Texas built these without teaching drivers how to use them. Even if you include them in drivers ed today, that only includes new drivers, not the other 95% of people behind the wheel.

Airing some PSAs about how these work is the least TxDOT could have done.

[–] wondrous_strange@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If the concept of roundabouts is too complex for someone, they should not be allowed to operate anything with a motor.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Well if we would make people take a driving test every seven to ten years, we could weed out these people. But this is the state that got rid of car inspections, so that’s not going to happen.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 7 points 1 month ago

C can't go cause it's trying to turn left and cars are there /j

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Now teach Texans about zipper merging... please!!!

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Roundabouts are quite simple. Don't drive into oncoming traffic.

If someone has fucked up on a roundabout it's because they have not managed to do this, and god help them on a more complex scenario such as regular intersection.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

So that's why that car jumped across the middle last week

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Great, now do one on Texas Turnarounds.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

There is nothing you can say or do to get me to use a protected lane for a u-turn.

Unless you're talking about the gaps in medians that I like to hug the closest median on because I enjoy it when neither of us can see to uturn.

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