Poor design thread

[NickGM]

People's interpretation of how a traffic circle works.

It's like a 4 way stop right? 

[Bike Mob]

A place to vent your frustrations when dealing with designs that fall way below your expectations - even if they are "top of the range" expensive products.

 

Just swapped brake sides for a customer on Sram Force Hydraulic brakes.  ALL the bolts on the shifter are self tapping type - the reservoir cover, side cover and even the bolt holding the banjo in place.  That plus the fact that you have to replace the gear cables as well make it a laborious job.  Not to mention my dislike for working with and bleeding DOT brakes.

 

While I am knocking Sram how about the thin walled aluminium crank bolt that has to be tightened to 50nm?  Keep a few in stock!

 

You don't have to replace the shift cables... but yes switching the brakes around is a PITA

[Chingy182]

It's like a 4 way stop right? 

Kind of like a 4 way stop, except that if 1 car has entered into the circle then no other cars are allowed to enter until the first car has made his exit.

[Hairy]

Kind of like a 4 way stop, except that if 1 car has entered into the circle then no other cars are allowed to enter until the first car has made his exit.

strange ... where I stay I thought, based on observation, was the aim of the game was to try to cut off and push infront of the cars coming at you....but what do I know

[Stretch]

It's like a 4 way stop right?

Fun fact.. Here in Ireland they don't have 4 way stops so if a Traffic light goes off then the drivers in the main road treat it as not having a light and just drive through without slowing down

[Stretch]

 

 

Or how 2 consecutive robots in Cape Town CBD 50m apart are not in-Timberlake

So that is when one is Justin front of the other?

[Long Wheel Base]

People's interpretation of how a traffic circle works.

 

Or how 2 consecutive robots in Cape Town CBD 50m apart are not in-Timberlake

When its more than one lane inside the circle it gets dangerous. Amount of accidents I have seen where someone exits the circle from the inside lane when the person in the outside lane is not exiting.

[bertusras]

So that is when one is Justin front of the other?

 

And not in sync.

[cfcjim]

Roundabouts are an excellent piece of traffic management design as long as EVERYONE knows how to use them.

 

See Swindon in the UK.

 

[Eldron]

When its more than one lane inside the circle it gets dangerous. Amount of accidents I have seen where someone exits the circle from the inside lane when the person in the outside lane is not exiting.

 

My favourite is the UK "two lanes in and 1 lane out" style roundabout. They compound the problem by putting the arrows on the tar which is impossible to see in traffic and/or gets worn away by tyres.

[Chingy182]

When its more than one lane inside the circle it gets dangerous. Amount of accidents I have seen where someone exits the circle from the inside lane when the person in the outside lane is not exiting.

My biggest issue with people misusing a traffic circle is by NOT putting on their indicators

[Eldron]

My biggest issue with people misusing a traffic circle is by NOT putting on their indicators

 

Agreed! And not just traffic circles - using indicators takes the guesswork out of driving.

[CAAD4]

My biggest issue with people misusing a traffic circle is by NOT putting on their indicators

Now there's a k@k invention. Half the population don't know they are there and the other half can't physically lift there arm to engage it....

[Shebeen]

 

Roundabouts/circles where the number of lanes for the entrances and exits differ and the lack of education for people as to use them...

 

that is *** design..you shouldn't have to change lanes inside a roundabout

 

 

Yup its a thing with us lefties, fortunately I play guitar and golf right handed because left handed guitars/clubs are hard to find.

I write left handed and play squash/tennis left handed.

Everything else I can go ambidextrous for. 

 

guitar? you do know you can just turn it upside down?

 

 

I've been going to Cape Town every year for the last 20+ years. (only skipped a few), it has never been as bad as it was this year. Cape Town drivers generally have no clue, but its as if this year the drought has caused all their brain stems to dry up.

CT traffic has got MAAAAAAAAD in the past 12/18 months. i think the semigration from jozi hasn't helped either

[Long Wheel Base]

Now there's a k@k invention. Half the population don't know they are there and the other half can't physically lift there arm to engage it....

[Kalahari Vegmot]