth3277
    @guynorth3277 9 месяцев назад

    The benefits of the roundabouts are terrific and makes great sense, from fewer fatalities, to the savings of not installing lights, and having the cost and maintenance to keep them working; I like that traffic can keep flowing, instead of bunch of cars going at once.

  • @Trickyricky293
    @Trickyricky293 9 месяцев назад

    I go to Carmel often and love them. Traffic never stops for long periods. I do think it’s funny when my GPS says, “at the next roundabout” thirty consecutive times when I drive along a fairly long stretch of road.

  • @zymagoras
    @zymagoras Год назад +1447

    I love that lady's argument that if she misses her exit she has go around again. That's the whole beauty of roundabouts, you are not causing danger to others if you miss your exit. I wonder what she does if she misses her exit on normal junction.

    • @ludvigericson6930
      @ludvigericson6930 Год назад +177

      [reversing light comes on]

    • @evilmessiah81
      @evilmessiah81 Год назад +144

      she makes an illegal U-Turn, i guess

    • @RhuubarbJA
      @RhuubarbJA Год назад +9

      @@evilmessiah81 It's basically a round one way street, there is no opposite direction to u-turn into.

    • @AlexAnteMachina
      @AlexAnteMachina Год назад +68

      She did not understand what a circle is. So I wonder wether she should be allowed to drive a car.

    • @bobtheduck
      @bobtheduck Год назад +7

      Reminds me of the arguments Oregonians had about SOME towns making self-serve gasoline legal.

  • @ViciousVinnyD
    @ViciousVinnyD 4 года назад +3932

    Roundabout Pros:
    + Faster
    + Safer
    Cons:
    - Requires a drivers license

    • @JerEditz
      @JerEditz 4 года назад +88

      So if there are no roundabouts, I don't need a license??? the DMV lied to me!!!

    • @rlas
      @rlas 4 года назад +36

      @@JerEditz i mean if they dont even educate u to use one the right way. I think more like a no

    • @JerEditz
      @JerEditz 4 года назад +13

      @@rlas the right of way works the same on a traditional 4 way intersection. Just the roundabout is more of like if you're merging on a very slow interchange.

    • @rlas
      @rlas 4 года назад +5

      @@JerEditz the thing is the "fast living feel" while people are in cars. This goes for everyone with HP under the hood (not only the US). People got in general issues with accepting to wait because someone else got the priority. Its also rare that someone gives up on his priority, that can lead to stuck traffic. (Can also happen when there is one roundabout and a ton other crossroads with traffic lights. Its a long process i guess

    • @JerEditz
      @JerEditz 4 года назад +1

      @@rlas yeah probably

  • @mgk920
    @mgk920 11 месяцев назад +2

    Several years ago the Mythbusters did a piece on roundabouts where they found results similar to those experienced by bona-fide traffic engineers. It was a glowing report

  • @trinaroe5132
    @trinaroe5132 8 месяцев назад +1

    I don’t mind single roundabouts instead of intersections. But I hate places that have multiple roundabouts close together! There is a relatively small/mid sized town near me that has 3 placed close together in a triangular fashion, making it almost impossible to figure out which lane you need to be in to get to the road and direction you need!

  • @thespian2494
    @thespian2494 2 года назад +410

    As an American, I freakin love roundabouts. It puts shame on me knowing those Americans find “comfort” in a traffic light. There is nothing comforting about a traffic light at all.

    • @benjamincaron46
      @benjamincaron46 2 года назад +3

      Same here. As an Italian, proud to live in the land of the free, I'm always willing to to go through roundabouts. You can safely continue driving through between roads, and have your driving fun.

    • @inchristalone25
      @inchristalone25 2 года назад +2

      Me too! Especially since my only accident happened because of a huge intersection where I needed to turn left and had creeped too far into the intersection forcing me to turn despite a car that wasn't slowing down way way over on the other side heading straight towards me. Of course it was labelled my fault despite that they should have stopped.

