The lines are dotted. You can cross dotted lines. If you do cross a dotted line, please check your mirrors, or you might run into the point of the comic.
Comment on xkcd #2842: Inspiraling Roundabout
Amilo159@lemmy.world 11 months ago
First time I have to disagree with xkcd. It’s very much not navigable, with exception of turning right.
Going left or back is impossible as you will be facing counterflow and not able to turn in tight spaces.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 11 months ago
stebo02@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
i think it should spiral outwards instead, that way if you need to take the third exit, you switch to the third lane and simply follow it to your exit
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Agreed. If you’re in the outside lane you must exit.
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You can’t go back the wrong way, you have to change lanes or you reach a dead end. No left, only right.
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
It’s kinda funny how these comments are proving Randall’s point, that people don’t know to lane-shift in roundabouts.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 11 months ago
If the consumer can’t use the product, it’s a bad product. I’ve had teachers who knew their subject, but couldn’t convey the knowledge; they were bad teachers. If people can’t handle roundabouts, it’s the traffic department’s fault.
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
It’s a chicken and egg problem. Roundabouts are well-liked by those used to them, and despised by those who aren’t. A product isn’t bad because it’s an acquired taste, and there’s no solution that doesn’t involve trying it until you get it.
wahming@monyet.cc 11 months ago
That’s like saying modern technology is bad because some tribesman from the amazon can’t figure them out. It’s just lack of education. Countries all over the world use roundabouts with no issues.
And yes, that makes American drivers the clueless tribesman in this analogy.
biddy@feddit.nl 11 months ago
You shouldn’t have to lane shift in roundabouts. On a well designed multi lane roundabout you choose your lane before you get there and simply follow it to the exit. The only reason to change lanes is if you screwed up.