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DepreceV2 07/11/22 8:17:52 AM #1:	Well? Yes No Indifferent Well? - Results (94 votes) Yes 54.26% (51 votes) 51 No 29.79% (28 votes) 28 Indifferent 15.96% (15 votes) 15 Apparently a majority of Americans hate roundabouts? I dont see the problem with them personally. I kinda like them actually. I was indifferent at first but the more I used them, the more I liked them. I find it strange that its apparently hated. Do you like them? https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/5/2/AAU0QaAADcIU.jpg --- The bum Jimmy G set up Deebo Samuels to get destroyed after defending him https://youtu.be/kJ0rd4WZ2XA <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:966491061] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote> Well? Yes No Indifferent Vote View Results Well? - Results (94 votes) Yes 54.26% (51 votes) 51 No 29.79% (28 votes) 28 Indifferent 15.96% (15 votes) 15 Show Voting Form function poll_vote() { var vote_option = $("input[name='poll_vote']:checked").val(); if(!vote_option) return; $.ajax({ type: 'POST', url: '/ajax/forum_poll_vote', data: { option: vote_option, board: '400', topic: '80090223', message: '0', key: '630c254e' }, success: function(response) { if(response.error) { alert(response.error); } else { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").html(response.html).show(); } } }); } function view_results_legacy() { $("#poll_vote").hide(); $("#poll_results").show(); } function hide_results_legacy() { $("#poll_results").hide(); $("#poll_vote").show(); } Apparently a majority of Americans hate roundabouts? I dont see the problem with them personally. I kinda like them actually. I was indifferent at first but the more I used them, the more I liked them. I find it strange that its apparently hated. Do you like them? https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/5/2/AAU0QaAADcIU.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DepreceV2 07/11/22 8:22:20 AM #3:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Apparently its a lot safer though --- The bum Jimmy G set up Deebo Samuels to get destroyed after defending him https://youtu.be/kJ0rd4WZ2XA <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:966491113] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Apparently its a lot safer though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wackyteen 07/11/22 8:25:42 AM #4:	Americans hate them because they don't understand them They don't (well, more can't to most) teach them when getting your license so most people encountering them for the first time find them intimidating and overly complicated. Even though it's a single lane roundabout with usually no more than 2 or 3 people in them at a time --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. <cite>wackyteen posted [p:966491161] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Americans hate them because they don't understand them They don't (well, more can't to most) teach them when getting your license so most people encountering them for the first time find them intimidating and overly complicated. Even though it's a single lane roundabout with usually no more than 2 or 3 people in them at a time </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DepreceV2 07/11/22 8:27:47 AM #5:	wackyteen posted... Americans hate them because they don't understand them They don't (well, more can't to most) teach them when getting your license so most people encountering them for the first time find them intimidating and overly complicated. Even though it's a single lane roundabout with usually no more than 2 or 3 people in them at a time Thats so weird. I didnt even run into a round about until about 3 years or so ago and Im 33. It was blatantly obvious ones just yielding. Just do what the sign says and watch how traffic flows. It isnt hard --- The bum Jimmy G set up Deebo Samuels to get destroyed after defending him https://youtu.be/kJ0rd4WZ2XA <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:966491187] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>wackyteen posted... </cite> <quote>Americans hate them because they don't understand them They don't (well, more can't to most) teach them when getting your license so most people encountering them for the first time find them intimidating and overly complicated. Even though it's a single lane roundabout with usually no more than 2 or 3 people in them at a time</quote> Thats so weird. I didnt even run into a round about until about 3 years or so ago and Im 33. It was blatantly obvious ones just yielding. Just do what the sign says and watch how traffic flows. It isnt hard </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
radical_rhino 07/11/22 8:27:52 AM #6:	It can be preferable to an intersection if its a low-traffic section of road. Some cities way overuse them and just make you slow down a bunch unnecessarily instead of being able to drive at the speed limit and only slow down when you need to turn. --- .____ [____]===0 . . . . Ye olde beating stick. <cite>radical_rhino posted [p:966491188] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>It can be preferable to an intersection if its a low-traffic section of road. Some cities way overuse them and just make you slow down a bunch unnecessarily instead of being able to drive at the speed limit and only slow down when you need to turn. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hornezz 07/11/22 8:30:06 AM #7:	Here's one from my city to break your brain over: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/5/8/AACpnzAADcIa.jpg Smaller ones without traffic lights are definitely preferable over intersections though. --- In dentibus anticis frustum magnum spinaciae habes. <cite>Hornezz posted [p:966491208] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Here's one from my city to break your brain over: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/5/8/AACpnzAADcIa.jpg Smaller ones without traffic lights are definitely preferable over intersections though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZevLoveDOOM 07/11/22 8:31:20 AM #8:	wait, they dont have these in America? lol <cite>ZevLoveDOOM posted [p:966491223] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>wait, they dont have these in America? lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DepreceV2 07/11/22 8:32:20 AM #9:	Hornezz posted... Here's one from my city to break your brain over: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/5/8/AACpnzAADcIa.jpg Smaller ones without traffic lights are definitely preferable over intersections though. It took me a second but I get how it works. Not a big fan of one that complicated though --- The bum Jimmy G set up Deebo Samuels to get destroyed after defending him https://youtu.be/kJ0rd4WZ2XA <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:966491234] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Hornezz posted... </cite> <quote>Here's one from my city to break your brain over: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/5/8/AACpnzAADcIa.jpg Smaller ones without traffic lights are definitely preferable over intersections though.