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While it seemed like a fun prank at the time, I realize my prank fire extinguishers full of leaded gasoline were a mistake.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (14 children)

I don't get the diverging diamond interchanges one

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago (13 children)

Diverging diamond interchanges are a type of road intersection that appears very chaotic from the outside, but are actually pretty simple and safe to navigate

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Having to stop for a stoplight twice just to go straight? No thx.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There are many of these where I live. The lights are usually timed so that you just go straight through without having to stop. They're much better than the traditional intersections that came before.

I will absolutely concede that they're shitty for pedestrians or cyclists, however.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

The ones I've used time the pedestrian lights with the traffic, so it's safer for them. Still tricky for peds going across turn lanes.

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