Roundabouts

[larsIU]

Are superior to traffic lights. In nearly all instances. I do live in Carmel though. The unofficial roundabout capital of the world.

Something like a 90% reduction in injury causing accidents. Always work when the powers out. Sure, old people don’t know how to use them and you learn to get ready to avoid out of towners. But, on the whole, better.

However, I would feel guilty without mentioning the sole reason for this post. It’s our love affair with silver Dodge Chargers (or silver Altimas). Objectively the worst drivers, and probably people, in America. I’m picking up dinner because I’m lazy and the wife’s working late. Approach two lane roundabout.

A pause for the uneducated here. By two lanes I mean this

The blue outside (bottom to top) is straight or right turn ONLY. Inside lane is left or straight. Got it? Good.

Continuing - see commotion to my right as I’m looking left to enter (I’d be entering from stage right in the diagram). Wouldn’t you know it, a silver Dodge Charger is trying to make a left from the outside lane and smacks a Hyundai in inside lane which was trying to proceed straight. Around here, a tale as old as time.

But, our silver Dodge Charger driver? Out the car arms waving, screaming, cussing. I’ve never seen anyone so confidently incorrect since my daughter tried to explain tariffs to me.

TLDR; Roundabouts rule and could be used as an IQ test for most hiring decisions.

 

[GooglyMooglyWooglyBoogly]

Plus if a homeless person is camped out in the middle of the roundabout you can throw change at them.

 

[Univee2]

Are superior to traffic lights. In nearly all instances. I do live in Carmel though. The unofficial roundabout capital of the world.

Something like a 90% reduction in injury causing accidents. Always work when the powers out. Sure, old people don’t know how to use them and you learn to get ready to avoid out of towners. But, on the whole, better.

However, I would feel guilty without mentioning the sole reason for this post. It’s our love affair with silver Dodge Chargers (or silver Altimas). Objectively the worst drivers, and probably people, in America. I’m picking up dinner because I’m lazy and the wife’s working late. Approach two lane roundabout.

A pause for the uneducated here. By two lanes I mean this

The blue outside (bottom to top) is straight or right turn ONLY. Inside lane is left or straight. Got it? Good.

Continuing - see commotion to my right as I’m looking left to enter (I’d be entering from stage right in the diagram). Wouldn’t you know it, a silver Dodge Charger is trying to make a left from the outside lane and smacks a Hyundai in inside lane which was trying to proceed straight. Around here, a tale as old as time.

But, our silver Dodge Charger driver? Out the car arms waving, screaming, cussing. I’ve never seen anyone so confidently incorrect since my daughter tried to explain tariffs to me.

TLDR; Roundabouts rule and could be used as an IQ test for most hiring decisions.

Several friends and I have the contract for stadium seating and concessions around a proposed big roundabout (one of six in an 11.5 mile stretch, where two lanes are being expanded to four) in Georgia. We expect great hilarity and profits as the blue-hairs in their monster Mercedes confront the clueless jacked-up pickup truck dudes and the multiple logging trucks trying to adapt.

 

[Univee2]

Plus if a homeless person is camped out in the middle of the roundabout you can throw change at them.

And that’s a dangerous spot. I’ve seen several drivers fail to negotiate the roundabout and go straight through.

 

[larsIU]

Plus if a homeless person is camped out in the middle of the roundabout you can throw change at them.

Sir, this is Carmel. We’re better than that. It’s $20 and dropped off south of 96th. We’re not heathens.

 

[Univee2]

Are superior to traffic lights. In nearly all instances. I do live in Carmel though. The unofficial roundabout capital of the world.

Something like a 90% reduction in injury causing accidents. Always work when the powers out. Sure, old people don’t know how to use them and you learn to get ready to avoid out of towners. But, on the whole, better.

However, I would feel guilty without mentioning the sole reason for this post. It’s our love affair with silver Dodge Chargers (or silver Altimas). Objectively the worst drivers, and probably people, in America. I’m picking up dinner because I’m lazy and the wife’s working late. Approach two lane roundabout.

A pause for the uneducated here. By two lanes I mean this

The blue outside (bottom to top) is straight or right turn ONLY. Inside lane is left or straight. Got it? Good.

Continuing - see commotion to my right as I’m looking left to enter (I’d be entering from stage right in the diagram). Wouldn’t you know it, a silver Dodge Charger is trying to make a left from the outside lane and smacks a Hyundai in inside lane which was trying to proceed straight. Around here, a tale as old as time.

