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Look, I just think we need to stop coddling those hedonistic roundabout hogs who get into the inner lane and circle for hours, wasting valuable capacity.

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[-] raubarno@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

It will deadlock in the center because the car lanes are used for two directions. Unless you upgrade those unidirectional lanes into bi-directional pairs of lanes.

And it will still deadlock, so you have to put a round-robin semaphore in the middle.

[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 33 points 1 year ago

Simpler solution, just add a bottomless pit or small singularity in the middle to absorb excess traffic.

[-] Uli@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 year ago

Sorry I'm late for work, I got sucked into a black hole again. No, I didn't take a picture of the event horizon, you should just take my word for it. I wouldn't even be late if it weren't for the time dilation.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

An infinite spiral could easily solve these problems.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

No one should reach the center. The lines are dotted. If anyone ends up in the center they deserve a deadlock.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The center should put you on an out-spiraling bridge that feeds traffic back into the outermost lane. Then even the most indecisive drivers are accommodated. Or just a deep pit of punishment.

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