    • @Ballaurena13
      @Ballaurena13 2 года назад +6

      Sure there are comforts with lights over round-abouts.
      1) You will indeed get a turn, even if you have to wait for it. This is not guaranteed at round-abouts.
      2) You won't have to drive an annoying curve that only exists because someone decided to make one.
      3) You won't have to repeatedly slow down suddenly from 55 to 25 on the highway to make the annoying curve for the sake of some usually empty side roads.
      4) You get a quick break to stop and grab that water bottle trying to roll under your gas peddle, hand your kid his snack, etc

    • @Raven5431
      @Raven5431 2 года назад

      @@Ballaurena13 ya we got some lights around here allways green unless someone is waiting at the side road so its a straight shot. Got some new round abouts I'm not a fan of only cause the lights were allways green anyway. I cant imagin a high traffic city like NYC haveing a bunch of round abouts while trying to get your turn into the circle.
      Though I could see it at least replacing 4 way stop signs.
      Traffic lights for high traffic, circles instead of 4 way signs and keep the 2 sign streets the same Is how I imagin things being incorporated.

    • @willp.8120
      @willp.8120 2 года назад +1

      Roundabouts only are needed for small secondary roads with moderate traffic. They aren't a good fit for neighborhood streets, nor extremely busy roads.

  • @rookmaster7502
    @rookmaster7502 4 года назад +539

    When I'm driving in the middle of the night and there is virtually no traffic, it seems silly to have to stop and wait at every other intersection because of a red light. Especially if there are no other vehicles on the road. With roundabouts, I can zip right through without wasting time with the constant stopping and waiting for green.

    • @KathrynLiz1
      @KathrynLiz1 4 года назад +24

      Exacly so...and when the road is busy the flow is easier, the rules being very simple... just give way to the traffic on the roundabout..... If one is unfamiliar with the area and you miss your exit, just go round again... piece of cake!

    • @rogersmith1408
      @rogersmith1408 4 года назад +17

      @@KathrynLiz1 in Heavy traffic they are not as good. if you have heavy traffic on 2 sides or more, other never get a chance to go at all and causes greater traffic problems. They are ideal in light to moderate traffic, but infact suck in heavy traffic conditions. Add snow to these and your in for a big treat as well :) They tend to feeze and melt and freeze, making for Ice circle of death! When going in straight lines you don't have this issue....

    • @rookmaster7502
      @rookmaster7502 4 года назад +28

      @@rogersmith1408 Of course there are intersections that are not ideal for a roundabout. It's the street planner's responsibility to decide where a roundabout makes sense and where it doesn't make sense.

    • @rogersmith1408
      @rogersmith1408 4 года назад +2

      @@rookmaster7502 Totally agree.

    • @tmart43
      @tmart43 4 года назад +5

      More modern American cities just change all the lights to yellow at a certain hour so this doesn’t happen, and in NY we don’t give a fuck about roundabouts especially because if no ones around then it’s just a stop sign bro lmao

  • @BrandonLeeBrown
    @BrandonLeeBrown 8 месяцев назад

    The yield rule is different in different countries. Traditionally British rules have been that vehicles in the circle are in the intersection and vehicles entering a circle must yield to vehicles in the circle, but in most of continental Europe vehicles in the circle had to yield to vehicles entering the circle. Later, EU member countries adopted the British yield rule, but non-EU European countries often still require vehicles in the circle to yield to vehicles entering the circle.

  • @DripGxd_Cam
    @DripGxd_Cam 9 месяцев назад

    There aren’t many where I live but I like them because I don’t have to come to a complete stop, shaves a minute or 3 off of your commute when you’re not stuck waiting for a light to change.