</quote> It took me a second but I get how it works. Not a big fan of one that complicated though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DepreceV2 07/11/22 8:33:04 AM #10:	ZevLoveDOOM posted... wait, they dont have these in America? lol Very few. I live in America and they are a very rare sight --- The bum Jimmy G set up Deebo Samuels to get destroyed after defending him https://youtu.be/kJ0rd4WZ2XA <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:966491244] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>ZevLoveDOOM posted... </cite> <quote>wait, they dont have these in America? lol</quote> Very few. I live in America and they are a very rare sight </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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wackyteen 07/11/22 8:41:59 AM #12:	DepreceV2 posted... Thats so weird. I didnt even run into a round about until about 3 years or so ago and Im 33. It was blatantly obvious ones just yielding. Just do what the sign says and watch how traffic flows. It isnt hard Trust me, Americans don't understand Yield signs either. We barely understand stop signs --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. <cite>wackyteen posted [p:966491351] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>DepreceV2 posted... </cite> <quote>Thats so weird. I didnt even run into a round about until about 3 years or so ago and Im 33. It was blatantly obvious ones just yielding. Just do what the sign says and watch how traffic flows. It isnt hard</quote>Trust me, Americans don't understand Yield signs either. We barely understand stop signs </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RchHomieQuanChi 07/11/22 8:47:08 AM #13:	https://youtu.be/cPCLFtxpadE --- I have nothing else to say <cite>RchHomieQuanChi posted [p:966491416] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/cPCLFtxpadE </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 07/11/22 8:51:07 AM #14:	ZevLoveDOOM posted... wait, they dont have these in America? lol I live in Massachusetts and we have a lot of them because we still like to steal British stuff, but theyre rarer in the rest of the country --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:966491470] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>ZevLoveDOOM posted... </cite> <quote>wait, they dont have these in America? lol</quote> I live in Massachusetts and we have a lot of them because we still like to steal British stuff, but theyre rarer in the rest of the country </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Oderus_Urungus 07/11/22 8:55:01 AM #15:	I only prefer the magic ones. <cite>Oderus_Urungus posted [p:966491521] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>I only prefer the magic ones. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 07/11/22 8:59:11 AM #16:	Hornezz posted... Here's one from my city to break your brain over: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/5/8/AACpnzAADcIa.jpg Smaller ones without traffic lights are definitely preferable over intersections though. Honestly seems pretty simple compared to some I've seen in UK. --- Let's make biscuits! <cite>Funkydog posted [p:966491580] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Hornezz posted... </cite> <quote>Here's one from my city to break your brain over: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/5/8/AACpnzAADcIa.jpg Smaller ones without traffic lights are definitely preferable over intersections though.</quote>Honestly seems pretty simple compared to some I've seen in UK. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 07/11/22 9:07:07 AM #17:	Just the Jojo ones --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:966491694] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Just the Jojo ones </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
party_animal07 07/11/22 9:11:14 AM #18:	We have some here, but they're the really basic one lane kind. --- https://warpzone.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GRANDIA_-696x509.jpg <cite>party_animal07 posted [p:966491749] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>We have some here, but they're the really basic one lane kind. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivany2008 07/11/22 9:15:41 AM #19:	It's been an adjustment using them in my province. They were only brought in about 4 years ago. Some of them are amazing, others just feel unnecessary. <cite>Ivany2008 posted [p:966491803] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>It's been an adjustment using them in my province. They were only brought in about 4 years ago. Some of them are amazing, others just feel unnecessary. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smiffwilm 07/11/22 9:21:55 AM #20:	A lot of people in this topic are going the roundabout way of saying they hate going in circles.... --- My Mario Maker 2 ID is 6RG-5XK-JCG <cite>Smiffwilm posted [p:966491881] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>A lot of people in this topic are going the roundabout way of saying they hate going in circles.... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wackyteen 07/11/22 9:22:58 AM #21:	Smiffwilm posted... A lot of people in this topic are going the roundabout way of saying they hate going in circles.... But if you follow the roundabout in your intended direction, you're not going in circles --- The name is wackyteen for a reason. Never doubt. <cite>wackyteen posted [p:966491899] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Smiffwilm posted... </cite> <quote>A lot of people in this topic are going the roundabout way of saying they hate going in circles....