• MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    I feel like if a cop came by a few times and saw you still going around they would probably pull you over just to see if you’re having an episode or something, then probably tell you to go home. I think you’d only really get in trouble if you were a dick about it.

  • g0d0fm15ch13f@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    fwiw, I personally know for a fact that 15 to 20 minutes is fine. Ask me about other ironically bad first date ideas

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      21 days ago

      Dont feel bad, my first date with my fiancée was at a grocery store

      • g0d0fm15ch13f@lemmy.world
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        21 days ago

        One of my personal faves: Told this girl in college that we were gonna go to a place called Donnie’s steakhouse. She got somewhat dressed up for the occasion. Donnie’s is just McDonalds. If they’ve got a good sense of humor (and she did), they’ll get a good kick out of it. Although it may take a day or two.

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    21 days ago

    Driving? You’re fine.

    Drifting? You’ll get yer peepee whacked.

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    21 days ago

    Now I wanted to know the answer.

    What happens if a self driving car has a glitch and get stuck infinitely in an round about ?

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    21 days ago

    If you confuse and distract other drivers, that’s endangering traffic and police will remove you.

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      20 days ago

      It is, but you have to do something really abstract, like this meme, to not be able to come up with some excuse that nobody cares to verify.

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        I wonder if it came about in the times when fuel was very expensive. A German physio I used to go to, told me when he was a kid they would have car free Sunday. Everyone walked or biked and the roads were full of pedestrians, it certainly would have cut 1/7th of the fuel usage.

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      21 days ago

      Norway here. I’m sure I’ve heard 7 somewhere too.

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        I don’t think there’s a specific rule but if you obstruct traffic unnecessarily you’re breaking veitrafikkloven §3

        “Everyone must travel with consideration and be alert and cautious so that no danger arises or damage is caused and so that other traffic is not unnecessarily obstructed or disturbed.”

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          Where I grew up there was a russeknute for driving around the roundabout (there was only one) 20 times. Traffic was reasonably heavy during normal rush hours, but every May evening the obstructed traffic was other drives waiting for their turn to do their 20 laps.

          As far as I know, nobody were ticketed.

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    21 days ago

    I remember someone tested this. They lasted like eight hours until some neighbor called a cop

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    21 days ago

    Despite what many people think/have heard, most places do not have a specific law against doing loops in a roundabout. And when they do it is often a local ordinace(mostly small towns trying to prevent a local car community from driving up and down the main street all night). Although other laws or regulations can apply depending on circumstances.

    Things like impeding/obstructing traffic, careless/reckless driving, noise ordinance, etc. But if you’re driving around one in an industrial area at night, the worst you’ll get is probably some accusing questions and a “warning”.

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    My understanding is you’re not allowed to make a full loop unless it’s unsafe to proceed.

    Edit: sorry seems I was ambiguous. Meant going fully around and continue around.

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      What!? I think I’ve done a loop at least once when missing the exit (to catch it properly in the second attempt).

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      Where on earth did you hear this?

      It’s happened to me more than once that I missed my exit on an unfamiliar roundabout, and what you do is you keep going around and exit through the right exit in the next loop.

      It’s embarrassing, but perfectly legal.

      Just make sure you pull to the left/inner lane (if there are multiple lanes in the roundabout), and move to the outer lane only when your exit is coming up. A pox on people who keep to the outer lane when they’re not taking the exit.