It's NOVEMBER!!!!
Super Moderator
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 25,479
Likes: 742
From: Isanti, MN
Good morning and Happy Friday everyone.
Perhaps I'm the only one who doesn't hate them? I like the idea of not having to come to a complete stop at an intersection. If people know what they're doing everyone flows through smoothly. They also reduce speeds considerably so that when accidents happen they would be much more minor. Nobody's getting T-boned at 60 MPH at a round-a-bout.
Perhaps I'm the only one who doesn't hate them? I like the idea of not having to come to a complete stop at an intersection. If people know what they're doing everyone flows through smoothly. They also reduce speeds considerably so that when accidents happen they would be much more minor. Nobody's getting T-boned at 60 MPH at a round-a-bout.
FTE Chapter Leader
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 23,852
Likes: 9
From: Suppertown, MN
Good morning Jim!
Good morning fellas!
It's finally Friday! Wahoo!
Speaking of round-a-bouts......Sartell has a huge hard on for them. They are putting them at just about every intersection. I hate driving through Sartell. In the winter, forget about it. There is an accident in one daily. Ok now my rant is over. Have a great Friday fellas!
It's finally Friday! Wahoo!
Speaking of round-a-bouts......Sartell has a huge hard on for them. They are putting them at just about every intersection. I hate driving through Sartell. In the winter, forget about it. There is an accident in one daily. Ok now my rant is over. Have a great Friday fellas!
Good morning and Happy Friday everyone.
Perhaps I'm the only one who doesn't hate them? I like the idea of not having to come to a complete stop at an intersection. If people know what they're doing everyone flows through smoothly. They also reduce speeds considerably so that when accidents happen they would be much more minor. Nobody's getting T-boned at 60 MPH at a round-a-bout.
Perhaps I'm the only one who doesn't hate them? I like the idea of not having to come to a complete stop at an intersection. If people know what they're doing everyone flows through smoothly. They also reduce speeds considerably so that when accidents happen they would be much more minor. Nobody's getting T-boned at 60 MPH at a round-a-bout.
I personally can't stand the roundabouts. I think if everyone knew how to use them it would help but no one does so that makes them extremely frustrating if you ask me. Lucky for me there are none out where I live yet so I hope it stays that way. Plus who ever designed those things has obviously never drove a semi around one. Impossible to keep your trailer in your lane.
Good morning Jay!
Thanks! Same to you!
Thread Starter
|
Post Fiend
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 6,801
Likes: 7
From: DFW, TX-GoldCanyon, AZ
Good morning guys!
That's only part of the problem... Then you have the idiots that are on the roundabout and drive it too fast and/or speed up to keep someone else from getting on!
Car in front of me waiting to get on the roundabout was cilpped by a car that sped up and started to spin out (slushy conditions) and then he claimed that it was the fault of the person in front of me. I gave my name and number as a witness. No one ever contacted me so I presume that everyone got screwed by their insurance companies..
Car in front of me waiting to get on the roundabout was cilpped by a car that sped up and started to spin out (slushy conditions) and then he claimed that it was the fault of the person in front of me. I gave my name and number as a witness. No one ever contacted me so I presume that everyone got screwed by their insurance companies..
Hotshot
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 15,449
Likes: 3
From: Hampstead, NC
Good morning everyone! It's Friiiiiiiiiday!!
My dislike for roundabouts is fully the other drivers. I see so many left hand turns the wrong way, people stopping when they aren't supposed too. People flying up on then and going over the center landscape area right into oncoming traffic. They are just a different kind of dangerous...
My dislike for roundabouts is fully the other drivers. I see so many left hand turns the wrong way, people stopping when they aren't supposed too. People flying up on then and going over the center landscape area right into oncoming traffic. They are just a different kind of dangerous...
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
VT Chapter Ldr
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 96,105
Likes: 294
From: Orange, Vermont
how are your round abouts set up? does the person in it have the right of way and the person entering yields? there are 1 or 2 in NH where the person in it has to yield to the person entering. that just doesn't seem right. We have a number of them in Vermont. They aren't for every intersection but they can work. drivers could make them more efficient if they didn't wait for the person to completely exit before entering. But that would take thinking and common sense which seems to have escaped a lot of drivers
VT Chapter Ldr
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 96,105
Likes: 294
From: Orange, Vermont
Yup. They are supposed to put a little lip up to it and have that apron textured to discourage people from cutting across it
Hotshot
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 15,449
Likes: 3
From: Hampstead, NC
how are your round abouts set up? does the person in it have the right of way and the person entering yields? there are 1 or 2 in NH where the person in it has to yield to the person entering. that just doesn't seem right. We have a number of them in Vermont. They aren't for every intersection but they can work. drivers could make them more efficient if they didn't wait for the person to completely exit before entering. But that would take thinking and common sense which seems to have escaped a lot of drivers