How to make Intersections AMAZING with these Simple Tips! - Cities Skylines Deep Dive

[@teleportedfunk]

lol its like driving in India - seemingly chaos but no accident

[@Lucaspc99]

Yeah but in India cars don't pass inside each other

[@WhirlwindQuest]

As a Indian also with a lot less honking

[@DJD911]

XD yes

[@Battttt]

Trust me there is accidents, its offen bikes

[@WAanik]

@Ace Luis you were correct assuming no one gives a damn.

[@autolykos9822]

Speed limits on roundabouts also help a lot. Especially if they use highway roads, the cars on the roundabout are so fast that cars standing at the junction don't have a chance to enter. Limiting speed in the roundabout to 50 kph solves this nicely.

[@_chosen_one_anakin_skywalker]

dude thats a mod

[@autolykos9822]

@@_chosen_one_anakin_skywalker If you're on vanilla, just use roads with low speeds (like the regular one-ways) instead of highways. The wide roads have a slightly higher speed, so everything still works out fine. You need a mod to _change_ the speed limit, but there still _is_ a speed limit in vanilla.

[@Aragorn.Strider]

another idea is to use a bridge, so those who want to go straight on, don't have to stop at all. You surely already do this for highways, but you could use a similar way inside your city, with a tiny bridge and separate lanes making sort of a mini clover leave junction, which work great. Great video though with a deep dive into several junctions and how they perform

[@thany3]

This is rarely done IRL where neither road is a motorway.

[@Kitusiek001]

@@thany3 In my country, roundabouts are rarely done as well. In my ~80k city there is only one roundabout, but looking at the traffic, road layout and available space - there should be another 10 roundabouts to make the flow smoother. In other, bigger cities they prefer to put massive, 4-6 lanes near-junction roads and traffic lights with green light phases so short that only 10-15 cars can go through. If there are trams on the same road, it is even worse than that.

[@drakedbz]

@@Kitusiek001 I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. Where I lived, the entire area was one big grid for the major roads (the neighborhoods were more organic), and there were no roundabouts anywhere. All of the major roads had timed traffic lights, and the traffic wasn't all that bad. Roundabouts are only really necessary when there is a major chokepoint, but if there are multiple ways to get to the same place, traffic lights are fine.

[@tiagoprado7001]

@@thany3 You´re right (so much so that the only example I can think of is in Stockholm), but that doesn't necessarily mean it's not a good idea, even if it's uncommon, and vice versa. Don't get me wrong, I'm not the biggest fan of cloverleaves either, but there might be instances where it could be useful. Also, any road can be used as a motorway, even if it's not classified as a "motorway road" in-game, as long as it has all the properties of a motorway (i.e. no zoning, no at-level pedestrian crossings, no at-level right turns (left turns in RHT), no traffic lights, high speed limits, etc).

[@niccolom]

But isn't this just the bypass that Biffa covered in the last portion of this video?

[@Iona729]

Thank goodness for roundabout builder.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Love it 👍

[@HollowKZ]

Roundabouts suck

[@onon128]

Krzysztof Żmuda roundabouts suck for you because you probably don’t make them correctly

[@cadeh072]

@@HollowKZ I play on Console, have 85,000 people in my city, no dlc, no mods, 85% traffic and I have over 20 roundabouts. The only real problem for me is the cloverleaf interchange.

[@gtrulez]

@@cadeh072 make a stack interchange instead👍🏻 works alot better than the cloverleaf.

[@maciejpiwowarski8842]

Random: How are we going to resolve it? Me, an intelectual: just put the roundabout 🤣

[@MetDaan2912]

Last week I downloaded Cities: Skylines and in the first 2 days I played a whopping 28 hrs and these videos really help me to fix my traffic and let me know which mods to download. Love it, keep it up!

[@Admiral45-10]

Traffic is the most important, yet the hardest thing to manage in this game. From what I saw, public transport helps a lot (when you click ,,line details" you can see ,,car trips saved" option. That means, that this line reduced by some procentage amount of cars, that without this specific line would have to travel this specific distance in general.

