Re: roundabouts. Even some here in Calgary are ridiculous. Attempts to make them easier with lanes that don't go all the way around, confusing signage, etc. only make them worse. Instead of educating drivers on how to use them, we have made the physical designs worse to accommodate the strugglers.
Just make them one or two lanes all the way around, but stop with this half-assed stuff. The rules are simple and clear:
1. Yield going in.
2. Inside lane has the right of way on every exit (so pick your lane accordingly in advance). That's it.
Signalling is icing on the cake, but let's not get carried away until we get the basics sorted.
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