Roundabouts are better than signals, amirite?

Agreed. If no ones to your left, you go. Otherwise, you pause. It's not tough.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yes! It's really not difficult at all.

by Born_Sock2255 1 week ago

Tell that to my local population that cant seem to figure out youre not supposed to make a right turn from the left lane on a red.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

"Had become confused" Look kids…Big Ben, Parliament…

by Anonymous 1 week ago

To be fair, traffic rules should never be something you have to "figure out"

by Kodybashirian 1 week ago

To be fair, it's extremely obvious that you shouldn't make a right turn from the left lane on a red, but there's lots of people who ignore the obvious just to act with self-importance.

by Mysterious_Store 1 week ago

That's not a common occurrence. Acting like it is, is weirdly disingenuous.

by Kodybashirian 1 week ago

When I commuted it was a regular occurrence.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

"It's extremely obvious…" My sweet summer child…it's not that's it not obvious, they just don't care.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yep..locally the populace considers it a work in progress.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

No, because they are supposed to be learned in driver training, you know, BEFORE one is given a license and unleashed on an unsuspecting public.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

That's what I say every time I'm sitting in slower traffic leading up to a roundabout. They're great in theory but people are stupid as hell and the ones they put in in my town have made things slower and more annoying than they were before

by Anonymous 1 week ago

My city puts yield signs to help out-of-towners

by Anonymous 1 week ago

In the last 6 months I've almost been hit 3 times while in the roundabout by people coming in thinking they had the right of way. Mindblowing how bad people drive in FL.

by VirtualAd 1 week ago

Found the real unpopular "opinion". Also, I'm not certain your correct. I was taught, you yield to people that are in the lane you want to be in. If they are behind a yield sign, not in the circle, they're not in the lane. You don't yield to empty lanes.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

"When people get into accidents at roundabouts, we are cleaning up glass. When they get into accidents at intersection, we clean up blood." -some EMT in my hometown

by Ischultz 1 week ago

Yep. Intersections rely on the laws of man for safety. Roundabouts rely on the laws of physics. Guess which is more effective

by Anonymous 1 week ago

why are EMTs cleaning grass?

by Silly_Mix1619 1 week ago

Couldn't have said it better myself. This pretty much sums up my experience in design / evaluating intersection control methods

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Roundabouts are also MUCH cheaper to build and maintain and work even if the power goes out. They also don't need electricity run out to them which saves a lot on maintenance.

by Outside_Match_562 1 week ago

To be fair the one major con is that they take up a lot of space. But on almost every other account roundabouts are superior.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The first time I used one all I could think about was that scene from National Lampoons when they get stuck in one. "Oh look, there's Big Ben." 🤣

by Born_Sock2255 1 week ago

The weirdest roundabout I've seen was in London. It was just a painted circle, so it seems like it would be easy to miss it.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I'm British we have lots of them. The only ones I don't like are the magic roundabouts which is a big roundabout with lots of small ones round it

by cronamarcelo 1 week ago

I just looked that up, and wow it is cursed...I have so many questions. How do they prevent accidents? How do they get to accidents? How can you navigate it without knowing exactly what to do at each one (because there's a few that seem different)? How do you prevent congestion from people who don't know what they are doing? (these are rhetorical unless you genuinely want to answer lol) Seems like a lot of bad decisions came together to make those.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I try to avoid it due to cutting up a police officer when I got confused and being pulled over

by cronamarcelo 1 week ago

Is that the same as cutting off a police officer? Cutting up sounds very different to me!

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The problem isnt being an unseasoned driver, not understanding right-of-way, and not being able to read signs. It's about the other drivers around you who are not, dont, and cant.

by UnhappyRadish7302 1 week ago

Fair enough. I definitely don't trust other drivers a lot of the time.

by Born_Sock2255 1 week ago

we only hate them because they weren't part of our driving lessons. i certainly think that roundabouts make more sense and are more efficient… when nobody is an idiot

by Anonymous 1 week ago

This is a fact

by No_Mathematician 1 week ago

"I also find it odd that a seasoned driver who understands the basic right-of-way laws and can read signs would be intimidated by them." You just eliminated at least half of all drivers

by Forsaken-Mail 1 week ago

Roundabouts are great, as long as one of the most trafficked exits doesn't lead straight into a long light, causing a back up all the way around the circle for all of rush hour. People drive like actual animals in a backed up roundabout.

by wilbert81 1 week ago

I severely judge people who don't "like" roundabouts.

by Vsauer 1 week ago

I agree except the one round about in my town has an accident every other week. At the signal one once a year. However, the signal has been there forever and the round about has been there 5 years. People aren't used to it yet

by Turbulent_Soft_4125 1 week ago

I think it depends on how busy the roads are. They're better suited for most low traffic intersections but, at some point, the traffic lights become more practical.

by Mission-Computer 1 week ago

I'm gonna disagree there tbh. For more Traffic, they Just need to be bigger. The only Advantage I can really See for Traffic Lights is is that they Take up less space. Yes, as soon as they habe multiple lanes they become more complicated to Navigate, but also Not really, because you'll get used to it. I mean, it's working Here in Europe 🤷

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Exactly this, lights just take less space. Even in high traffic areas, theyre faster than lights. We have one of out roundabouts in the highest traffic area in the country, and during rush hour it can be a bit of wait, but its still not as bad as the traffic light once you actually get into the city (and ironically inside the city is lower traffic than at that roundabout thats the entrance to the city for over half the country.)