  • @escudojoreg5194
    @escudojoreg5194 3 года назад +1935

    "You can always expect Americans to do the right thing. After they've tried everything else."
    Winston Churchill

    • @normahiggs9288
      @normahiggs9288 3 года назад +10

      Defer to.vehicles on the left, signal and exit from the right

    • @MrDogfish83
      @MrDogfish83 3 года назад +10

      that's hilarious

    • @wernersgaminglounge5235
      @wernersgaminglounge5235 3 года назад +29

      At least they drive on the right side of the road like 90% of the world

    • @lindgrenland
      @lindgrenland 3 года назад +41

      @@wernersgaminglounge5235 But they lose so many points because of the imperial system, almost nothing can make them come back from that. Well, kicking the orange buffoon out earn them some points, but putting an old guard post 9/11-globalist clintonian there instead automatically take away 50% of the buffoon points.
      Being absolutely instrumental to the western allies in WW2 and also being the first, and only, nation to land on the moon gave A LOT of points, but sadly the Vietnam War and various Cold War shenanigans lost them those points - like neo-conservatist Reagan *cough*contra affair*cough* Lewinsky was cute, so a few points there, but Bill lost those. Then 9/11 gave them a lot of much needed sympathy points, but Bushin' it into Iraq for oil lost some of those, I'm afraid. Offing a few zealots here and there earned some points, too. Obama was funny and got Lad Binny, so points.
      Epstein and everyone in power chillin' at his Pedo Island lost points, believe you me. Even Tiger King couldn't make up for that loss! Also, Game of Thrones final season lost A LOT of points.
      I'm not keeping count of these points at all btw, but regardless I still like Americlaw, whilst I truly loathe my own Swedenpuff. We practice the darkest of the arts (even worse than all the forbidden spells): Nonus Europeanius Massius Migrationis. There's no coming back from that point loss.

    • @wernersgaminglounge5235
      @wernersgaminglounge5235 3 года назад +4

      @@lindgrenland Du bist mir ein wilder Typ

  • @theseb1979
    @theseb1979 3 года назад +2181

    People actually protested against roundabouts in the U.S. incredible.

    • @tihomirrasperic
      @tihomirrasperic 3 года назад +247

      they protest even against schools ...

    • @mlynto
      @mlynto 3 года назад +44

      Yes, because they suck on a multi-lane intersections.

    • @sinanberk2713
      @sinanberk2713 3 года назад +265

      @@mlynto ??? Here in The Netherlands we litteraly have roundabouts with 3 lanes going in and out. Just learn people how to use them.

    • @robertcook2572
      @robertcook2572 3 года назад +14

      @@mlynto They do: that's why we don't use them in those cases.

    • @merlana3479
      @merlana3479 3 года назад +44

      I wouldn't mind if more roundabouts made it here in the U.S. I just wish it was covered better. My first time driving in one was confusing because they didn't have them here and then suddenly they had them. I didn't know they were put in and when I went to drivers ed they didn't have them here at the time so I wasn't thought how to use them. Was confused at first but I watched others and caught on real quick how to use it. I'm glad they have them know. The area they had put them in was always a high traffic area and many crashes happened there. Its gotten safer now.

  • @davidmayers8981
    @davidmayers8981 9 месяцев назад

    I’ve been driving for 37 years here in Australia. I’ve never known a time we didn’t have roundabouts. They are a brilliant, safe and expedient intersection.

  • @fyurex8969
    @fyurex8969 7 месяцев назад

    we have a few where I live and people still have no idea how they work. There's at least one accident a week and every time I use it there's a close collision somewhere in there. Also 3 of the 5 roundabouts here are 4 way stops so the roundabout is essentially useless.

  • @ameliaklarecki
    @ameliaklarecki 2 года назад +1832

    "oh no, I have to actually think while driving! Such an annoyance!" -most of the United States for some reason.

    • @ctlspl
      @ctlspl 2 года назад +38

      Not limited to driving.

    • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824
      @yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824 2 года назад +7

      Most of america? Cheddar is wrong we dont hate roundabouts its that we cant fit in anywhere

    • @RudyBleeker
      @RudyBleeker 2 года назад +70

      @@yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824 roundabouts don't actually take up much more space than intersections with traffic lights and the likes, so that shouldn't be an issue. The Netherlands, where I'm from, is a small but very densely populated country where space is at a premium, but we have lots of roundabouts and prefer them over intersections.

    • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824
      @yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824 2 года назад +1

      @@RudyBleeker Here in nyc we have roundabouts in and near the end of the residential places of queens Brooklyn and bronx

    • @cuckycuckcuck7431
      @cuckycuckcuck7431 2 года назад +31

      @@yourfriendlyneighborhoodcl4824 space is not the issue. We made a few out of tiny intersections. They can be small and doesn't have to be as big as shown in the video

  • @posteroonie
    @posteroonie 4 года назад +690

    Another benefit is that the roundabout works as usual during a power outage.

    • @hobmoor2042
      @hobmoor2042 4 года назад +24

      What's a power outage? Is that a US thing?

    • @thepurityofchaos
      @thepurityofchaos 4 года назад +44

      @@hobmoor2042 When power ceases to work, or "goes out".
      wait is this a joke

    • @MetalLunar
      @MetalLunar 4 года назад +9

      OMG! I hate when the traffic lights don't work on a busy avenue or busy street.

    • @posteroonie
      @posteroonie 4 года назад +13

      Imagine trying to evacuate a forest fire like the one in Paradise, California with no working traffic lights. Yikes!

    • @darksideblues135
      @darksideblues135 4 года назад +10

      Metalcell funny. Where I live when the traffic signal goes out, traffic flows better.

  • @vineperson7659
    @vineperson7659 9 месяцев назад

    Since moving to a small mountain town with no traffic lights and only roundabouts I have fallen in love with them. It’s obvious when there is an out of towner who has no idea what to do. I wish more locations adopted them. Ones stress level on the road decreases dramatically with roundabouts.

  • @trocadero05
    @trocadero05 3 месяца назад +2

    Im literally 15, and I can drive my moped in traffic here in sweden, and I love roundabouts, I feel safer with them, and the traffic is so much more fluent with them. Also, if a 15 year old can understand and drive in a roundabout (the whole of sweden and europe too), adults in America should also be able to

  • @SamDalfuss69
    @SamDalfuss69 4 года назад +2352

    "I'm scared I'll miss the exit of the roundabout" You, lady, should not have a drivers license.

    • @SamDalfuss69
      @SamDalfuss69 4 года назад +78

      @@agems56 Or actually learn how to drive 😅

    • @antoniolanga9670
      @antoniolanga9670 4 года назад +111

      I am surprised these people are not afraid to miss to straight road and end up hitting a tree

    • @SamDalfuss69
      @SamDalfuss69 4 года назад +59

      @@antoniolanga9670 same tbh. The first thing I learned in my first driving lesson was "Be confident. If you enter the car thinking 'omg I'll crash' you'll crash."

    • @Zuflux
      @Zuflux 4 года назад +121

      She's the kinda person who will cross from the far left lane to the exit ramp in a sudden rush because they're about to miss their exit, and get rear-ended by other cars.

    • @SamDalfuss69
      @SamDalfuss69 4 года назад +9

      @@Zuflux accurate tbh

  • @charlesr456
    @charlesr456 3 года назад +599

    "What if I miss my exit?"
    Then nothing happens. You just stay on the round-a-bout and give it another go. Worst case scenario is that you're inconvenienced by about the same amount of time you spend at a traffic light.

    • @nbody6942
      @nbody6942 3 года назад +30

      And you use less gas if you don't have to come to a dead stop.

    • @rogink
      @rogink 3 года назад +12

      If you take the wrong turn at the lights...

    • @Thomas-jo8gq
      @Thomas-jo8gq 3 года назад +48

      It can also be easily avoided by not being an idiot.

