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> In many places, road engineers deliberately obscure visibility of the roundabout from the approaches. So even if it is legally a 'yield', in practice, stoppi
by blattimwind 8y ago
> In many places, road engineers deliberately obscure visibility of the roundabout from the approaches. So even if it is legally a 'yield', in practice, stopping is enforced by unaccountable manipulation.
Besides that, many after-the-fact roundabouts are so small in diameter that the indicators on almost every car model are invisible, so there is essentially no way to actually tell if someone is taking an exit until they do it. Lots of unnecessary stopping and waiting due to that.
Another great thing is having a zebra crossing (preferably combined with a cyclist crossing) on each approach/exit, but planting a bunch of bushes such that it is practically impossible to see people there when approaching the exit, forcing people to crawl speed before exiting, and conversely forcing everyone behind them in the roundabout to brake as well.
I'm not sure if stuff like that is intentional or just accidentally stupid.