Comment on a minor to moderate amount of tomfoolery in construction

dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• DarkSirrush@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Stop signs on a highway are a great way of killing people.

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  • Meron35@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Reminds me how whenever someone makes a realistic Australian city in cities skylines, everyone in the comments roasts them for adding stop signs/signals on highway ramps, which extremely dangerous and inefficient.

    They really do have stop signs/signals on highway ramps in Australia 😭

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    • BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Wait until they find out about speed bumps, stop lights and cross walks across highways in Brazil.

      Yes that’s real, you go from 100kph to 25kph with speed bumps and speed cameras that will absolutely ticket your ass if you’re 1kph over the limit. BR-101 in Paraíba goes through many small towns that do this, it’s great for pedestrians since the highway cuts directly though the heart of these towns but terrifying if drivers don’t pay attention. Also these speed bumps aren’t always clearly marked so rip your suspension at night

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      • Meron35@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        it’s great for pedestrians

        the highway cuts directly through the heart of these towns

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• MisterFrog@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  4-way stops are an American abomination. One street really ought to have right of way, otherwise it would be a small roundabout.

  I can happily say I have never been exposed to a 4-way stop in Australia.

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  • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You’re lucky. They’re well-intended, but really awful. You’re supposed to traverse the intersection in the order you arrive. All it takes is for one jackass to waive* their right of way, or run the intersection, and the other three drivers are thrown into disarray. Add multiple lanes to this and, well… good luck everyone!

    * Often literally waving at you to go. Through the intersection. At the wrong time.

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    • MisterFrog@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      * Often literally waving at you to go. Through the intersection. At the wrong time.

      I feel your pain so deeply on this point. This part is universal, people trying to be “nice” don’t understand that rules exist to make things run smoothly.

      My poor soul requires rules be followed, and changed when they no longer make sense.

      My deepest condolences that you have a road design that compounds this further.

      I bet 4-way stops are a joy for pedestrians also haha

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