Re:A Type of Road Junction that Kills Cyclists
by ptaipale on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @04:41AM
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Interesting construction. This wouldn't be legal in Nordics, there can be no direction in give way signs indicated, and there can be no 4-way give way junctions.
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Re:A Type of Road Junction that Kills Cyclists
by kqr on Wednesday January 10, 2018 @05:38AM
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There is at least two of those four-way yields in Stockholm, and yes, it is of course absolutely insane. In a regular junction you already have to
1) Yield to traffic inside the junction,
2) Yield to traffic approaching from your right.
In a four-way yield junction, you have to
1) Yield to traffic inside the junction,
2) Yield to traffic approaching from your right,
3) ??????? to traffic approaching from the left.
It breeds confusion and has no advantage over a regular intersection. Unless, of course, you count confusion as an advantage. Which you do if you drive the vehicle with the largest inertia around.