    • @emilisayev469
      @emilisayev469 3 года назад +1

      Thomas 123 bravo 👏

    • @ROBLOXGamingDavid
      @ROBLOXGamingDavid 3 года назад

      However, the only problem is: Getting motion sick by having to try that attempt again 3-5 times. (or getting dizzy)

  • @terryleonhardt7029
    @terryleonhardt7029 11 месяцев назад

    i'm from Minnesota, and I LOVE roundabouts! By watching ahead and agjusting your speed, you rarelt have to stop.

  • @juditrotter5176
    @juditrotter5176 8 месяцев назад

    I’ll never forget the first time my son and I landed at Heathrow and encountered our first round about. I learned to rent cars from Avis which is outside the circle!

  • @scarpfish
    @scarpfish 3 года назад +303

    When you forget something at home and need to turn around, you'll learn to appreciate roundabouts.

    • @khitan1326
      @khitan1326 3 года назад

      When you can't get out of your housing estate in the morning because you can't get on to the roundabout with giving way to the constant stream of rush hour traffic, you'll learn to hate them. No-one lets you out on a roundabout.

    • @thijskroft785
      @thijskroft785 3 года назад +15

      @@khitan1326 honestly, i drive on them al the time and i never ever had that problem. Usually when it is really busy, the traffic on the roundabout will just let you in.

    • @robinpolk5040
      @robinpolk5040 3 года назад +3

      @@khitan1326 I've never seen that happen in my life.

    • @plamerton7306
      @plamerton7306 3 года назад +6

      @@khitan1326 Guess you're just 'The American Driver', lazy - with no thought for others that dirve the same highways. We are lucky to have space but don't know how to best use it. I regularly drive the UK, the one thing they ain't got is space. The UK is tiny compared to US. Their round-abouts are just fine if you know how to use them. As they say bud, 'Knowledge is power', we could learn alot from the UK, about driving.

    • @pleissbach
      @pleissbach 3 года назад +1

      @@khitan1326 This is nonsense. First its not true (in Europe) and second, you dont need someone to let you out. You have always someone who is gonna take the way/street out of the roundabout where you wanna go in. So you can take the free place... if you know how to drive ;).

  • @adamstuartclark
    @adamstuartclark 2 года назад +1544

    "I'm afraid I'm going to miss my exit and so I just go around three or four times".
    Solution; Pay more attention to where you need to go.
    On the plus side, roundabouts are more forgiving in that respect. Missing a junction that isn't a roundabout can often lead to a longer journey.

    • @thatguy1630
      @thatguy1630 2 года назад +80

      Yeah she made a damn fool of herself. How are you gonna be so big of a dumbass that you go around a roundabout 4 times? It’s seriously not that hard.

    • @foitzer4839
      @foitzer4839 2 года назад +36

      @@thatguy1630 they are less afraid of an oncoming collision than a second roundabout - it's ingenious.

    • @Boborjan1986
      @Boborjan1986 2 года назад +19

      Thats just paint a picture of the people in the US. A rather bad picture, what i would love to not accept, but soo many times ive seen this same stupidity portrayed by US Americans, i just cant imagine, its not true.

    • @joaocemoura
      @joaocemoura 2 года назад +5

      Also, follow the rules of circulating in a roundabout and you'll never miss your exit

    • @thatguy1630
      @thatguy1630 2 года назад +13

      @@Boborjan1986 I’m American and you’d be surprised how many mentally deficient people have a license. A seriously question how many of these people actually passed their driving exam.

  • @adamevans998
    @adamevans998 9 месяцев назад

    These are the best thing ever! They should be in as many places as possible.

  • @thornil2231
    @thornil2231 11 месяцев назад +5

    Roundabouts are attractive, they can be used for flower, trees, sculptures, while traffic lights are ugly, waste energy, waste people's time. I am thinking about starting a pro roundabout campaign in California.