With my (limited) knowledge of pedestrian safe infrastructure, I redrew what I think would be a much safer Arthur Ashe/ Broad St intersection!carmen_cygni t1_jah8nxm wrote
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> The interior lane can't double as a turn lane if the exterior lane isn't forced to exit
Apparently you've never been to Massachusetts.
The_Kentwood_Farms t1_jahp6lt wrote
Yes! I grew up in a small MA town that hinged on two rotaries. There was no signage, people just knew how to navigate them, people drove through them like raped apes, but there was still very little issues because folks just knew how to use them.
RVAWTFBBQ t1_jai5dbz wrote
>small MA town that hinged on two rotaries.
I can't read that word without hearing it said in a thick Boston accent in my head.
The_Kentwood_Farms t1_jai7355 wrote
Whenever I hear someone say "round-about", I immediately respond with, "ah, you mean rohtahree"
LowLifeHighJinx t1_jaia8ax wrote
Whenever I hear it I think, "That's a really tall toddler." round-a-bout is baby talk.
The_Kentwood_Farms t1_jaic0lh wrote
It's very British sounding, they love terms like "washing up liquid" instead of dish soap.
LowLifeHighJinx t1_jaioie2 wrote
Ah yes, the Bri'ish. Rounabout, brolly, pram, Wellies. They do love their ickle babyisms.
carmen_cygni t1_jaied13 wrote
Yep, no instructions, just a free-for-all. Exiting from the inner lane is a part of everyday life.
sde136 t1_jaiqtix wrote
Hyannis?
The_Kentwood_Farms t1_jami9wl wrote
Gloucester
carmen_cygni t1_jak6jo7 wrote
I worked next to that rotary for five years...some lively sounds in the Summer when out-of-towners had no idea what they were doing.
gravy_boot t1_jahaekt wrote
Or Europe
carmen_cygni t1_jahmwad wrote
"Big Ben...The Parliament..."
brevtiw t1_jahfsg0 wrote
Or Mexico
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