Wrong Turns or Just Turns?

Photo by Roger Bradshaw on Unsplash

The first time I drove on a roundabout was in Guatemala City, Guatemala nearly 25 years ago. I had never seen one, much less driven on one. The busiest street in the entire country converged on a five-lane behemoth with a giant statue at the center.

I entered the roundabout with no idea what I was doing and realized too late that I was headed into oncoming traffic. There was a small emergency pull-off area against…