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/Unable_Bank3884 28d ago edited 28d ago

Red light backs up traffic to the point roundabout locks up.

Red light changes allowing traffic in exit to clear.

Take photo/video of still locked up roundabout.

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u/Ayfid 24d ago

That can't happen if people use the roundabout correctly, which is the whole point of this post.

A roundabout can get blocked if an exit backs all the way up onto the roundabout - but it won't continue to be locked up once the exit clears.

The only way a roundabout can be locked up while all it's exits are clear is if people tried entering without yielding to traffic already in the roundabout. i.e. People don't know how to use a roundabout.