• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Do the road designers cheap out?

    • The few roundabouts a couple decades ago may have been ambiguous but every roundabout I’ve seen for many years is clearly marked on the approach so you can’t screw up the direction.
    • I understand someone unfamiliar may stop unexpectedly or not understand how to exit, but how do they screw up the direction?
    • Even changing lanes which used to be where people screwed up a lot, recent roundabouts are clearly marked what lane you should be in and the lane markers lead to the exit: how can people not understand signs saying this lane for this road?

    If your road designers aren’t following these conventions, that may be a contributing factor

    • tensorpudding@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      I regularly take a busy road with a two-lane roundabout marked this way and you can be sure that people will ignore these lane markers. I’m honestly surprised I haven’t seen a fender bender there before.