[@k30ngamer28]

@@Admiral45-10 garbage: are you challenging me?

[@Technosel]

I loved this video. A series dedicated to specific parts of cities skylines would be awesome. I've been playing the game for a while now but I always seem to learn something new from your videos.

[@johnadler6987]

"As you can see, this is eighty miles an hour -er 80 kilometers an hour..." Confirmed: Biffa is secretly American lol.

[@DylanSargesson]

British

[@elliottelmore3332]

@@DylanSargesson ha joke

[@jonomoth2581]

Yh if you didn't know, Brits mainly use metric but still use imperial measurements for some things (though less and less), and miles per hour is one of them.

[@Zemog23]

@@jonomoth2581 Wow I didn't know that. You learn something every day I guess.

[@ItsIdaho]

@@jonomoth2581 kph always confused me as a kid. I am used to km/h

[@Sarteth]

Something else you could do verging on an actual interchange is use the slip lanes to go right so the only actual traffic going through is turning left. Doing lane math you''d be 3+3, then right slips off and on, 2+2, bypass for straight overs (one set over, one set underground), 1+1 at the intersection and, if large enough area, you could roundabout that with a simple 1 lane one-way. Vanilla fix and may even get away without putting in a traffic light or stop sign.

[@heygek2769]

sounds like an interchange to me, lol

[@Trifler500]

Nicely done examples. :) A couple of other good ones: - Divergent Diamond Interchange - I don't know the name, but there's one that's basically the opposite of the last example you showed. In this one, the central intersection is only used by cars going straight, and the lights just alternate between the two directions. There are then 2-way diagonal roads at all four corners. The cars turning left have a dedicated lane and turn left across a small intersection onto the diagonal road before reaching the central intersection. The cars turning right do the same. This works really well, but the downside is it uses a lot of land.

[@FlankerX]

Tea Junctions, that's all i hear!

[@neoconfectionery]

Thank you for making this video. I have played this game off and on for years and this is the first time I'm really making an attempt to solve the traffic problem. Changing the lanes in the roundabouts and the roads feeding them improved my traffic from 65% to 72%.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Glad I could help!

[@splodger7881]

Please do a masterclass on moveit! mod - I really want to perfect sunken roads etc

[@thatclintguy]

wrote my comment, then saw this one - yes, please, x100!

[@grantminecraft888]

Anyone else never play this game but watch every episode?

[@Swedar]

Same

[@maciejskreta9416]

Same in here ;) I think I watched all "Fix your city" movies from Biffa.

[@AndresRodriguezGuapacha]

I bought the game because of biffa, but I have never played the game (yet)!

[@xavvey]

@@AndresRodriguezGuapacha bought it and played it.. still a lot to learn cuz my cities (for now) are nowhere near as good as biffs.. 😅

[@Dani-it5sy]

I used to play it. But the unrealistic lane switching on the highways caused me so much trouble and work that I lost interest completely. Now if that was a realistic problem, like in real life, I would have like the challenge but you only spend hours on what is basically a fault in the game its self. People don't stand in a 10 mile traffic jam all in the middle lane while they are on a 5 lane highway.. That's no funn at all. Maybe one day they manage to fix that problem and I'll come back. Its a great game if you can look away from the lane switching problem..

[@StefanVeenstra]

When I went to college a few cities over, years ago, there was an intersection not far from the train station and of course one of the connecting roads immediately followed by a railway crossing. Every morning I walked from station to college, the traffic was jammed and people (logistical masterminds as they are) blocking that intersection and the railway crossing, delaying the train network as well. All of it can be avoided if folks put in a little more awareness and simply wait _before_ the intersection and the crossing, until the road ahead is cleared. Some notes for people trying for a drivers license: *NEVER* stop, stand still, park or overtake on: 1) Intersections 2) Railway crossings 3) Bridges It's how most of traffic accidents happen, because impatience and awareness don't go well together.

