stackyFACTSInstead of waiting for a light to turn green, you are forced into an endless circular ballet of yielding. By making everyone flow in the exact same counter-clockwise direction, intersections eliminate the chance of horrific head-on collisions at the cost of everyone's sheer sanity.
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