</quote>But if you follow the roundabout in your intended direction, you're not going in circles </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RiKuToTheMiGhtY 07/11/22 9:27:25 AM #22:	Not a fan of those stupid things nor the places they put them when a traffic light would do better. --- doa-plus.com - We Press Forward. . . By Pressing Back. <cite>RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted [p:966491970] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Not a fan of those stupid things nor the places they put them when a traffic light would do better. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DepreceV2 07/11/22 4:36:56 PM #23:	Bump --- The bum Jimmy G set up Deebo Samuels to get destroyed after defending him https://youtu.be/kJ0rd4WZ2XA <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:966501396] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Bump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bsp77 07/11/22 4:37:41 PM #24:	Much better than a traffic light for more suburban areas --- Currently playing: Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes <cite>bsp77 posted [p:966501420] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Much better than a traffic light for more suburban areas </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Umbreon 07/11/22 4:39:44 PM #25:	RchHomieQuanChi posted... https://youtu.be/cPCLFtxpadE This is what first came to mind for me. --- Black Lives Matter. ~DYL~ (On mobile) 12-18-19 and 01-13-21: Times Donald Trump has officially been impeached. <cite>Umbreon posted [p:966501456] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>RchHomieQuanChi posted... </cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/cPCLFtxpadE</quote> This is what first came to mind for me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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RchHomieQuanChi 07/11/22 4:47:54 PM #27:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] And even the competent drivers who actually know what to do just assumes nobody else does so they don't even bother --- I have nothing else to say <cite>RchHomieQuanChi posted [p:966501671] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> And even the competent drivers who actually know what to do just assumes nobody else does so they don't even bother </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
doesntcare 07/11/22 4:52:22 PM #28:	wackyteen posted... But if you follow the roundabout in your intended direction, you're not going in circles European Vacation immediately popped innmy head <cite>doesntcare posted [p:966501783] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>wackyteen posted... </cite> <quote>But if you follow the roundabout in your intended direction, you're not going in circles</quote>European Vacation immediately popped innmy head </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 07/11/22 5:21:24 PM #29:	I like them more than left turns, at least --- Thanks to Proofpyros for the sig images https://i.imgur.com/Nv4Pi1v.jpg https://i.imgur.com/N43HJYv.jpg <cite>FL81 posted [p:966502477] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>I like them more than left turns, at least </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 07/11/22 5:22:32 PM #30:	Only if they're Danube-class. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:966502505] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Only if they're Danube-class. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomClark 07/11/22 5:24:04 PM #31:	They're standard here so I don't really think about it that much. --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>TomClark posted [p:966502536] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>They're standard here so I don't really think about it that much. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 07/11/22 5:25:52 PM #32:	Hornezz posted... Here's one from my city to break your brain over: wouldn't a clover leaf be way simpler here? --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! Well, this is where I go to take off the clothes I prefer, and don the clothes I abhor. <cite>Medussa posted [p:966502578] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Hornezz posted... </cite> <quote>Here's one from my city to break your brain over:</quote> wouldn't a clover leaf be way simpler here? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 07/11/22 5:28:02 PM #33:	I like simple ones that replace smaller intersections but the giant complicated ones r dum --- She left me roses by the stairs. Surprises let me know she cares. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:966502623] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>I like simple ones that replace smaller intersections but the giant complicated ones r dum </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Frostshock 07/11/22 5:30:22 PM #34:	If it's a busy roundabout I will make every effort possible to use the outer lane. Designing something where you need to drive across other lanes to take your exit and assuming drivers will know how to not crash into each other is idiotic. --- Got questions about schoolwork? Want to share answers, or discuss your studies? Come to Homework Helpers! http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1060-homework-helpers <cite>Frostshock posted [p:966502678] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>If it's a busy roundabout I will make every effort possible to use the outer lane. Designing something where you need to drive across other lanes to take your exit and assuming drivers will know how to not crash into each other is idiotic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 07/11/22 6:01:39 PM #35:	Frostshock posted... If it's a busy roundabout I will make every effort possible to use the outer lane. Designing something where you need to drive across other lanes to take your exit and assuming drivers will know how to not crash into each other is idiotic. there was one around here that up until recently didn't even have lanes painted on it when it's wide enough for 2-3 cars. that one was a nightmare if it was busy the biggest problem is people dont realize they can just go around again instead of trying to cut someone off to get an exit --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:966503363] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Frostshock posted... </cite> <quote>If it's a busy roundabout I will make every effort possible to use the outer lane. Designing something where you need to drive across other lanes to take your exit and assuming drivers will know how to not crash into each other is idiotic.