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Originally Posted by OICURMT
... In the US, it's a round robin system (by law) as intersections without power become 4-way stop be default. The round robin system allows everyone to get through. I've looked for a similar rule in the Australia driving manual, but can't find anything...
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Originally Posted by bugeater
Give way to the right is the rule.
I found the system in the US particularly confusing the first time I drove there, especially given how many 4 way intersections there are in the burbs. But I felt like a boss on the very rare occasion I came across a roundabout.
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In the US, when the lights go out the intersection becomes a 4-way stop. A 4-way stop in the US means that when arriving at the intersection, a person must yield to the cars that were there before them. I.e. first in best dressed. It works well because everyone knows the rule. If arriving simultaneously a give way to the right rule comes into play. The only 4-way I've come across in AUS is in Artarmon in Sydney. No-one knows what to do (except me
). Can be a case of automotive roulette!
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Originally Posted by glend
SA will continue to pay a price for a lack of Base load capacity, and a clear vision on power infrastructure. Surely there has to be some political fall out from yesterday's event, and recent decisions that increase dependence of connections to Victoria.
There is all that uranium sitting under the ground in SA, so they could be self sufficient in nuclear power. Expensive to build yes, but might be cheaper in the long run than paying peak premium megawatt prices to Vic generators. Crowing about the use of renewable energy is not going to do much for the state's economy if baseload cannot be maintained through those expensive initiatives.  |
Couldn't agree more! Lack of base load can be a big problem with being "addicted" to renewable power sources (which at best can only be supplemental at this stage). And I agree we should go Nuclear!! Except for a bit of muck you have to bury from time to time - all other problems are minor (with
modern Nuke plants that are
not built on fault lines or sitting on the coast
)