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| date = October 16, 2023 | | date = October 16, 2023 | ||
| title = Inspiraling Roundabout | | title = Inspiraling Roundabout | ||
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| titletext = Look, I just think we need to stop coddling those hedonistic roundabout hogs who get into the inner lane and circle for hours, wasting valuable capacity. | | titletext = Look, I just think we need to stop coddling those hedonistic roundabout hogs who get into the inner lane and circle for hours, wasting valuable capacity. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by RUNAROUND SUE}} | ||
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This is the second consecutive comic that deals with confusing directions given to road users. | This is the second consecutive comic that deals with confusing directions given to road users. | ||
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The caption states that it's "[[Technically|technically]] navigable", but that the Highway Department has vetoed it, presumably because of its deliberate complexity, impracticality, and the high risk of head-on collisions. | The caption states that it's "[[Technically|technically]] navigable", but that the Highway Department has vetoed it, presumably because of its deliberate complexity, impracticality, and the high risk of head-on collisions. | ||
− | The system is fairly simple to use. Assuming {{w|Left- and right-hand traffic|left-hand driving / right-hand traffic}}, one could get to the next exit without entering the spiral. Getting to the subsequent exit would simply require making a lane change toward the right. | + | The system is fairly simple to use. Assuming {{w|Left- and right-hand traffic|left-hand driving / right-hand traffic}}, one could get to the next exit without entering the spiral. Getting to the subsequent exit would simply require making a lane change toward the right. However, if the driver doesn't change lanes -- or the ideal lane change can't be performed at the right spot -- the driver would travel ever deeper into the spiral. |
− | + | If a driver entered the center and wished to exit the roundabout at a different exit (as is typical), they would have a choice of choosing a different entrance/exit lane that leads to the desired exit (made difficult by the apparent lack of signage in the center) or to make rightward lane changes to reach the desired exit. | |
− | + | Additionally, the convergence of all inward-bound vehicles at the roundabout's center and the use of each lane foor both entrance and exits would risk head-on collisions if even a few vehicles used the roundabout at the same time. | |
The joke is that such a deliberately challenging and dangerous design would be unlikely to be approved. | The joke is that such a deliberately challenging and dangerous design would be unlikely to be approved. | ||
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* [[253: Highway Engineer Pranks]] also has a rotary that intentionally collides cars. | * [[253: Highway Engineer Pranks]] also has a rotary that intentionally collides cars. | ||
* [[2728: Lane Change Highway]] has a similar theme of changing lanes because the road is poorly designed -- and it was the first time Randall complained about his ideas getting rejected by traffic engineers. | * [[2728: Lane Change Highway]] has a similar theme of changing lanes because the road is poorly designed -- and it was the first time Randall complained about his ideas getting rejected by traffic engineers. | ||
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+ | ==Trivia== | ||
+ | * Unlike inspiraling roundabouts, outspiraling roundabouts are a real thing, common across western Europe. They are known as "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundabout#Turbo_roundabouts turbo roundabouts]", though the design usually features at least 4 entrances/exits. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:[Caption below the panel:] | :[Caption below the panel:] | ||
:Even though it '''''was''''' technically navigable, the highway department vetoed my inspiraling roundabout design. | :Even though it '''''was''''' technically navigable, the highway department vetoed my inspiraling roundabout design. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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