</quote> there was one around here that up until recently didn't even have lanes painted on it when it's wide enough for 2-3 cars. that one was a nightmare if it was busy the biggest problem is people dont realize they can just go around again instead of trying to cut someone off to get an exit </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Prestoff 07/11/22 7:04:29 PM #36:	Hornezz posted... Here's one from my city to break your brain over: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/5/8/AACpnzAADcIa.jpg Smaller ones without traffic lights are definitely preferable over intersections though. Yeah I rather go in circles over and over again than whatever that is. Looks like a recipe for disaster if that was implemented here in the states. --- DI MOLTO! <cite>Prestoff posted [p:966504778] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Hornezz posted... </cite> <quote>Here's one from my city to break your brain over: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/5/8/AACpnzAADcIa.jpg Smaller ones without traffic lights are definitely preferable over intersections though.</quote> Yeah I rather go in circles over and over again than whatever that is. Looks like a recipe for disaster if that was implemented here in the states. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SauI_Goodman 07/11/22 7:05:37 PM #37:	Hell to the no. I almost caused a big accident my first time around. And i see other people almost cause accidents as well. Also, insert national lampoons european vacation clip* --- Italian, French, German. <cite>SauI_Goodman posted [p:966504795] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Hell to the no. I almost caused a big accident my first time around. And i see other people almost cause accidents as well. Also, insert national lampoons european vacation clip* </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xMythic 07/11/22 7:07:10 PM #38:	I like them, traffic flows better with them compared to stops. We've kind of gone crazy with them here in MN, even here in rural areas. --- GT: xMythic Epic: ser.jacob <cite>xMythic posted [p:966504832] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>I like them, traffic flows better with them compared to stops. We've kind of gone crazy with them here in MN, even here in rural areas. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 07/11/22 7:30:59 PM #39:	Hornezz posted... Here's one from my city to break your brain over: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/5/8/AACpnzAADcIa.jpg Smaller ones without traffic lights are definitely preferable over intersections though. is that in MA? I've driven through one like that --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:966505286] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Hornezz posted... </cite> <quote>Here's one from my city to break your brain over: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/5/8/AACpnzAADcIa.jpg Smaller ones without traffic lights are definitely preferable over intersections though.</quote> is that in MA? I've driven through one like that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SauI_Goodman 07/11/22 10:14:51 PM #40:	What in the hell kind of roundabout is that lmao ive never seen one with lanes going straight through it. I take it there are stop lights which seems like it defeats the purpose --- Italian, French, German. <cite>SauI_Goodman posted [p:966508767] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>What in the hell kind of roundabout is that lmao ive never seen one with lanes going straight through it. I take it there are stop lights which seems like it defeats the purpose </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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theAteam 07/11/22 10:17:28 PM #42:	My hometown has a 5 way intersection that used to be lights. If you missed the green you might as well just leave the car and go get dinner. It was helped tremendously by changing it into a roundabout. It also looks much nicer as they put in greenery in the center. --- Buffalo Bills <cite>theAteam posted [p:966508830] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>My hometown has a 5 way intersection that used to be lights. If you missed the green you might as well just leave the car and go get dinner. It was helped tremendously by changing it into a roundabout. It also looks much nicer as they put in greenery in the center. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BryanRust17 07/11/22 10:18:18 PM #43:	On the ice we call them spin-a-ramas --- I am a Bryan Rust Enthusiast 21-22 Stats: Games Played - 60 Goals - 24 Assists - 34 Points - 58 <cite>BryanRust17 posted [p:966508839] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>On the ice we call them spin-a-ramas </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hornezz 07/12/22 5:00:38 AM #44:	Funkydog posted... Honestly seems pretty simple compared to some I've seen in UK. True, it's not too difficult once you've seen the top down view. The trick is just picking the right lane well before driving onto it. It can get confusing for first time visitors though. thronedfire2 posted... is that in MA? I've driven through one like that It's in the Netherlands. You can tell by the bikes lane lol Medussa posted... wouldn't a clover leaf be way simpler here? Simpler yes, but would also take up much more space which is always a factor when building here. --- In dentibus anticis frustum magnum spinaciae habes. <cite>Hornezz posted [p:966513535] in Do you lik... [t:80090223]...</cite> <quote>Funkydog posted... </cite> <quote>Honestly seems pretty simple compared to some I've seen in UK.</quote>True, it's not too difficult once you've seen the top down view. The trick is just picking the right lane well before driving onto it. It can get confusing for first time visitors though. thronedfire2 posted... </cite> <quote>is that in MA? I've driven through one like that</quote>It's in the Netherlands. You can tell by the bikes lane lol Medussa posted... </cite> <quote>wouldn't a clover leaf be way simpler here?</quote>Simpler yes, but would also take up much more space which is always a factor when building here. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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