someone told me americans don’t have roundabouts and i’ve been thinking about it all week
how
Wtf is a roundabout?
i’m shook
it has come to my attention some people are not acquainted with roundabouts (latin roundus boutus). here is a handy guide for spotting different types in the wild:
this is a common/garden roundabout in its natural habitat. it prefers rain and dying grass as food sources.
this is its child. it may appear small and unassuming, but just watch it take down even the mighty range rover as it tries to make the tight bend.
sometimes they have twins instead. they resemble a pair of glasses, or tits. i once watched an old lady drive straight through both unharmed. would not recommend. deceptively dangerous.
this is a fancy ass roundabout, the average roundabout’s cousin. it has just returned from its gap year in thailand. its hobbies include condescendingly explaining simple concepts using complicated words and smiling with an air of superiority.
lastly, the most feared kind. only the bravest may take on this wild beast and survive. this is the magic roundabout. its young grow around it in grotesque sacs, bewildering the unlucky driver just trying to pop to the shops to get some milk. it is too late to save him now. tell his family he loved them. this is the end. the magic roundabout is the only true god. fear him.
where da fuck is that last one located so i can never go there in my life because what the actual hell
1. They are called “circles” here in the US
2. There are like, idk, three of them in the entirety of our country.
Been thinking about this, and the ones with traffic lights on are also worthy of note. Especially when you can’t tell if the lights are working, or if we’re reverting to standard roundabout rules, or what.
in arizona at least, they are shy creatures, that even in the urban metropolis seem to find the patches of desert
There are plenty of roundabouts in the U.S. A lot of them are in New England, where they’re called “rotaries.”
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