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I know this is memes but as a Brit, I’ll never understand how people are scared of, don’t understand, or don’t see that roundabouts are superior.

It takes a few goes in them during driving lessons and they get easier.

[-] SeekPie@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I read somewhere that in America to get your license, you take a 40 question quiz, that you can pass with up to 10 mistakes and the driving test usually consists of low speed driving and parking, no highways, no roundabouts.

Don't know how much of this is true, but that sounds too simple.

That sounds wild. I imagine it varies by state and some will be easier than others.

In the UK you have a lot of lessons and practice getting used to driving the car and navigating traffic, as well as perform some manoeuvres; for instance a parallel park and bay parking. We practice the emergency stop, hill starts, and roundabouts and more.

Then you have the theory test where they ask questions about signs and road rules etc. many are common sense but people fail a lot.

Then you have hazard perception where you watch videos and click the hazards before they become a danger. This is harder as you have to click at the right points.

All in all it’s rather difficult to get driving and I am all for it as it means people on the roads can generally drive.

[-] Philokins@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 month ago

I’ve seen documentaries about UK drivers’ training. From what I’ve seen it involves sex with the instructors and the test administrators. And, as far as I can tell, only young women ever take drivers’ training.

Actually this is how I got my licence. For some reason they want to record it too. Tough day to be a dude I tell you.

[-] 31337@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah. If you're a minor you have to take Drivers Ed that requires a couple hours of driving with an instructor. If you're an adult, you can just take the written and driving test. I think I just drove around the block, and did a reverse parking test for my driving test. Depending on where you live, roundabouts are not common here. I don't think I saw one IRL until I was in my late 20s when I moved to a different state.

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[-] Vikthor@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Everybody is gangsta until you need to exit from the innermost lane at Place Charles de Gaulle.

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[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 month ago

Guide to using a roundabout

  1. When approaching roundabout area, don't adjust your speed
  2. When approaching the entrance to the roundabout, close your eyes and hold your steering wheel tightly
  3. When entering the roundabout, let your vehicle be guided by barriers, curbs, railings and other vehicles
  4. Wait until your vehicle exits the roundabout
  5. After you exit the roundabout, open your eyes
  6. If your vehicle fails, stops or is severely damaged or unable to function any more .... blame everyone else for what just occurred.
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[-] Konstant@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Step 0: Get a monster truck.

[-] fossphi@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Americans are seemingly already prepared

[-] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Wait until you see the magic roundabout in the UK. WTF were they even thinking!

[-] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Jesus fucking Christ, that looks like it should be the last map in an F-Zero game

[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That's quite simple really:

[-] Emerald@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

You can actually just use the outside one to get to your destination. You don't have to use the smaller ones in the middle if you don't want to

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[-] rmuk@feddit.uk 11 points 1 month ago

A bit of info for anyone who doesn't know how to use a roundabout: it's just a one-way street that loops around on itself tightly. Seriously. That's it.

[-] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

It can get slightly tricky when it has two lanes where only the right lane exits. The idea here is that you should merge into the right lane after the last exit before your exit, but so many people in my neighborhood don’t understand this.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I want to get off Mr Bone's Wild roundabout!

[-] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I know, they are so easy to understand.

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[-] marcos@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

WTF!

It's amazing that nobody was hurt. I would never guess from the images.

[-] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Avg american driver

[-] ooterness@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago
[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 month ago

Per the picture, of you have a death wish.

[-] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago

This is a great Forza guide.

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[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

Step 6: yeet

[-] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Some of the roundabouts in my town are subterranean and have a column of bedrock in the middle. Good luck with that.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago
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[-] Etterra@discuss.online 5 points 1 month ago

Not in that car. Maybe a lifted 4wd truck, because anyone who's a big enough tool to own one of them is stupid enough to drive into a solid obstruction.

[-] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago

This is exactly how I do it in Forza Horizon 4.

[-] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

The only way out is through.

[-] Kyatto@leminal.space 4 points 1 month ago

Sending this to my new british friend asap

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[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

For that 1 roundabout in the picture, yeah, just go through it. Whoever made it didn't care to learn how roundabouts work either.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago

This is my first satisfying chuckle of the day. Something about it is just right (to me).

[-] Llufollis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I live in France and I can confirm, this is how we drive roundabouts (but you have to watch out for the people demonstrating (or not🙃)).

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[-] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Do not look up at the sky. Do not make noise.

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[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

This does make me wonder: do municipalities with a large number of roundabouts have stats for how these things foil drunk drivers? I feel like there's a serious possibility of reducing fatalities if we just replace the center of these circles with ponds and/or sand traps.

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[-] makyo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Just watch out for the guy camping there, Steve's a good guy and is just temporarily down on his luck

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[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

The rules for roundabouts are the same as the rules for crossing into the beyond in Pet Sematary

[-] No_Money_Just_Change@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

X do not surrender

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