But, our silver Dodge Charger driver? Out the car arms waving, screaming, cussing. I’ve never seen anyone so confidently incorrect since my daughter tried to explain tariffs to me.

TLDR; Roundabouts rule and could be used as an IQ test for most hiring decisions.

And another thrilling thing to see is the person going the wrong direction in the roundabout.

Next best thing to a good time.

 

[larsIU]

And that’s a dangerous spot. I’ve seen several drivers fail to negotiate the roundabout and go straight through.

Carmel installed art installations after too many drunk asses went straight thru. One of them looks like a testicle. Once you’ve seen it you can’t unsee it.

 

[iuwclurker]

Carmel installed art installations after too many drunk asses went straight thru. One of them looks like a testicle. Once you’ve seen it you can’t unsee it.

So did the Ls get equal representation with a vulva?

 

[BradStevens]

Are superior to traffic lights. In nearly all instances. I do live in Carmel though. The unofficial roundabout capital of the world.

Something like a 90% reduction in injury causing accidents. Always work when the powers out. Sure, old people don’t know how to use them and you learn to get ready to avoid out of towners. But, on the whole, better.

However, I would feel guilty without mentioning the sole reason for this post. It’s our love affair with silver Dodge Chargers (or silver Altimas). Objectively the worst drivers, and probably people, in America. I’m picking up dinner because I’m lazy and the wife’s working late. Approach two lane roundabout.

A pause for the uneducated here. By two lanes I mean this

The blue outside (bottom to top) is straight or right turn ONLY. Inside lane is left or straight. Got it? Good.

Continuing - see commotion to my right as I’m looking left to enter (I’d be entering from stage right in the diagram). Wouldn’t you know it, a silver Dodge Charger is trying to make a left from the outside lane and smacks a Hyundai in inside lane which was trying to proceed straight. Around here, a tale as old as time.

But, our silver Dodge Charger driver? Out the car arms waving, screaming, cussing. I’ve never seen anyone so confidently incorrect since my daughter tried to explain tariffs to me.

TLDR; Roundabouts rule and could be used as an IQ test for most hiring decisions.

I'm still trying to figure out how to cross the street on foot. And what's in that middle circle part? Billboards?

You put that up in Chicago and we'd have a wreck every 20 minutes, with people trying to cut through the center to pass everybody.

 

[BadWakeboarder]

Are superior to traffic lights. In nearly all instances. I do live in Carmel though. The unofficial roundabout capital of the world.

Something like a 90% reduction in injury causing accidents. Always work when the powers out. Sure, old people don’t know how to use them and you learn to get ready to avoid out of towners. But, on the whole, better.

However, I would feel guilty without mentioning the sole reason for this post. It’s our love affair with silver Dodge Chargers (or silver Altimas). Objectively the worst drivers, and probably people, in America. I’m picking up dinner because I’m lazy and the wife’s working late. Approach two lane roundabout.

A pause for the uneducated here. By two lanes I mean this

The blue outside (bottom to top) is straight or right turn ONLY. Inside lane is left or straight. Got it? Good.

Continuing - see commotion to my right as I’m looking left to enter (I’d be entering from stage right in the diagram). Wouldn’t you know it, a silver Dodge Charger is trying to make a left from the outside lane and smacks a Hyundai in inside lane which was trying to proceed straight. Around here, a tale as old as time.

But, our silver Dodge Charger driver? Out the car arms waving, screaming, cussing. I’ve never seen anyone so confidently incorrect since my daughter tried to explain tariffs to me.

TLDR; Roundabouts rule and could be used as an IQ test for most hiring decisions.

In western PA we call them Rahndabahts

 

[The Original Happy Goat]

Are superior to traffic lights. In nearly all instances. I do live in Carmel though. The unofficial roundabout capital of the world.

Something like a 90% reduction in injury causing accidents. Always work when the powers out. Sure, old people don’t know how to use them and you learn to get ready to avoid out of towners. But, on the whole, better.

However, I would feel guilty without mentioning the sole reason for this post. It’s our love affair with silver Dodge Chargers (or silver Altimas). Objectively the worst drivers, and probably people, in America. I’m picking up dinner because I’m lazy and the wife’s working late. Approach two lane roundabout.

A pause for the uneducated here. By two lanes I mean this

The blue outside (bottom to top) is straight or right turn ONLY. Inside lane is left or straight. Got it? Good.

