Recreating the WORLD'S WORST JUNCTION in Cities Skylines 2!

Summary

In this video, the host explores a problematic junction in Germany after receiving an email from a viewer, Timo. Using City Skylines 2, he rebuilds the junction to understand its flaws and potential dangers, particularly focusing on visibility and traffic flow issues. He discusses the inefficiencies and dangers posed by the current design, proposing potential improvements. Throughout, he critiques the original planning, questioning the rationale behind such a layout. The video combines civil engineering insights with gameplay to analyze and address real-world traffic planning problems.

Takeaways

• 😀 The video is a response to an email from a viewer named Teemo or Timo, who pointed out a problematic junction in Germany.
• 👷 The host is a former civil engineer with 10 years of experience, including time on a major highways team.
• 📍 The problematic junction is located in Germany, and the host uses coordinates to find it on a map.
• 🌐 The host critiques the junction's design, particularly the use of cloverleaf interchanges, which are not their favorite.
• 🚦 The original junction has issues with merging and visibility, leading to potential traffic accidents.
• 🏙️ The host speculates that the road might have been a bypass at some point, based on the surrounding buildings and layout.
• 🛠️ The host rebuilds the junction in the game 'City Skylines 2' to analyze and improve upon the design.
• 🚦 The recreated junction in the game has traffic flow problems, especially with merging on the wrong side of the road and lack of traffic lights.
• 🚧 The host suggests a redesigned layout to improve traffic flow and safety, involving changes to the slip roads and potentially adding a bridge.
• 🤔 The video ends with the host questioning the rationale behind the original junction's design, considering the reputation of German engineering.
• 🌐 The final layout proposed by the host, referred to as a 'melted cloverleaf', resolves the traffic issues and is shown to work effectively in the game.

Q & A

What is the main topic of the video?

The main topic of the video is analyzing a problematic junction in Germany, as described by a viewer named Teemo or Timo, and attempting to recreate and improve it in the game City Skylines 2.

What is the speaker's background in relation to the topic?

The speaker has a background in civil engineering and spent most of his 10-year career as part of a major highways team.

What is the speaker's initial impression of the junction's design?

The speaker's initial impression is that the junction's design is flawed, with the speaker questioning the traffic planning and mentioning the presence of cloverleaf designs, which he does not favor.

What is the significance of the cloverleaf design in the video?

The cloverleaf design is significant because it is a type of highway interchange that allows traffic to flow without stopping, which the speaker believes is not well-implemented in the junction being discussed.

What is the speaker's approach to recreating the junction in City Skylines 2?

The speaker's approach involves unlocking highways in the game, merging motorways into single roads, and following the curve of the layout to recreate the junction as closely as possible to the real one.

What issues does the speaker identify with the junction's current design?

The speaker identifies several issues, including poor visibility, traffic congestion, and the need for vehicles to cross traffic to merge, which can lead to accidents.

How does the speaker attempt to improve the junction's design in the game?

The speaker attempts to improve the design by adjusting the layout to minimize crossover traffic, adding stop signs where necessary, and considering alternative layouts such as a three-leaf cloverleaf or a modified version with slip roads.

What is the 'melted cloverleaf' concept proposed by the speaker?

The 'melted cloverleaf' is a modified junction design proposed by the speaker that aims to eliminate the problematic crossover traffic by rerouting the roads and using a cloverleaf pattern more effectively.

What is the speaker's final verdict on the junction's design?

The speaker concludes that the junction's design is indeed problematic and dangerous, and he suggests that the 'melted cloverleaf' design could be a better solution.

Why does the speaker believe the junction's design might be the way it is?

The speaker speculates that the junction's design might be due to constraints such as farmland or budget limitations, but he is also puzzled as to why a more straightforward solution like roundabouts or traffic lights was not used.