[@B0nd07]

One of the first things I learned after this game came out was to avoid four-way intersections whenever possible. Also, Biffa, @1:20 that's the Network Extension's 2+1 road; the DLC one is with the other vanilla small roads (the next tab to the left), you just have to scroll more to find it (you can see it @6:26).

[@Spido68_the_spectator]

Looks like you forgot about the 3+1 asymetrical road ! Same size as the normal 2 lane road ! Great video anyway👍

[@typhoonoftempest]

for really busy areas this little road is a God-send

[@RustlersDeluxe]

I noticed too. Nice vid anyway :)

[@JustBen81]

Was about to comment the same. The 3+1 gives you dedicated lanes without mods.

[@OchaFauzan01]

What there is one in vanilla?

[@deatrixmuntz]

Keep the vanilla tips coming!! I wish I’d bought this on pc but I didn’t so I’m stuck :-D

[@hanswurst320]

I dont have a problem with traffic on pc with mods and stuff. But on console I miss TMPE. its just a pain in the butt

[@brandongardiner1464]

im still to use TM:PE, but from this video, what im most excited for is the timed traffic lights because how realistic it is with 1 lane turning right, and another lane going in all directions. im new to your videos, but the ones ive seen so far have all be amazing, keep it up mate ^^

[@martika172]

I still remember when in the beginning I was looking for "lane mathematics" mod in workshop ;) I was such a noob then :)

[@daisyc4673]

Thank you so much for your videos. When I first found this game I knew it was going to be so much fun but I was useless at it and after watching many of your videos (often multiple times) I can enjoy this game even more!

[@MrDuckie228]

1 minute ago D: Was looking for a new cities video

[@GreenAlien2023]

Make roads wider to decrease congestion - genius

[@chshrkt]

I can't wait to hear about the "Tea Junctions" in the next episode! :)

[@oooChickenatorXooo]

Fantastic video, Biffa! I love hearing your thought process about what works, and _why._ I am really looking forward to your breakdowns on roundabouts, t-junctions, interchanges, etc.

[@tyronepowers76]

Great instructional vid! Road are number one of course, but people forget the metro and rail lines. Mistakes there can cause a cascade of problems onto the road. Maybe a combo video on those two modes as well.

[@andreasnicolau1540]

I already knew all of this but it was the most interesting 16 minutes in a long time

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

😁

[@quintongpereira]

Hey Biffa, long time fan here, requesting you to make an exclusive video teaching manual traffic lights, considering different scenarios. No one explains Cities: Skylines better than you. :)

[@adamchater7]

This was very helpful, thank you. I've recently got into Cities and I've been applying the tips from your videos and it really does help

[@NerdyWordyMatt]

I'm a huge fan of treating traffic flow like fluid dynamics. You can also double the lanes and half the speed and get the same throughput as before. Or the other way around - half the lanes and double the escape speed. Still works just as well.

[@percyverney6708]

Thing is, though, the traffic likes to stay in one lane, even if you have 3 lane roads

[@flyfishinfilch7689]

i just started playing city skylines like 3 weeks ago, and your videos have helped me out so much. there are so many things i didnt even kno you could do just with the vanilla game

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Glad I can help 👍

[@ReptilianLaserbeam]

I'm trying to play vanilla only and using the stop signs on the round abouts works great as shown of this video (not the same as give way signs though)

[@kristofferh.nielsen9789]

Biffa's traffic academy :) I like it.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

👍

[@tommackay6161]

Great video as always Biffa, hope you and your family are all staying safe

[@wreckyoualways]

I have an issue with a 2 lane road with monorail that goes over the main highway and it doesn't help that it's near a big industrial section. so how about a deep dive into public transport intersections cuz atm im thinking ill have to change it to a raised roundabout and just connect the monorail over the highway which im not excited about lol.

[@Sarteth]

You'll want Klyte's Road Anarchy, if you can use mods for that one. You turn it on to get the monorail track over a ground roundabout easily.

