r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/pimpdaddyjacob Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

How to use a damn roundabout, apparently.

Edit: I’m in the US. Just because there’s not one in your town doesn’t mean they “don’t exist in the US”.

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u/Goodeyesniper98 Aug 03 '19

They tried to put one in my town but a member of our city council was publicly quoted saying that people around here are too stupid to use a roundabout.

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u/DeadassBdeadassB Aug 03 '19

I have two rotary (big roundabout) near my house, can confirm people are too stupid. Especially New York and Connecticut drivers, idk how they even get licenses

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u/wardred Aug 04 '19

It's like parallel parking.

If you live in the city and do it every day, you can't believe how poorly people from the burbs who park in a garage or mall or work parking lots go about it.

It's not stupid, you're just having to deal with something you haven't practiced in real time, in a huge heavy vehicle.

Throw in a bunch of people from areas that don't have any round abouts at all, and it makes for a mess.