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Fair enough 🤣

by Born_Sock2255 1 week ago

Welcome to Carmel.

by Sarahpfannersti 1 week ago

Roundabouts are fine if they're one lane or very clearly marked.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

On a small scale, great. But my road is better with traffic lights. I can't see a roundabout working.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Totally. Roundabouts are great in certain situations but don't replace real intersections.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I live on a fast busy street Four lanes one way < Four lanes the other way > Going up and down you have some streets that are two way A roundabout replacing the intersections would be insanity

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I also find it odd that a seasoned driver who understands the basic right-of-way laws and can read signs would be intimidated by them. I'm not intimidated by roundabouts. I'm intimidated by the amount of stupidity on the road at any given time.

by Stock-Ad-571 1 week ago

I love roundabouts. I used to live in a city with a lot of roundabouts and now tow here I live there are barely any. I miss them.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Best way to keep traffic moving is to replace lights with roundabouts assuming drivers know how to correctly use them.

by Ok-Elk-194 1 week ago

Is this really unpopular? I feel like of people I know who have opinions on street design, they all think this. Everyone else is just like "bro it ain't that deep it's a street."

by Bubbly_Cable 1 week ago

Only when people who know how to use roundabouts. The ones that haven't/can't figure it out clog it up for the rest of us. But its not ideal for all types of traffic. For example its a pain in the arse for semis to navigate.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

There's one where I live that I've seen semis (and one normal car) just drive straight over. But a lot of them have statues and stuff on them, which prevents that.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Yeah....that is all kinds of wrong

by Anonymous 1 week ago

🤯🤯🤯

by Born_Sock2255 1 week ago

You can be a seasoned driver all you want. It doesnt season anyone else, and thats the problem.

by UnhappyRadish7302 1 week ago

Usually they're jut built big enough that a semi or Bus can easily Drive through them, and If there's Not enough space for that, they're Just basically completely flat, so they can Just Drive over them

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The ones I have came across haven't been that way

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Nearly all of the ones I come across are slightly raised in the center (wide enough inner "curb" for emergency vehicles to park, and give semi-trucks more room to maneuver) with statues, sculptures, little buildings or trees in the center, so there is no driving straight through.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

this isn't an unpopular opinion. Roundabouts are statistically better.

by nienowhadley 1 week ago

Just because something is statically better, doesn't mean it's popular. I know more people that don't like them than people who do.

by Born_Sock2255 1 week ago

Not in a standard

by Relative_Sort 1 week ago

To be fair, what road feature isn't the same

by Anonymous 1 week ago

The only reason i don't like roundabouts are cause of other people. To many don't understand them. I feel unsafe do to the ignorance and spontaneous actions of others. But other then the general ignorance towards them they are different better then traffic lights.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I live in MA, so we have roundabouts everywhere. Some roundabouts literally lead right into another roundabout.

by Pablogorczany 1 week ago

I agree! It's one thing I looooved about the Cayman Islands.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Round abouts in most situations are better. Bar none. But going around one makes me feel like a dirty European and I ain't got time for that 🇺🇲🇺🇲🦅🦅🗽🎆🎇🎇

by Agitated_Mode 1 week ago

Depends how busy a road is. If it's a huge busy road, it needa lights to allow the backup of traffic on the smaller road an actual chance to get moving, or if you're stuck behind a shy driver, you will never get out.

by Fhegmann 1 week ago

I love roundabouts

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Well i would agree If the average population had more than a single digit amount of braincells

by Dennisquigley 1 week ago

This isn't an unpopular opinion. It is an objective fact.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

a lot of people are daft. especially people who have no experience with roundabouts because a lot of cities don't have them. lights are easier for the general public to understand and safely abide by. red bad, yellow medium bad, green good.

by Silly_Mix1619 1 week ago

If people know how to use them properly, they work much better than lights. I travel through one every day to and from work. I must see at least five potential accents a week due to failure to yield to traffic already in the roundabout.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

They're great for most cases. However, if the flow of traffic isn't equally distributed between the connecting roads, you can have issues with being unable to enter the circle due to an uninterrupted stream of cars coming from the dominantly populated street.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

As long as you aren't a pedestrian, yes they are

by Anonymous 1 week ago

If people know how to use them and use turn signals yes. Otherwise I prefer the predictability of signals

by Anonymous 1 week ago

This is fact, regardless of popularity

by Anonymous 1 week ago

How do you cross the street as a pedestrian though 😭

by hirthelela 1 week ago

Crosswalks. Pedestrians have right of way. People are going slow enough it is easy to brake for pedestrians, and they are very visible.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Not unpopular

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Do I have a town for you!!! Conway Arkansas! They have more round abouts than you can count!!!

by Beginning_Nature 1 week ago

Unless you're in florida and 10% of the population has no idea who has the right of way. I was in the circle and a woman came in directly at me like her car entering had the right of way. She was actually pissed off at me!

by VirtualAd 1 week ago

What's next you going to make us use the metric system?

by Dependent-Read-7503 1 week ago

This is unpopular?

by Anonymous 1 week ago

I come from a tourist city with hella roundabouts. Here's the thing, they are only better if everyone knows how to properly use them. And most people don't know how to properly use them.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Oh hey it's bionicpig Lol but I do agree, while some people are complete idiots and will find any way to cause destruction, it is safer than an intersection imo

by Kiehnshany 1 week ago

This isn't unpopular? Roundabout are popular for a reason.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

NO. ONE. KNOWS. HOW. TO. USE. THEM. Otherwise, you would have a valid point. They're dangerous because it's literally a free-for-all for bad driving.

by Kiehnfabian 1 week ago

People don't use them just fine lol. Not at all.

by Kiehnfabian 1 week ago

Maybe people can't drive where you live, but round my neck of the woods they're popping up with no problems. Even got some two-lane roundabouts

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Roundabouts are great. Double roundabouts on the other hand…

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Triple roundabouts are of the devil

by Agitated_Mode 1 week ago

smart lights will be best. roundabout days will soon be behind us.

by Anonymous 1 week ago

Only idiots would disagree

by harold13 1 week ago