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I grew up in a town in Australia nicknamed "The City of Roundabouts". Essentially all intersections in the entire town are roundabouts, including two lane ones,

by grecy 3y ago

I grew up in a town in Australia nicknamed "The City of Roundabouts". Essentially all intersections in the entire town are roundabouts, including two lane ones, etc. It's quite common to drive the entire length of town (~20 blocks) in reasonably heavy traffic without ever stopping. On a good day you do it in 2nd gear, the whole way. At night you can do it in 3rd gear, because it's exceptionally easy to see headlights of any car you need to yield to. Four way stops do not exist (I've never seen one in all of Australia), and they are still the strangest concept for me living in Canada. They feel like a colossal waste of time and energy, and vastly worse than roundabouts.

simondotau 3y ago
In my two decades of driving I’ve seen one 4-way stop in Australia. The intersection of Dickson Avenue and Clarendon Street, Artarmon NSW. Haven’t seen one anywhere else.
- eesmith 3y ago
  Street View - https://www.google.com/maps/@-33.8160242,151.1838978,3a,75y,106.62h,70.85t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMbfvaeCEtG3Q_UsaqZTEoQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@-33.8160242,151.1838978,3a,75y,... Apparently there was one in Rockingham, Western Australia, says https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/fourway-stop-sign-stumps-wa-motorists-brings-traffic-to-a-standstill/news-story/1ef6f0332c199c409a454acf2de9ebe7 https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/fourw... ("Four-way stop sign stumps WA motorists, brings traffic to a standstill") but it is not there now at https://www.google.com/maps/@-32.2753035,115.7324187,3a,75y,12.29h,84.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6tKpDm4HP8vcYktOyGFk8Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@-32.2753035,115.7324187,3a,75y,... .
- beej71 3y ago
  As someone from the US, I find this quite overly entertaining. "Find the one 4-way stop on the continent!" They're so common in the US that 3-way or 2-way stops are often marked as such so that you don't make any assumptions about cross traffic stopping. And please don't misunderstand me--I'm definitely envious.

by grecy 3y ago

simondotau 3y ago

In my two decades of driving I’ve seen one 4-way stop in Australia. The intersection of Dickson Avenue and Clarendon Street, Artarmon NSW. Haven’t seen one anywhere else.

eesmith 3y ago
Street View - https://www.google.com/maps/@-33.8160242,151.1838978,3a,75y,106.62h,70.85t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sMbfvaeCEtG3Q_UsaqZTEoQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@-33.8160242,151.1838978,3a,75y,... Apparently there was one in Rockingham, Western Australia, says https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/fourway-stop-sign-stumps-wa-motorists-brings-traffic-to-a-standstill/news-story/1ef6f0332c199c409a454acf2de9ebe7 https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/fourw... ("Four-way stop sign stumps WA motorists, brings traffic to a standstill") but it is not there now at https://www.google.com/maps/@-32.2753035,115.7324187,3a,75y,12.29h,84.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6tKpDm4HP8vcYktOyGFk8Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/@-32.2753035,115.7324187,3a,75y,... .
beej71 3y ago
As someone from the US, I find this quite overly entertaining. "Find the one 4-way stop on the continent!" They're so common in the US that 3-way or 2-way stops are often marked as such so that you don't make any assumptions about cross traffic stopping. And please don't misunderstand me--I'm definitely envious.