[@WellCookedPotatoes]

Sarteth What about people on console because I’m having similar problems but I can’t use mods

[@heygek2769]

build the highway over the monorail instead?

[@Solus749]

@@Sarteth it is better to use ingame options over mods honestly, because if you need a mod for a game to work isn't it a mechanical issue the game should have solutions to on their own. As for Pr, It is a bit of work but can you detatch the mono rail from the road with a monorail only section? A bypass road to divert traffic away from the section in question might work too. You should have atleast 2 ways in and out of every area for cars not counting walk paths as well as public transport. The less need for the cars to be there the better and if there is need give them secondary options to avoid massive overload.

[@Jack-yv3po]

​@@Solus749 But the game doesn't have solution to a lot of problems on it's own - Vanilla traffic lights are pretty bad, vanilla roundabouts just don't work like a real roundabout should. There are many road choices people would like but don't exist. Without mods traffic isn't an issue because vehicles just delete themselves. A bypass road is only really good if you use mods to force people to use the bypass or edit speed limits to provide incentive for the AI to use it.

[@Handel9000]

pedestrian bridge builder = mind blown! :D

[@thany3]

I like roundabouts a lot! IRL, I mean. They just make for a better traffic flow. You never have to wait when the junction is empty.

[@mango6591]

"Anybody can use" proceeds to use pc mods

[@lavapool3229]

Buy a pc

[@ltgamer0944]

But Xbox is good though

[@mango6591]

@@lavapool3229 I have one

[@CallumCFS]

​@lavapool3229 okay "rich man". I'll just get a loan from the bank then. NOOO, you think I'm made of money man!

[@MyNameIsOcean]

Learn the definitions of words.

[@gionder]

Loved the pedestrian bridge mod! Searched for it in the workshop and subscribed right away! Thanks for that amazing tip, Biffer!

[@FinnMacCuhl]

This is terrific. Good detail, working examples, mod or no-mod.

[@ChristopheLereverend]

Thanks Biffa! Have a good weekend!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thanks, you too 👍

[@ChristopheLereverend]

@@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines Thanks :)

[@antoniobodur267]

A suggestion that i see a lot in my city and also use a lot in the cities i build is never allowing cars to turn left in the junction. If the surroundings is something of a grid, you can make them go straight and turn right twice on the next block, then put a give way sign or timed traffic lights depending on the flow, but in the critical junction you can make it only 2 steps on the lights (well, 3 because i like to have a pedestrian exclusive seconds, because if you don't do this they YOLO and decrease the flow crossing between the cars). It's also very realistic.

[@JohmmyN]

I don't even play cities skylines, but I watch every single video of yours. Keep up the great content.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thankyou 😁👍

[@bobblebardsley]

Few ideas: 1. Roundabouts vs. traffic islands (there are videos on KZbin that explain the difference but would be cool to see it in Cities Skylines context). 2. Two-highway roundabout with bypasses (ie two highways meet at a crossroads, you add a roundabout at ground level, a flyover for one of the highways and a tunnel for the other so everyone has a straight-through option). 3. Teaville suggestion: Make a golf course somehow?? You'd need to fake the fairways/greens/bunkers somehow but with trees lining the fairways and park paths winding through, I think it could look pretty convincing and make an empty space look really interesting.

[@bobblebardsley]

Also if you're doing a whole series of deep dive videos, you could do a whole video about speed limits and how they affect the cars' routing decisions, how they affect ease of access for traffic joining roundabouts, who does and doesn't take a bypass etc. How to improve roundabout traffic flow, how to encourage more cars to take the highway around your city instead of smaller roads through the middle, that kinda thing.

[@Spido68_the_spectator]

For vanilla players on roundabouts : you can use a bigger road (or asymetrical 2+1 if you have the mass transit dlc) to have 2 lanes leaving the roundabout at at least one of the juctions ; there will be a dedicated turning lane so the roundabout won't be blocked !

[@Exevium]

This sums up all tips I got from watching your Fix Your City series. I love it, and can't wait for all the magic interchanges I've never heard about. Bring on the cloverstacks, diverging diamonds, trumpets, dogbones and dumbbells!

