Dear Robbie, You are definitely on the wrong side of history!

Dear Robbie

I now allow myself the you. Because you offended me a little with your demand ‘Say no to roundabouts’. There really is a lot in Switzerland that people could protest against. Against shared laundry rooms, for example! Or to people who stand behind you at the checkout in Migros and start filling the conveyor belt while you still have to empty your shopping cart. (Take away your stupid canned artichokes! Who even buys something so scary?)

But instead you stand at the roundabout in Gstaad, where you recently moved, and shout “No more roundabouts”. And you can also celebrate on Instagram. What’s your problem with the round parts of the road?

Just write under your video: «As for the roundabouts, someone had to say it. I just want to be on the right side of history.”

Have you ever driven your car through the middle of the city of Zurich? Everything is full of light signals. Everything is full of intersections. It easily takes 30 minutes to cover a distance of seven kilometers. This will certainly not happen at roundabouts.

Yes, I admit it. I’m a pro-circulator. I think spinning tops are a great invention. No light signals, no priority that someone could ignore, no constant stopping. Just drive and blink(!). Missed the turn? No problem. Then it’s another circuit around the roundabout. Wow!

Robbie, I think you completely underestimate Kreisel. Not only are they great for traffic flow, but also from a sociological perspective. The circular area in the middle of a roundabout offers unprecedented opportunities for creativity and cultural exchange. I even believe:

This area allows a community or city to present itself to the outside world. At least the motorized outside world.

A vegetable garden on the roundabout is called: “We want to appear cool, young and green.” A weapon says: “Tradition and our roots are important to us.” Beautifully landscaped flower beds mean: “We adhere to social norms and never want to attract attention, except perhaps in a positive way.” A work of art that no one understands and no one really likes says: “Our community has money to spare.” And only asphalt screams: “We don’t care at all what others think of us, we only think practically, incident!”

My conclusion: Any roundabout is better than no roundabout. So I can’t possibly understand what anyone could have against the roundabout.

But you write under your video that you can be hired. Like a famous protester. Against what your heart desires. My heart longs for stress-free shopping, without jars of pickled artichokes that I have to passive-aggressively push aside. So send me an offer. I could use a famous protester.

Cordial greetings
Aylin