I think the really long hook&ladder trucks can have a second driver and turnable back wheels to help make sharper turns. But getting one of those would require funds, and that all goes to the cops.
That’s because in roundabouts you have an extra turn to the left and then right (or I suppose right and then left in America?) so you’re adding 90 degrees twice to your 180 making it a 360. The math adds up at least
(In the US) You would make a 90° turn to the right to enter the roundabout, a 360° turn to the left (putting you back in the same spot as when you entered the roundabout), then another 90° turn to the right to exit.
My friends on the volunteer force were upset about bike lanes too, I asked if they ever even get to drive the rig. They don’t.
Now the roundabout, that’s gotta be tough in the big ass fire engine. It’s hard enough to go 270° with a trailer on.
Stoned side note: ya ever consider that in a roundabout you do a complete 360° circle to go the opposite direction? That’s a 180 man!
Roundabouts are easy.
I think the really long hook&ladder trucks can have a second driver and turnable back wheels to help make sharper turns. But getting one of those would require funds, and that all goes to the cops.
We’re pretty rural so we don’t have them fancy city trucks! But yea the cops get new cars every 3-4 years and our firefighters are volunteers…
That’s because in roundabouts you have an extra turn to the left and then right (or I suppose right and then left in America?) so you’re adding 90 degrees twice to your 180 making it a 360. The math adds up at least
*subtracting 90° twice
(In the US) You would make a 90° turn to the right to enter the roundabout, a 360° turn to the left (putting you back in the same spot as when you entered the roundabout), then another 90° turn to the right to exit.