Driving in Buffalo, the oddities

[Hoss]

On 11/1/2018 at 10:29 AM, MattPie said:

The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England, was constructed in 1972^[1] and is a ring junction consisting of five mini-roundabouts arranged around a sixth central, anticlockwise roundabout. Located near the County Ground, home of Swindon Town F.C., its name comes from the popular children's television series The Magic Roundabout. In 2009 it was voted the fourth scariest junction in Britain.^[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Swindon)

The FOURTH scariest. ?

[Doohicksie]

2 hours ago, Frieda said:

I'm getting a Go-Pro dash cam, a Russian music CD and film crash videos next time I'm in Buffalo.

Welcome to Sabre Space!

[Huckleberry]

On 11/1/2018 at 2:37 AM, darksabre said:

I don't believe anyone here that those roundabouts have "lanes". They're a free for all. 

 

[MattPie]

7 hours ago, Hoss said:

The FOURTH scariest. ?

I looked at the others, they seem like frankly average (for this area of SE PA) messy highway interchanges to me. A Wegmans I frequent is in the middle or this one. There are a lot of ramps coming and going but you get used to it.

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0835564,-75.4001734,16z

This is the Hanger Lane Gyratory, which just seems like a really big traffic circle to me. It's often at the top of the UK list.

https://www.google.com/maps/@51.5304657,-0.2935158,395m/data=!3m1!1e3

Edited November 4, 2018 by MattPie

[Eleven]

Coming off of 33 today at Utica. A bunch of youthful men decide to wait until the light is AGAINST them and then cross.  Laughing, dancing, two were on bikes and moving as slowly as possible.  This was at 10pm.  Are they out of their minds?  All it takes is one person not paying attention or drunk or doesn't see well in the dark or whatever.  You don't look tough, you look stupid.  And your glances at my car aren't intimidating me, either.

Edited November 4, 2018 by Eleven

[SwampD]

36 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Coming off of the 33 today at Utica. A bunch of youthful men decide to wait until the light is AGAINST them and then cross.  Laughing, dancing, two were on bikes and moving as slowly as possible.  This was at 10pm.  Are they out of their minds?  All it takes is one person not paying attention or drunk or doesn't see well in the dark or whatever.  You don't look tough, you look stupid.  And your glances at my car aren't intimidating me, either.

FTFY

[Doohicksie]

40 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Coming off of 33 today at Utica. A bunch of youthful men decide to wait until the light is AGAINST them and then cross.  Laughing, dancing, two were on bikes and moving as slowly as possible.  This was at 10pm.  Are they out of their minds?  All it takes is one person not paying attention or drunk or doesn't see well in the dark or whatever.  You don't look tough, you look stupid.  And your glances at my car aren't intimidating me, either.

I hope you told them to get off your lawn too!

Edited November 4, 2018 by Doohickie

[Eleven]

9 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

I hope you told them to get off your lawn too!

Imagine the scene a little differently, Doo.

[Doohicksie]

I tried.  I really did.  But that image keeps coming to mind.  ?

[gilbert11]

On 11/1/2018 at 7:29 AM, MattPie said:

The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England, was constructed in 1972^[1] and is a ring junction consisting of five mini-roundabouts arranged around a sixth central, anticlockwise roundabout. Located near the County Ground, home of Swindon Town F.C., its name comes from the popular children's television series The Magic Roundabout. In 2009 it was voted the fourth scariest junction in Britain.^[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Swindon)

That picture reminds me of my experience in Boston.  I pulled up to it and the instructions to get to the hotel just said to take a left.  No matter which one I took I kept ending up back there.  Five hours later I ran out of gas.