[@captainbeetroot1017]

Did I just hear Biffa say, "Roundabouts aren't always the answer"? Just about spat my tea out....

[@carl7534]

Knew the tricks, used them myself already. didnt know about the pedestrian bridge builder, downloaded it just now. thumbs up for that.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

👍

[@batlezone1633]

Welcome to Biffa School of intersection Part 1. Thanks Biffa!

[@TuKai]

Thank you Biffa. Now, if only we can get everyone to watch this, more sims will get home on time...

[@jrambo421]

Going over layouts of neighborhood roads, and connecting them to main roads would be nice.

[@famberger5]

Suggestion: Industrial traffic flow. How to imploment cargo hubs, effective use of storrage houses, good placement of luxus industrial buildings

[@adamcallaghan8876]

Awesome content idea, looking forward to this series... been playing cities for about a year and a half now and you've helped me no end in resolving problems throughout the game 👍

[@shirleyelrick748]

With 0ver 300 comments I think you need mine like you need another proverbial. I enjoyed watching this, and more importantly, I learned something. Which is why I watch. Knowledge is what I am seeking, not entertainment. But of course presentation is important. Your's matches my expectations very well (unlike a couple of other KZbinr's) Thanks I am newish to C:S. The thing I have most trouble with is: Network builds, especially slopes and curves. That trick of adding, then removing, a junction to get another node was a true revelation. I use MoveIt, Fine Road Tool and Fine Road Anarchy, or I should say I fiddle around with. An in depth covering building believable transportation networks would really assist me. I pick up clues from your videos in passing (like the fact you can't have 45 degree angles in metro), but an in depth coverage would be great. Keep up the good work.

[@droe2570]

Back when I played the game, I used slip lanes/exits to avoid 4-way and even some 3-way intersections. For context, I used the American roads. So when approaching an intersection, and you want to turn right, you would have a slip lane that would merge into the cross road on the right. If you wanted to go straight, you would just go straight through, if you wanted to turn left, there would be a slip lane with an underpass/overpass. Note that these were for main roads, not for smaller neighborhood roads and such. Doing it this way, my main roads never had any intersections with cars crossing or having to stop anywhere. I could have tons of traffic using a 2-lane road all through my city, and they never backed up.

[@Xander3509]

Fantastic idea. I'd love to see the do's and don'ts of oval-abouts because I've made some which worked a treat and others which just ended up concentrating the traffic and basically becoming the weak point of the traffic in the area. Also, you mention interchanges, I'd love to see some ideas on non highway interchanges as sometimes you just have that much traffic or one of those complicated setups where ideally you want say six roads able to swap traffic freely but there's too much going on for one poor roundabout.

[@juanjosedelpinorivas7099]

Ohh, I didn't know about the pedestrian bridge builder mode. That's nice. I've left the game for almost two months but watching Biffa explaining everything so smoothly I kind of want to start a new city. Thanks a lot for the new video and I hope you and your family are OK Biffa.

[@DP-xz8xr]

Please do more of these types of videos... Your fix cities is great (and I enjoy watching them) and there are often many hints and tips embedded in the vids, but you often have to watch hundreds of them to find the specific topic. Or you quickly forget the tip shown as you spot something else you'd like to mimic. But specific videos that cover certain topics, like road junctions, how to set-up roundabouts, how to build/setup/best motorway junctions, where to place things like Industry, shops, etc. How to lay railway, metro etc etc. quick 5-10 videos in a playlist covering all those topics would be invaluable to casual players....

[@DP-xz8xr]

Fabulous Video! At the end of the vid, you asked for other suggestions: Some I mentioned above, but I think the following would be useful: How to lay out Industry, Residential and Commercial successfully, Motorway intersections (with 3 exits, 4 exits and 5 exits), Best intersections & ones to avoid! (cloverleaf, trumpet, stacked Interchange etc). How to apply lane mathematics successfully, How to set-up roundabouts properly. Building car-parks in your city. How to lay Metro, trains, (cargo, intercity!). I personally always struggle when using elevation in my city, so some tips on how to build retaining walls and elevate roads on top of them, as I always end up with a mess!

