I’m a little late to this discussion, but here on the west coast, we have always called them “roundabouts”. Officially, I think they’re called “traffic circles”. They are popping up more and more often, but some folks still have a hard time getting used to them. (Especially the elderly). I love them.
I suspected they were more efficient than four-way stops, but I also think they cause less wear and tear on your vehicle and save gas (or petrol) by having only to slow down rather than come to a complete stop and start again). So roundabouts are a win-win.
I think part of the problem for local governments in using them more is that they cost more money to build because they take up more space, resulting in more road material, rather than simply putting up stop signs and limit lines.
on the bright side our gallon is still the correct size , 4.54 litres as opposed to 3.78 for the US Gallon
And since nobody has mentioned this yet,
Can we (Americans) please, for the love of God, follow suit with the rest of the world and SWITCH TO THE METRIC SYSTEM? I mean, the English invented the English system and even they use the metric system? Am I right??? Can I get an Amen??
I know that but there is a potential for confusion
Nope, I would say "10 million tiddlywinks" however I would also use "millions of tiddlywinks" as an abstract.
Hmmm"flat", good question as to the origin, "apartment" is used in the more upmarket end (some might say pretentious) of the housing stock.
Ah it appears the word "flat" may come from the old english "flett" meaning floor and relates to the living accommodation being all on one level.
Why are "apartments" called that as they aren't "apart" from anything
Actually we use a mixture.
Food is sold in metric so is petrol (or gasoline) but distances on the roads are astill shown in miles and the count down markers to motorway turnoffs are in yards.
That said there are location boards every 500m on motorways giving your distance from the start of the motorway (and whichlane you are in A/B depending on direction) in kilometres.
Beer is still sold in pints in pubs although bottles & cans are metric
And since nobody has mentioned this yet,
Can we (Americans) please, for the love of God, follow suit with the rest of the world and SWITCH TO THE METRIC SYSTEM? I mean, the English invented the English system and even they use the metric system? Am I right??? Can I get an Amen??
Well this seems to be the appropriate time, so I'm just going to throw a wrench into the works:
Yes they cost more to erect and also take up more space but over here many roundabouts have proved to be very lucrative advertising spots
Yes, that's just what we need with the idiot drivers over here. They can't negotiate a circle and then have them try to read something at the same time. Lovely.
Just make them smaller. It's not rocket science.We call them " mini roundabouts"
We call them " mini roundabouts"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkWsVauzwTw
And since nobody has mentioned this yet,
Can we (Americans) please, for the love of God, follow suit with the rest of the world and SWITCH TO THE METRIC SYSTEM? I mean, the English invented the English system and even they use the metric system? Am I right??? Can I get an Amen??
Ok a few more.
Rubbers: something we use to "rub" out mistakes made in pencil.
Faggots: traditionally made from pig's heart, liver and fatty belly meat or bacon minced together, with herbs added for flavouring and sometimes bread crumbs.
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Well this seems to be the appropriate time, so I'm just going to throw a wrench into the works:
Just make them smaller. It's not rocket science.