Engineering stupidity

We now have 2 diverging diamond interchanges in Wisconsin. If you think roundabouts are bad, I think these things are worse. All traffic has to cross each other's path twice, unless you make a left-hand turn onto the crossroad. If you are making a left-hand turn, you now have to be in the left lane which is 3 lanes over in the case of the interchange in Janesville. but you have 2 stop and go lights to encounter before you get to that point. Great when you are a loaded semi having to start and stop trying to make the lights and 4 wheelers racing around you because you are slowing them down. Otherwise, if you continue down the road 1 more set of lights, great if you time them right sucks if traffic slows you down. I don't understand what was wrong with full clover leaf ramps unto these highways. Traffic never had to cross each other. I guess the only big deal is getting people to slow down for the ramps and not running off them in the snow. Stupid people and stupid engineers ruin it for everyone.

I was down in Houston TX and first hated their no cloverleafs in freeway , but a underpass for freeway off ramp and a one way road on each side of freeway .
 Straight exit to a two way road with stop light , straight entrance to freeway from one way road . Makes since once you get use to it .
 WI with 2 roundabouts on bridge overpass (one each end ) then another roundabout for frontage road spaced a little further off - YOUR Dizzy trying to figure out how to get there from here 

A diamond has recently been completed near me on I380. Ive used it, not particularly impressed but whatever. These things have come about because today's traffic just can't be bothered with having to slow down for existing structures. Fewer and fewer actually stop at stop signs anymore. Traffic engineers have acquiesced to this and stepped up to provide something "better". They need something to do. Granted, I do like the roundy round built near me but curse those that don't understand their function.
Do I sound like Freedguy?

Edited by plummerscarin - 24 Nov 2024 at 7:08am

agree or disagree... this shows it visually..

Two they just recently completed at New Florence MO are Too Narrow, Too Tight a Radius and signage ALL TOO PIDDLY POOR as to the Loves TS on South Service Road.  DOZENS per Day Super Truckers Turn on SB MO 19 even as Signage States "NO TRUCKSTOP ACCESS" as enter that turnout.  Make U-turns just south of there tearing up Shoulders and entry to Stave Mill Road.  Idiots, Truck Herders AND The State MODOT.

Edited by DMiller - 24 Nov 2024 at 2:19pm

In most new construction highways/tollways in DFW Metroplex are concrete because of the heat.  Also, in most cases, I think about 1/3 can be fed money.  I think the tollways are privately financed.  They are great with CA turnarounds under the bridges.  Traffic there, especially rush hour can be a challenge if you're not patient.  Here is KC Metro some round abouts are low profile so if you can't make the turns, you plow straight thru.

Ive drove all over Europe and Saudia Arabia.round Abouts work fine. They are bigger and everybody drives like they have a clue. Here in the US morons stop you should never stop.

Farmhand Mike just posted a short you-tube video following a combine through a round-about.  No sweat, plenty of room on that one.  Put a header trailer behind it & see how that goes?