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KeenFlame ,

if you are without food or water you become incapable and that is illegal

Etterra ,

I suspect that when your car runs out of gas and stalls in the middle of the suicide circle you could get a ticket for blocking traffic or something.

FIST_FILLET ,

i sometimes take an extra trip through the roundabout if some asshole is driving way too close to my rear and refuses to overtake

Treczoks ,

In my country you are only allowed three rounds max. But I have not heard of any case where someone was fined for such a “crime”.

technomad ,

How do you even know that? Is there a sign or something?

meekah ,
@meekah@lemmy.world avatar

They teach it to you in driving school. No need for signs since it counts for every roundabout.

MaxVoltage ,
@MaxVoltage@lemmy.world avatar

Hilarious

Treczoks ,

Yes, as laws sometimes are…

invertedspear ,

Obviously it’s all going to be dependent on local laws, and depending on their vagueness the attitude of the cop that eventually has to deal with you. Here we have a catch-all ticket for “wasting finite resources” for cops to use when they don’t know what else to ticket you for. Originally it was to stop cruising, but I’m pretty sure no one has gone cruising since gas was $0.25 a gallon. Also I’m wondering if I could fight such a ticket if I can prove I charge my car with 100% solar.

justaregularthrowaway ,

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    BulbasaurBabu ,

    Also batteries lose capacity, making them finite as well

    Aasikki ,

    Your current gas prices are about at the level where a lot of people used to cruise at where I live. Haven’t really seen it much since it rose to about 2€ per liter (7.57€ or $8.29 per gallon).

    vrek ,

    Omg… How can anyone afford those prices? Last time I filled up I think it was $2.73 per gallon.

    DigitalTraveler42 ,

    Only if you’re playing Yes at high volume.

    AnUnusualRelic ,
    @AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world avatar

    It depends how many tickets your mum bought. Even then, the owner is bound to close up at some point to go home.
    Maybe have a go on the swings in the meantime?

    Mr_Blott ,

    In what sort of horrible dystopian nightmare do you need to pay to take your kids to a park?

    technomad ,

    Maybe they were thinking of a fair or something?

    NeoNachtwaechter ,

    Yes, there is a law. It says, misuse of public roads is forbidden. In the case of a roundabout, misuse starts with your second full circle.

    Neon ,

    maybe wanna say where, since laws everywhere are different?

    NeoNachtwaechter ,

    laws everywhere are different?

    But ours are the best ones ;-)

    Germany here.

    yetAnotherUser ,

    In Germany:

    When using vehicles, unnecessary noise and avoidable exhaust pollution are prohibited. In particular, it is prohibited to run vehicle engines unnecessarily and to close vehicle doors excessively loudly. Unnecessary driving to and fro within built-up areas is prohibited if it causes a nuisance to others.

    §30 (1), StVO

    rab ,
    @rab@lemmy.ca avatar

    Closing doors too loudly is illegal what the fuck?

    yetAnotherUser ,

    Yes, if you slam your doors every day at 3am you will be fined. Is there anything wrong with that?

    rab ,
    @rab@lemmy.ca avatar

    I guess I’ve just never even heard of that situation happening in real life so it’s weird seeing it explicitly written in a law

    swab148 ,
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    What if that just happens to be the time I get home from work?

    kevincox ,
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    Noise is a public nusince. I definitely wouldn’t want my neighbours constantly slamming their doors at night. I doubt you are going to get fined if you are slamming your door occasionally or in the middle of the woods.

    Laws exist to ensure that we can all live peacefully together. I think most people agree that excessive noise is more of a negative than a positive. Most places have similar curfew laws where excessive noise at night is not allowed.

    jafffacakelemmy ,

    It'd be called 'obstructing traffic'. Police sometimes grab boy-racers along the sea-front near my home for it. There's no specific law saying you can't wait at a T-junction indefinitely, and i usually get stuck behind the ones that do. :-(

    binomialchicken ,

    “Boy-racer” is a term I wish I had known years ago to refer to some acquaintances. Seems much less offensive than what I was using.

    Fuckfuckmyfuckingass ,
    @Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world avatar

    I don’t see why not. I often joke about doing so, and have once or twice gone around and around, but the thrill quickly wears off after two or three passes.

    I would love to watch someone commit to the bit and keep on until the authorities take issue.

    gregorum ,

    European Vacation - Roundabout

    amio ,

    In Norway, there's a specific "law" against causing dangerous situations by being inattentive, unpredictable, inconsiderate or reckless. Needless to say, it goes unenforced a lot, but if you wanted to nail someone for driving like a dipshit, it'd be a decent catch-all.

    whaleross ,
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    In Sweden, we have a classic joke that Norwegian roundabouts have the sign “Maximum 3 rounds”.

    amio ,

    You'll probably not be surprised to hear we have the exact same joke about Swedes.

    whaleross ,
    @whaleross@lemmy.world avatar

    You what!?

    Rentlar , (edited )

    No mention of roundabout or traffic circles in Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act, but the rule that governs are the yield signs around the outside that stipulate that traffic in the roundabout has right of way.

    From the Driver’s handbook:

    Keep moving: Once you are in the roundabout, do not stop except to avoid a collision; you have the right-of-way over entering traffic. Do not change lanes while in the roundabout. If in the inside lane and you miss your exit, you must continue around until you meet your exit again.

    This suggests, in Ontario at least, you could stay in the roundabout forever without breaking the rules.

    Edit: If you’re not bothering anyone doing that, then it should be alright, but if your perpetual roundabout traversing is getting in the way of other people trying to use the roundabout, then it could be considered careless driving:

    Careless driving

    130 (1) Every person is guilty of the offence of driving carelessly who drives a vehicle or street car on a highway without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway. 2017, c. 26, Sched. 4, s. 17.

    ekky ,

    Where do you live, OP?

    In Denmark it goes in the same category as not driving when the light is green or keeping to the left on the highway.

    While you seldomly see someone get fined for it, taking more than two turns in the roundabout is considered an obstruction of traffic, and therefore illegal.

    RightHandOfIkaros ,

    How is it obstructing traffic if the flow of traffic is never interrupted?

    ekky ,

    Depending on the definition, you’re not obscuring traffic if you’re driving 60kmh in the fastlane either, or if only you manage to get over the green light because of your tardiness, as traffic is still flowing, just very, very slow.

    Either way, you’ll be slowing down traffic and get in the way of other drivers, unless you are the only person on the road.

    RightHandOfIkaros ,

    The point of a roundabout is specifically that one must not stop, that is their design. A circle of perpetual motion. Certainly stopping in a roundabout would qualify as obstruction. I do not see how, even on a crowded day, making more than two passes in a roundabout while remaining in motion qualifies as “obstruction.”

    RedAggroBest ,

    You know to get on a roundabout they can’t just phase through your car? If you don’t exit in a timely manner you’re taking up space people need to get into the roundabout and let it work. So staying is obstructing traffic.

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