Continuing - see commotion to my right as I’m looking left to enter (I’d be entering from stage right in the diagram). Wouldn’t you know it, a silver Dodge Charger is trying to make a left from the outside lane and smacks a Hyundai in inside lane which was trying to proceed straight. Around here, a tale as old as time.

But, our silver Dodge Charger driver? Out the car arms waving, screaming, cussing. I’ve never seen anyone so confidently incorrect since my daughter tried to explain tariffs to me.

TLDR; Roundabouts rule and could be used as an IQ test for most hiring decisions.

I think this forum's collective take on pit bulls could be equitably applied to Charger owners, as well.

 

[zeke4ahs]

Carmel installed art installations after too many drunk asses went straight thru. One of them looks like a testicle. Once you’ve seen it you can’t unsee it.

Ok where is this one? I don’t remember it.

 

[larsIU]

Ok where is this one? I don’t remember it.

Dammit Zeke, you’re almost making it too easy here.

However, they moved it from a more prominent location to over by the five way roundabout (master class) by Old Meridian/Pennsylvania/???? (Can’t remember). Out of sight.

 

[UncleMark]

Obligatory:

 

[twenty02]

Sir, this is Carmel. We’re better than that. It’s $20 and dropped off south of 96th. We’re not heathens.

A Sasquatch sighting in a roundabout in Carmel would be more likely than spotting a bum

 

[twenty02]

Dammit Zeke, you’re almost making it too easy here.

However, they moved it from a more prominent location to over by the five way roundabout (master class) by Old Meridian/Pennsylvania/???? (Can’t remember). Out of sight.

I can't go east of 31. Too sketchy.

 

[Univee2]

A Sasquatch sighting in a roundabout in Carmel would be more likely than spotting a bum

Isn’t the definition of a bum in Carmel someone who drives a Cadillac?

 

[larsIU]

I can't go east of 31. Too sketchy.

Bruh, I’m east of KEYSTONE. OG. Slums of Carmel.

 

[twenty02]

Bruh, I’m east of KEYSTONE. OG. Slums of Carmel.

Oh Lord. Can we get a GoFundMe going for @larsIU to get him out of the hood?

 

[twenty02]

Isn’t the definition of a bum in Carmel someone who drives a Cadillac?

Can't say I see anyone driving those these days. Not sure who they sell those to but it's definitely not anyone in Hamilton county.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

Bruh, I’m east of KEYSTONE. OG. Slums of Carmel.

Wait, you are no better than a Fishersite?

My daughter who lives in Fishers doesn't like being called a Carmel wannabe.

 

[JamieDimonsBalls]

I think this forum's collective take on pit bulls could be equitably applied to Charger owners, as well.

 

[CO. Hoosier]

Are superior to traffic lights. In nearly all instances. I do live in Carmel though. The unofficial roundabout capital of the world.

Something like a 90% reduction in injury causing accidents. Always work when the powers out. Sure, old people don’t know how to use them and you learn to get ready to avoid out of towners. But, on the whole, better.

However, I would feel guilty without mentioning the sole reason for this post. It’s our love affair with silver Dodge Chargers (or silver Altimas). Objectively the worst drivers, and probably people, in America. I’m picking up dinner because I’m lazy and the wife’s working late. Approach two lane roundabout.

A pause for the uneducated here. By two lanes I mean this

The blue outside (bottom to top) is straight or right turn ONLY. Inside lane is left or straight. Got it? Good.

Continuing - see commotion to my right as I’m looking left to enter (I’d be entering from stage right in the diagram). Wouldn’t you know it, a silver Dodge Charger is trying to make a left from the outside lane and smacks a Hyundai in inside lane which was trying to proceed straight. Around here, a tale as old as time.

But, our silver Dodge Charger driver? Out the car arms waving, screaming, cussing. I’ve never seen anyone so confidently incorrect since my daughter tried to explain tariffs to me.

TLDR; Roundabouts rule and could be used as an IQ test for most hiring decisions.

There is no safe way for a bicycle rider to go straight or left in a busy roundabout. The only safe movement is to go right.

 

[larsIU]

There is no safe way for a bicycle rider to go straight or left in a busy roundabout. The only safe movement is to go right.

Yes.

And?

/s

 

[larsIU]

Roundabouts have been in Europe for years....all of a sudden they are an answer to every problem.

We’re here for you. Like, here, in this thread.

And what's in that middle circle part?

Green space for art mother****er.

Wait, you are no better than a Fishersite?

My daughter who lives in Fishers doesn't like being called a Carmel wannabe.

