Got a few roundabouts in an old residential neighborhood with narrow streets near me. There’s nothing in the middle and the curb is so shallow, it’s tempting to drive right through them
Saw a guy do this on one that had been put in the intersection of a couple of country roads in North Georgia for some odd reason. Car hit it at speed, came off the ground nearly a foot, absolutely destroyed the undercarriage when it landed. Legend! Oil and coolant and likely fuel everywhere. I did not check the driver before rolling off as he came out cussing a storm about who put that there?
On a school trip we were following a beige mini metro down the road.
We got to the roundabout. He indicated right, started to turn right, realised he was at a roundabout, lurched left, and then gloriously beached his car on the flower beds in the middle of it.
Once you get your bus pass they should just take your car off you for the safety of everyone.
I have seen someone back up in a roundabout because they missed their exit, and I’ve also seen someone enter a roundabout, and go the wrong way to make a u-turn.
How do you operate a car with multiple wheels and not understand how a circle works?
Can I wager a guess? If someone are custom to driving in a country with opposite driving direction, the second scenario seems like a common mistake.
They literally made the most plow-throughable roundabout on my town. Nearly completely flat and ripe for riding. No obstacles at all
the most plow-throughable
ripe for riding
Got ya feeling something?
There are a lot of ‘mini’ roundabouts in my country that are fully flat to the ground. The point is to set the rules for right of way, entering and exiting, indication etc in a way people find familiar (we have lots of roundabouts). Just one roundabout sign at each entrance with standard road markings and everyone knows what’s up.
Depending on road size, it is for trucks to be able to turn
Become ungovernable just like that dude
Stunt jump completed
Ah that’s one of them newfangled jumpabouts I keep hearing about?
This summer, we were driving out of our neighborhood and came across a car that had all 4 tires completely blown out and destroyed. I was baffled at how that could happen, since it was a pretty calm spot of road. Maybe the police had put down spike strips to stop a fleeing car?
Then on my way back into the neighborhood I went around our round about and saw the tire tracks of a car that went right through the middle but then left the ground. The dude must have done exactly what was in this GIF!
They never show the full version of this gif, where you can see the elevated section of road the driver is aiming for. Have people seriously never seen a highway overpass? Do you guys just assume that every highway uses offramps instead of jumps?
of course they don’t show it he misses the boost panel
I think he got enough of a boost.
Johhnnnnyyyyyyyy~~
~~yyyy Two CellosSee how annoying roundabouts can be when people just want to plow forward in a straight line? Roundabouts are such an inconvenience. Gotta slow down & pay attention & go around an obstacle & all that shit. TRAFFIC CALMING? What’s that? You know when you tell people to calm down, that only makes them angrier, right?
/s
There is 5 roundabouts from the motorway to my home town. About 5 minute drive. 2 of those annoy me because they were not needed and do slow donw traffic. 3 were needed and are good.
A “not needed roundabout” is a new concept to me. Are they in a straight street?
Prwtty much. Straight road with an offshoot to a fucking golf course. Not that many people go there but they needed a roundabout I guess.
It’s like he knew he was supposed to be setting an example but buckled under pressure.
On Christmas day years ago, I was driving behind a very old lady who did this. She probably didn’t drive much and had likely never seen a roundabout before. I remember her white frizzy hair and the back of her SUV was packed full of presents. She got jostled around quite a bit when she hopped the curb, but she committed and drove straight over it. lol
Most roundabouts are built high enough to block the view of the opposing street to force you to slow down. Smaller ones are often flat to allow long vehicles to drive over them.
I remember that part from Drivers Ed.
they just taught us to ditch the car and run for a tunnel. things have changed since the 80s
That was fantastic! 😊
I’m at a bar and can’t watch a video, saving this bad boy for later!
I have no strong memories relating to roundabouts. My life is a lie.
Hell of a way to total a car though.
Nailed it.
Great, there’s a whole additional angle for getting splashed by a puddle I need to watch out for now
Them Duke boys were having them some fun, down in the Far South.
When Freebird start playing:
Woof, the whole axle
I’m not a car guy. Will it be ok?
Pretty much a totaling of the vehicle if they have insurance.
The frame damage alone would be expensive as hell to fix, and then you’ve got the whole drivetrain that fell off.
with a little bit of duct tape and some strategically placed wd40, probs.
Only needs some hammering and zip ties and it’ll be good as new.
The roundabout will be fine.
What about the puddle?
The puddle has felt a bit drained since the incident.
Had to turn my phone sideways to see it.
Worth it.
I don’t get it?
Um, with phone upright, all I can see is a critter come by on the far left.
Turn phone sideways, there’s a car on the right (previously offscreen) that barrels into the upcurved roundabout edge, sails into the air and lands in a puddle with a couple of bounces. Looks like it sustained damage but probably nobody got badly hurt. So I could watch it and laugh without feeling bad about my heartlessness.