[@Clipper_Damez]

Biffa is the God of Traffic

[@Blade-hf9po]

When you use the bypass lane/bridge, you also want to make the junction only left and right turns for that road, force the cars to use the bridge if they want to go straight.

[@beyondutility]

Thanks for making this! I watch lots of your videos to learn tips/tricks so really looking forward to this series.

[@lisa1162]

Biffa, This video is in the "Cities Skylines - Deep Dive" playlist twice.

[@stahchild]

I figured out how to use the timed traffic lights and it was game-changing LOL

[@j3bb9z]

This is so helpful and pleasant to watch. Can't wait for the next video on building Intersections!

[@smilinduck]

Was wondering how long it was gonna be before you started doing tips/tutorials. Love these styles of videos. Gives me lots of inspiration for my own city.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thanks 👍

[@JustBen81]

A common issue i noticed when you join a two-lane road into a 3 lane roundabout is, that by the game defaults the left lane entering is used by traffic going to the left and the middle lane of the roundabout. Just using the lane connector and dedicating the left lane to the left lane and let the traffic going to the middle and the right roundabout-lane share the right entering-lane usally improves performance because it combines the two roundabout-lanes with the least cross-traffic while entering instead of combining the lanes with the most.

[@raekuul]

Congratulations, you just reinvented the cloverleaf type of interstate highway interchange

[@RandomGuyOnYoutube601]

This is actually great for beginners and even I learned something new - I didn't know about the pedestrian bridge builder mod. Good job.

[@WaltThrizzeyGrant]

This was extremely helpful! Thank you for the amazing work you continue to do for our community of Mayors.

[@dlwatib]

@ 1:52 At two lane intersections the left turning traffic should get the dedicated turning lane because it's left turning traffic that has to wait for opposing traffic to clear, right turns can be done without conflict from oncoming traffic. The game (TM:PE) does it wrong and gives the dedicated turning lane to the right lane instead.

[@samharp]

Would love to see more in-depth vids like this 😊

[@Jockles]

Awesome video. I've seen requests for the times traffic light tutorial and I second this. It'd also be great to have a guide on city layout - how to balance RICO zoning. I really struggle with this is the early game most of all.

[@AndrewMartinIsHere]

Can’t wait for the tea junction video ☕️

[@Swedar]

Fantastic Video as always! Thank you Biffa! Can‘t wait for more! Much ❤️ Have a great weekend! 😊

[@marrs3312]

At the start when you had 2 plus one, you can arrange it better by having the lane that is crossing traffic (left) separate from the clear lanes (right and straight on). If you watch back you will see that right lane was clear too much of the time, and you had the people going straight on waiting for people to cross traffic left. It's a waste of good tarmac. Make the right lane have straight on. The right lane should move fast. Then 3 lanes almost becomes unnecessary.

[@kyltredragmire4939]

I will save all of these to my personal tips and tricks playlist :p Seriously useful video

[@IbilisSLZ]

1:37 Actually you also have 3+1 asymmetric road (same tab as 2+1), it may be more beneficial than 3+2 as it has same footprint as 2+1 and each lane would have it's own destination lane (no manual lane managment is needed). I don't know if it's from DLC or Network Extensions.

[@B0nd07]

That whole tab is Network Extensions. The DLC 2+1 is with the vanilla small roads.

[@djones147]

Roundabouts: I've found that the number of joining and lanes on the roundabout should equal the number of exits -1 ie. Crossroads = 3 join 3 lanes on the roundabout and always use only one exit lane. Biggest roundabout I had was 7 exits so six lane roundabout and young lanes. Industry should always go on the first exit from the highway. Then give them a left / right turn shortcut from the center of the island back to the highway. And biffa that section down to correct mathematics. The reverse about seems to work counter intuitively. Using symmetrical road on the roundabout with reverse traffic single lane in the center. Normal rules for going around the correct direction yield for reverse direction.

