My understanding of the Armdale Roundabout or whatever it is called now is that people trying to ‘merge’ into the circle must first give right of way to the cars already in the circle.
So why is it that it seems that when I am in the coveted circle someone always cuts me off at the very last second possible? You see me coming, there’s plenty of time for you to merge into the roundabout, but you wait until I am on my way to the Bay Road and practically in front of you before you decide it is time to merge.
WTF man. Is it like some delayed reaction… “I think there’s a break…is that a break?….it could be break…WTF I’m going for it’… and I’m like 2 feet away from your on ramp…
It’s like a suicidal hamster wheel…round and round until someone bites it… —If you hit me it should be 100% your liability
This article appears in Aug 5-11, 2010.
I just go with the flow….if I see a break in the traffic, I merge in. If you were to wait until there were no cars in the roundabout/rotary/circular pavement…you’d never get through. Close your eyes, and then floor the gas pedal.
I’m from Edmonton. We had at least 3 “traffic circles” aka “roundabouts” in the city. There, however, people SIGNAL! It makes it a lot less complicated than trying to follow arrows going every which way!
I’ve seen vehicles go in the opposite direction, in the wrong lane and decide to change lanes by cutting me off, burn rubber just to get in the circle right in front of another car, etc etc…. It is quite entertaining I must say.
it’s a fucking traffic nitemare, in whatever the hell word you want to use.
I drive through it every day and rarely have a problem. The only thing I hate is when people start out in the wrong lane and then try to change lanes in the circle… which is not allowed.
Hollah – ditto – I do like the flower display they have in the middle also. The panhandlers don’t like roundabouts though, it cuts into their mooch territory, same for the squeegee/anarchist fuckers.