• nfh@lemmy.world
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      “if I randomly stop in the middle of the road so another car can get in, the car right behind me probably won’t hit me”

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        Cyclist here.

        Someone did that for me, so I tried to rush across the street to not hold up traffic.

        Woke up a few weeks later in physical rehab, not remembering anything because of the TBI. Evidently I was in the hospital for about three weeks. No recollection!

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    I mean, nothing here is wrong but I have rarely had C being my primary issue when dealing with roundabouts. Idiots randomly entering the circle with no regard to other cars, THAT I’ve encountered quite frequently…

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      Biggest problem I encounter is people failing to signal their exit

      So I end up being C because I yield to a bunch of bozos who didn’t communicate they were’t going to come my way

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    C may be right to yield depending on where pink and yellow are going and the speed they’re doing.

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          Signaling is not useful in a circle because it’s on the opposite side of the car. By the time you see the signal, it’s too late to make a decision based on that anyway.

          As you approach, you should adjust your speed to fit into traffic in the circle. Don’t look for signals, just look for cars.

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        It’s a small roundabout and it’s prudent to wait a second to see what they’re doing. Being impatient isn’t a good trait when driving.

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          If C is moving (and they should be), there’s no reason to wait. If C isn’t moving, yeah, maybe it’s worth waiting, but then my question is why they weren’t moving.

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      this just here, we don’t have many roundabouts but, the amount of drivers who think it’s a race to get from point a to point b is unreasonable. I’m not about to enter the roundabout as car c if the pink or yellow car is flying with no indicators.

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    I am car C. I don’t care if car D is pissed at me, because I have autism and driving is overwhelming for me. I’m being extra cautious because it takes me longer to process sensory input because I can’t filter out the irrelevant things. Plus, I always make sure to check the crosswalks. I as a pedestrian have come very close to being hit while crossing multiple times and it seems most other drivers don’t give a shit about pedestrians at all.

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        I’d gladly opt out of driving if it were reasonable to do so. Give us transit and proper bicycle infrastructure so I that don’t risk getting pancaked but some fuckwit driver with their nose in their phone.

        Note that I’ve been driving for over a quarter century without collision or moving violation, so not so much a skill issue per se.

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          It sounds like you’re disabled in this area, and it’s unfair that the world is not more accommodating.

          “Change the world to accommodate my disability and I’ll quit being a hazard to people’s life, limb, and property” is not an acceptable attitude.

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            It sounds like you’re disabled in this area

            I’m not quite sure how you got that from my original comment: “Note that I’ve been driving for over a quarter century without collision or moving violation, so not so much a skill issue per se.”

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      This is no excuse. If sensory issues make it difficult for you to drive correctly, then you should not be driving at all.

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          Being cautious is correct. Being unpredictable because you’re driving abnormally is super dangerous.

          The reason we have a driving system is so that everyone knows that to expect from everyone else. If you operate outside of that system you’re a danger to yourself and everyone else.