Shhhhh. I’m here for the schools.

 

[The Original Happy Goat]

Sir, this is Carmel. We’re better than that. It’s $20 and dropped off south of 96th. We’re not heathens.

Carmel is where people trying to go to Noblesville end up when they take the wrong exit.

 

[CO. Hoosier]

Are superior to traffic lights. In nearly all instances. I do live in Carmel though. The unofficial roundabout capital of the world.

Something like a 90% reduction in injury causing accidents. Always work when the powers out. Sure, old people don’t know how to use them and you learn to get ready to avoid out of towners. But, on the whole, better.

However, I would feel guilty without mentioning the sole reason for this post. It’s our love affair with silver Dodge Chargers (or silver Altimas). Objectively the worst drivers, and probably people, in America. I’m picking up dinner because I’m lazy and the wife’s working late. Approach two lane roundabout.

A pause for the uneducated here. By two lanes I mean this

The blue outside (bottom to top) is straight or right turn ONLY. Inside lane is left or straight. Got it? Good.

Continuing - see commotion to my right as I’m looking left to enter (I’d be entering from stage right in the diagram). Wouldn’t you know it, a silver Dodge Charger is trying to make a left from the outside lane and smacks a Hyundai in inside lane which was trying to proceed straight. Around here, a tale as old as time.

But, our silver Dodge Charger driver? Out the car arms waving, screaming, cussing. I’ve never seen anyone so confidently incorrect since my daughter tried to explain tariffs to me.

TLDR; Roundabouts rule and could be used as an IQ test for most hiring decisions.

did you check the immigration status of the charger driver?

 

[larsIU]

Carmel is where people trying to go to Noblesville end up when they take the wrong exit.

Carmel has one thing Noblesville doesn’t.

Geographic constraint. It ain’t getting bigger. The laws of scarcity take over from there.

 

[larsIU]

did you check the immigration status of the charger driver?

White dude. Clear neck tat. Arm sleeve.

He met the description of a silver Charger owner (and likely irresponsible pit bull owner). I mean, I’d profile him as such.

 

[Univee2]

There is no safe way for a bicycle rider to go straight or left in a busy roundabout. The only safe movement is to go right.

And there are no stop signs or stoplights for them to ignore.

 

[CO. Hoosier]

And

I first one I biked through was in vail, ( a 6 way job 4-way plus on and off I 70) and about got creamed.

 

[CO. Hoosier]

White dude. Clear neck tat. Arm sleeve.

He met the description of a silver Charger owner (and likely irresponsible pit bull owner). I mean, I’d profile him as such.

I’m thinking MS 13.

 

[zeke4ahs]

Dammit Zeke, you’re almost making it too easy here.

However, they moved it from a more prominent location to over by the five way roundabout (master class) by Old Meridian/Pennsylvania/???? (Can’t remember). Out of sight.

I’m going in search of it next time I’m up that way. Sorry!!

 

[zeke4ahs]

Can't say I see anyone driving those these days. Not sure who they sell those to but it's definitely not anyone in Hamilton county.

I had dinner at a new downtown Carmel place on Main Street the other night. As I was walking to the restaurant the parked cars were: Mercedes, Bentley, BMW, Mercedes.

 

[larsIU]

I had dinner at a new downtown Carmel place on Main Street the other night. As I was walking to the restaurant the parked cars were: Mercedes, Bentley, BMW, Mercedes.

Peasants. On the weekends you’ll see Porsches, McLarens, G Wagons. Nutso shit.

 

[twenty02]

Peasants. On the weekends you’ll see Porsches, McLarens, G Wagons. Nutso shit.

That's just at school pickup

 

[Univee2]

And there are no stop signs or stoplights for them to ignore.

Why the angry emoji, CO? Bicyclists around here are notorious for ignoring traffic signs. There have been several incidents of guys being hit by cars. I always expect any person I see riding a bike on the road to do something to put themselves and others at risk. And it’s not a one-off. Happens all the time. They should all be licensed.

 

[sglowrider]

Roundabouts Are Safer. So Why Does The U.S. Have So Few Of Them?

indiana.forums.rivals.com

 

[twenty02]

There is no safe way for a bicycle rider to go straight or left in a busy roundabout. The only safe movement is to go right.

Forget biking. It's not safe to fkn walk in much of Indy. This ain't Colorado.

 

[twenty02]

Carmel is where people trying to go to Noblesville end up when they take the wrong exit.

You can get out, but you can never leave....