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ProfessorGAC

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7. The 2 Worst Circles I've Ever Encountered
Sat Aug 14, 2021, 03:32 PM
Aug 2021

#1: really it's a group, all in Barcelona. Everybody was going through those things like we were driving LeMans. I'd guess under 1 in every 12 cars was dent free. I saw side mirrors torn off, scratches, & dents, bent bumpers...
That was the roughest city in which I ever drive.
#2: Golf Road in the NW suburbs of Chicago. We have VERY few such rounds in this region, so people are quite ignorant of the concept. I've been through that circle dozens of times and somebody did something wrong every time.
I found it easy in England, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Japan. I don't have vivid memory of them in any other countries, though. Probably means it was no big deal.

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Why pull over? WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #1
I know I am really tired of people claiming "ignorance" in terms of right of way in traffic circles. hlthe2b Aug 2021 #2
I was in Colorado recently rownesheck Aug 2021 #4
I cut my 16 yo "eyeteeth" on navigating these things when my parents hlthe2b Aug 2021 #6
The only roundabout that stumped me MissB Aug 2021 #23
The roundabout with which I am most familiar requires people IN the roundabout to yield Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #16
That IS backwards. No wonder it was a problem. hlthe2b Aug 2021 #17
Yup. Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #18
Yep, those entering yield to those in the circle. The objective is to clear the vehicles in it. TheBlackAdder Aug 2021 #22
Roundabout Karen? Cracklin Charlie Aug 2021 #3
Standard procedure down here in Miami-Dade county... bluecollar2 Aug 2021 #5
The 2 Worst Circles I've Ever Encountered ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #7
We have a double roundabout here with a highway off ramp in the middle of both roundabouts. sarcasmo Aug 2021 #9
Yikes! ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #10
I spent a good part of the summer of '69 in an small almost basement apartment panader0 Aug 2021 #11
One of my fav movies is "The American President" KentuckyWoman Aug 2021 #12
Happened To Me, Too! ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #13
I found out not long ago, it's a long way down to Holiday Road. sarcasmo Aug 2021 #14
Dubai and Sharjah in the UAE were the biggest nightmares JCMach1 Aug 2021 #19
I suddenly got this mental image of my in-laws Lars39 Aug 2021 #20
some drivers just hit those stop/yield signs hyper aggressively.... cadoman Aug 2021 #8
I drive old cars Red Mountain Aug 2021 #15
Honestly, roundabouts freak me out. Nt ecstatic Aug 2021 #21
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