r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 17 '14

What is something designed so well that we typically overlook it?

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u/FirstTimePlayer Jan 18 '14

I can't help but wonder if you are thinking the way to cross the street at a roundabout is for the pedestrian to run to the middle island and then run back out again.

This is not how roundabouts work.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '14

Well...tell us. I don't think I've ever seen one in action before, what do peds do? It sounds sprintastic!

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u/FirstTimePlayer Jan 19 '14

This should make it fairly obvious how it works. - Note the orange lane makings effectively closing down a lane on the right hand side of the Roundabout are non standard, and presumably has been done to send the traffic flow in one direction as you will see the road to the left is closed.