# Diverging diamond interchanges

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/diverging-diamond-interchanges/195010>\
**Category:** Safety\
**Created:** [May 29, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diverging-diamond-interchanges/195010 "2024-05-29T05:47:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diverging-diamond-interchanges/195010/21 "2024-05-31T22:07:50Z")

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I’ve semi studied the diagram and really can’t see a whole lot of benefits that a cloverleaf with adequate length of lanes provides. Can’t say I have ever been on one that I recall but looks like several bridges and extra roadway is required. Mayb3 space saving I don’t know.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diverging-diamond-interchanges/195010/22 "2024-05-31T22:18:43Z")

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There is one of these going in that we will need to go through several times a month . It is not finished yet and I don’t plan on using it until all the Orange barrells are gone.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diverging-diamond-interchanges/195010/23 "2024-05-31T23:25:46Z")

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Most areas, where I live, require a left turn from a surface street to enter the interstate. The left turn lane then waits for an arrow or sufficient gap in the oncoming traffic. DDI eliminates left turns across traffic.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diverging-diamond-interchanges/195010/24 "2024-05-31T23:28:22Z")

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Heh, heh when going to a drive in movie near the 494 missed a turn, zip through multiple cloverleafs. Or is it clover leaves?

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diverging-diamond-interchanges/195010/25 "2024-06-01T00:31:08Z")

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Yeah I’ve done that. Day dreaming missed the clinc turn on France. Should know better.

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