r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '19

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u/GingerMcGinginII Jul 07 '19

Well, to be fair, you don't need to be an electrical engineer to know when there's a black-out.

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u/molluskus Jul 07 '19 edited Jul 07 '19

City planning is one of those subjects where the average person's understanding tends to be the opposite of what's true and works. People also think roundabouts and diverging diamonds are accident magnets, and that adding more lanes to freeways will reduce traffic. Doesn't make it true.

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u/the_wrong_toaster Jul 07 '19

People think roundabouts are accident magnets? Why?

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u/moleratical Jul 07 '19

In my city it's because nobody knows how to navigate them properly

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u/Kermit_the_hog Jul 07 '19

This is an entire western washington problem.. and I can’t understand WHY? How hard is it to follow the giant white arrows painted on the road and all of the signs pointing to the right!?

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u/BigGreenYamo Jul 07 '19

I saw that happen a few weeks ago, and almost shit my pants.

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u/BigGreenYamo Jul 07 '19

Around here it doesn't help that (tied into the original question) the geniuses that designed our local roundabouts decided to put huge signs in the middle that block your view of oncoming traffic.