How to use a roundabout (also called a traffic circle)

MarkJerling · 12-01-2020, 03:06 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Parallax

Anyone wanting a real white knuckle ride should drive anywhere, at any time, on a California freeway.

You've obviously never dueled it out with minibus taxis on Cape Town's streets.

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**Serkevan** · 12-01-2020, 04:17 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

You've obviously never dueled it out with minibus taxis on Cape Town's streets.

Taxis in South Africa - YouTube

Goodness, this is uncomfortably similar to traffic in India, only difference is that there it's a swarm of motorcycles and tuktuks... I was very close to a heart attack several times

MarkJerling · 12-01-2020, 04:26 PM

Originally posted by Serkevan

Goodness, this is uncomfortably similar to traffic in India, only difference is that there it's a swarm of motorcycles and tuktuks... I was very close to a heart attack several times

That's a perfectly "normal" day!

VSTAR · 12-01-2020, 10:33 PM - **1 Like**

Rome...

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**Mooncatt** · 12-02-2020, 12:17 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by MarkJerling

You've obviously never dueled it out with minibus taxis on Cape Town's streets.

Taxis in South Africa - YouTube

Looks like Chicago on an average day, though at least there it is ok for busses to run the shoulders on some roads. Those stretches of roads are marked for bus use during rush hour, so not a total free for all.

robtcorl · 12-14-2020, 10:37 AM - **4 Likes**

I haven't looked at all posts, so maybe this has been posted.

stevejo · 12-14-2020, 10:47 AM - **1 Like**

This is the stuff of nightmares. Looks like Europe, I don't think we are bonkers enough in the UK for this (but you never know!). No I think I am wrong, only the UK has Belisha beacons (stripy pole with an orange lamp on top) for a pedestrian crossing. Maybe it is an art installation.

**ThorSanchez** · 12-14-2020, 12:11 PM

Anyone ever driven in Iceland? Lots of roundabouts, and on two-lane roundabouts the inner lane has right of way. So if you're in the outer lane you need to give way so the person inside of you can exit. Very odd, not sure I've ever been anywhere else that does it that way. I got honked at at least once for forgetting this when I was there a few years ago.

MarkJerling · 12-14-2020, 01:48 PM

Originally posted by stevejo

This is the stuff of nightmares. Looks like Europe, I don't think we are bonkers enough in the UK for this (but you never know!). No I think I am wrong, only the UK has Belisha beacons (stripy pole with an orange lamp on top) for a pedestrian crossing. Maybe it is an art installation.

We have those too. Except that there's very few that's still a light, most are just an orange reflective disk.

**Kerrowdown** · 12-14-2020, 02:59 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

How to use a roundabout

I once came across this little gem... The infamous "Magic Roundabout" at Hemel Hempstead, on a visit to see Kodak whose building overlooked all this shenanigans.

https://i.imgur.com/rRlZpNX.jpg

jeallen01 · 12-14-2020, 03:07 PM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

I once came across this little gem... The infamous "Magic Roundabout" at Hemel Hempstead, on a visit to see Kodak whose building overlooked all this shenanigans.

https://i.imgur.com/rRlZpNX.jpg

Yup, that's the one to which I referred "some posts earlier" - "great fun" when you worked it out, but "not so much" for "newbies"

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12-01-2020, 04:17 PM - 1 Like	#152
Serkevan Site Supporter Join Date: May 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,976	Originally posted by MarkJerling You've obviously never dueled it out with minibus taxis on Cape Town's streets. Taxis in South Africa - YouTube Goodness, this is uncomfortably similar to traffic in India, only difference is that there it's a swarm of motorcycles and tuktuks... I was very close to a heart attack several times

12-01-2020, 04:26 PM	#153
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408 Original Poster	Originally posted by Serkevan Goodness, this is uncomfortably similar to traffic in India, only difference is that there it's a swarm of motorcycles and tuktuks... I was very close to a heart attack several times That's a perfectly "normal" day!

12-02-2020, 12:17 AM - 1 Like	#155
Mooncatt Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2020 Location: Wisconsin Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,373	Originally posted by MarkJerling You've obviously never dueled it out with minibus taxis on Cape Town's streets. Taxis in South Africa - YouTube Looks like Chicago on an average day, though at least there it is ok for busses to run the shoulders on some roads. Those stretches of roads are marked for bus use during rush hour, so not a total free for all.

12-14-2020, 10:37 AM - 4 Likes	#156
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	I haven't looked at all posts, so maybe this has been posted.

12-14-2020, 10:47 AM - 1 Like	#157
stevejo Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Worcestershire, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 527	This is the stuff of nightmares. Looks like Europe, I don't think we are bonkers enough in the UK for this (but you never know!). No I think I am wrong, only the UK has Belisha beacons (stripy pole with an orange lamp on top) for a pedestrian crossing. Maybe it is an art installation.

12-14-2020, 12:11 PM	#158
ThorSanchez Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,807	Anyone ever driven in Iceland? Lots of roundabouts, and on two-lane roundabouts the inner lane has right of way. So if you're in the outer lane you need to give way so the person inside of you can exit. Very odd, not sure I've ever been anywhere else that does it that way. I got honked at at least once for forgetting this when I was there a few years ago.

12-14-2020, 01:48 PM	#159
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408 Original Poster	Originally posted by stevejo This is the stuff of nightmares. Looks like Europe, I don't think we are bonkers enough in the UK for this (but you never know!). No I think I am wrong, only the UK has Belisha beacons (stripy pole with an orange lamp on top) for a pedestrian crossing. Maybe it is an art installation. We have those too. Except that there's very few that's still a light, most are just an orange reflective disk.

12-14-2020, 02:59 PM	#160
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,835	Originally posted by MarkJerling How to use a roundabout I once came across this little gem... The infamous "Magic Roundabout" at Hemel Hempstead, on a visit to see Kodak whose building overlooked all this shenanigans. https://i.imgur.com/rRlZpNX.jpg

12-14-2020, 03:07 PM	#161
jeallen01 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,697	Originally posted by Kerrowdown I once came across this little gem... The infamous "Magic Roundabout" at Hemel Hempstead, on a visit to see Kodak whose building overlooked all this shenanigans. https://i.imgur.com/rRlZpNX.jpg Yup, that's the one to which I referred "some posts earlier" - "great fun" when you worked it out, but "not so much" for "newbies"