I hate roundabouts -- but maybe I am wrong
Roundabouts are spreading across the country -- I find them infuriating and unsafe (when I am towing a trailer). And yet the experts say they are much safer than ordinary intersections. Check out th...
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valhalla360 wrote:A1ARealtorRick wrote:valhalla360 wrote:A1ARealtorRick wrote:
They've been in Europe for a long, long time. People learn to negotiate them properly, and there are very few problems. Seems like many Americans would rather complain about them than to learn to use them efficiently and safely.
Now, on the other hand, you just don't see unnecessarily huge trucks in Europe, or RV combos that are 70 feet long, but they're all very commonplace in the US. Therein lies the rub. When it comes to the newer, gigantic trucks in the US, people have a hard time putting them between the lines at the grocery store -- let alone negotiating a roundabout.
Plenty of big trucks in the EU and yes, they frequently use roundabouts.
No where near the number we have here. We've been to Europe dozens of times, and they just don't exist. The number of privately-owned large trucks (1/2-ton, 3/4-ton. 1-ton) we saw in all of our trips combined I could count on 2 hands.
Funny, we see tons of commercial trucks from big box to semis tractor trailers when we are there. They also have big tour busses which are at the same as a diesel pusher...never saw an issue with them negotiating roundabouts.
You missed my point. Re-read what I wrote. I am referring to privately-owned light- to medium-duty PU's, not commercial vehicles. Most commercial vehicle drivers know how to drive, park, and negotiate whatever's thrown in front of them. Put your Millennial 100-pound 5'2" wife in a new F-150 crew and watch her try to park it at Kroger, let alone negotiate a roundabout! :C
