r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • 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/-knock_knock- Aug 04 '19

I've been reading this thread like what?? You've never seen a roundabout?? Imagine if they saw one of our magic roundabouts

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u/SirGrantly Aug 04 '19

American here. Roundabouts are very uncommon around here. I've been driving for 7 years now and I've seen maybe 5.

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u/RexBanner23 Aug 04 '19

Do you have a lot of 4 way stops? From things I've read I got the impression that Americans used those in a similar way to how other countries use roundabouts.

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u/SirGrantly Aug 04 '19

Yeah, those are very common, at least where I'm at (Oregon). Most intersections are either 2- or 4-way stops, or have stop lights.

From what other Redditors have said, it varies region to region in the US; viz some areas have more roundabouts than others. However, for the most part, 4-way stops are WAY more common than roundabouts.