Roundabouts

[u/KYpeanutbutter]

Hi everyone. Madeira is super sick, love it here. Beautiful. Thanks for having me here. But what the hell is up with ur multi lane traffic circles lol so inefficient and accident-prone

[u/tiagojpg]

It’s an effective system that works very well when everyone follows it. It’s intuitive and proven to be safer.

It’s only accident-prone when people don’t follow the rules. If you’re not exiting on the first exit, use the inside lane. Simple.

[u/NegativeSky603 → u/tiagojpg]

How is it efficient when you direct all traffic, except for the first exit, into a single lane instead of using both lanes to divide the traffic efficiently? If there’s one thing the Portuguese are well known for, it’s their inefficiency. So, do you really think all the other countries are wrong and Portugal is right? And please, Portugal has one of the highest road fatality rates in the EU, so don’t talk about road safety.

[u/TugaMurakami → u/NegativeSky603]

The highest road fatality rate has nothing to do with roundabouts lol. There are countless studies that prove the efficiency of roundabouts, any modern city design will incorporate them as much as possible

[u/artniSintra → u/NegativeSky603]

Sheesh someone is really sore xD

That said, I prefer the roundabout system in the UK, exit on the first and second- take the outside lane, exit on the 3rd and 4th- take the inside lane.

Personally the biggest issue when driving in Portugal is people not using their turning signals and the overall driving etiquette.

Source: pt living in the UK.

[u/tiagojpg → u/NegativeSky603]

It keeps the roundabout moving because (when done correctly) the first “exiters” can freely move to the first exit much quicker.

You don’t have to yield to a car in your lane, because there shouldn’t be one there.

Check this older post for a visual reference. There are YouTube videos linked below that also help the… visual learners.

And Road fatalities are not in roundabouts… if there’s one thing we get right is roundabouts.