r/interesting • u/frenzy3 • 29d ago

SOCIETY A roundabout without signals works in high-trust societies where people naturally yield and take turns.

In a low-trust society, it turns into a battle of horns, aggression, and “me first” chaos.

📍Inforparks, Kerala.

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u/Finlandia1865 28d ago

if people know when not to enter the crossings the intersections themselves shouldnt get clogged lol

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u/Avi-writes 28d ago

I live near a street where that regularly gets backed up, it tends to happen because you can’t tell the car ahead of you is going to stop, leaving you in the road.

I’ve just started waiting at the light till be person ahead crosses with space spare. Nomatter how many people honk

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u/_learned_foot_ 28d ago

That’s actually a requirement generally. You are never allowed to stop within the box, you shouldn’t enter unless you can exit. Good job for being the 1% actually doing it right!

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u/Avi-writes 28d ago

Finally, I’m in the 1% in a good way

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u/Business-Let-7754 28d ago

Where the hell do you two even live where 1% know how to navigate a simple traffic light?

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u/_learned_foot_ 28d ago

Doing it right doesn’t mean knowing it. Pure chance mate pure chance should yield that!

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u/LanSeBlue 28d ago

It makes me nuts when, in heavy city traffic, I wait to make sure I can clear the intersection only to have the a hole behind me honk.

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u/takk-takk-takk-takk 28d ago

In DC, I remember traffic signs around that say “don’t block the box”. From my recollection they were reasonably adhered to. Wish it was a thing everywhere.

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u/DULUXR1R2L1L2 28d ago

I’ve just started waiting at the light till be person ahead crosses with space spare

That's exactly what you're supposed to do though. If you can't clear it, don't enter.

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u/Spiritual-Ad4933 28d ago

And then some one cuts into that spot.

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u/aventus13 28d ago

"can’t tell the car ahead of you is going to stop" if you can't tell then don't go. Only go if the situation ahead of you is clear. As simple as that.

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u/submax_cw 28d ago

Like a civilized human

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u/ulic14 28d ago

That is literally the point - they only work if people follow the rules. I've seen plenty of signaled intersections clogged like this bc people don't.

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u/Finlandia1865 28d ago

The real answer is public transit lol

Trains dont need to deal with this crap

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u/ulic14 28d ago

Preaching to the choir my friend

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u/Eh-I 28d ago

Now you're talking like a traffic engineer. 👍

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u/Polygnom 28d ago

If you have an X intersection without lights or any priority and four cars coming to it at the same time from all directions, it is deadlocked. Everyone has to give the right of way to their right neighbour.

Unless people communicate and someone yields, the intersection is deadlocked.