[@djones147]

Joining* asymmetrical* spell checker

[@pinakinkale]

Another is to build a bridge and build a mini diamond interchange with ramps. Just make sure you know which road you want to set as the primary road

[@ernierobinson4368]

TM:PE is such an awesome must have mod to help with traffic issues make dedicated lanes for emergency vehicles only or dedicated lanes for commercial vehicles only so that goods arrive on time You should use a roundabout with side angle mergers so traffic having to cross can use the roundabout while other traffic can easy merge the other way without needing to use the roundabout also when using TM:PE, consider utilizing all lanes so all cars don't bunch up into one single lane

[@mrgongo4253]

Love this videos! keep at them, they are a great idea. When i first started getting into this game (didnt knew or reddit at the time) i really struggle to get info like this. I never quite managed to put the diferent solutions againts each other, that would be amazing to watch

[@amysibley5367]

I love this type of video!! It awesome to have a short How-to on these techniques. I personally really enjoy your city fix-its, but I know other player may just want the down and dirty.

[@williamtaylor2572]

Great video I am learning things as always. I would love a really detailed tunnel and bridge tutorial. Thank you for all of your help.

[@mattes4929]

Just as you said in the end, a junction that busy needs an intersection, best way in my opinion there would be to have the traffic going straight on not interfere with the intersection very much, for example have the road going from left to right tunnel beneath or bridge across the road going from top to bottom and force those that wish to turn into an elevated roundabout. A stack or turbine interchange would work too. The main part simply is: Stop traffic form crossing over each other, that is why there tends to be a seperate turning lane in real life for those that wish to turn left, because they cross over the path for the oncoming traffic going straight on. How did you came up with the idea for this tutorial series btw? A suggestion from the comments, just on your own or were you annoyed be people constantly making either the same mistakes over and over again or asking you the very same question over and over again?

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Just came up with the idea when thinking of a new thing to do

[@eircK]

Instead of doing dedicated turning lanes for all directions I like to only do them for left turns. That can fit in a two lane road and in three lane roads I do a dedicated left, dedicated straight and one that goes both straight on and right. This performs just a bit worse but makes the junction look way more realistic.

[@mrpddnos]

As a rule I don’t use 4 way crossings. I rather use T crossings. If I need to use a 4 way I always make it a roundabout. If there are roundabouts on either side of the T I force a right turn on the leg of the T

[@captain_ravioli1514]

I fixed my traffic issues for the most part and restored a smooth flow with a few traffic jams here and there just by adding overpasses and ramps and wider roads.

[@rijschooldiazoni9515]

The bypass to go straight is not very common in The Netherlands, what you would normally see here is a dedicated lane ( in the form of a bypass without traffic lights) for turning and make the straight lanes dedicated as well. Controlled with traffic lights it is a much more realistic approach. You would then still have an intersection, but traffic is manageable.

[@alfsallander3400]

Really helpful tips, got traffic flowing quite better now. Looking forward to T-junctions and other variants as well. Sometimes when you indicate something with the cursor it's hard to find where it is. A comment about in which area to look for it would be helpful.

[@guitraj12]

Traffic in my city is so bad and I've seen so many of these videos that I feel like going to the transit department and showing my youtube history to prove that I'm a qualified traffic engineer

[@eagleshock]

I think a guide on where cargo trains and harbours should be locating in your city. My biggest traffic issue and I’m not sure how to regulate it.

[@j.munday7913]

Ive been using a lot of small roundabouts made with the highway ramp road. Its nice because its only one lane so its easy enough for people to get on and off the roundabout, no messing with turn lanes and you also cant build on it by accident.

[@stephenmartin5766]

Another thing you can do(we use this in America a lot) is at the 2 or 4 lane junctions, add a separate turn lane like an offramp sort of that has a yield/give way sign that allows right turning traffic to basically bypass the junction.

[@vernondickinson1201]

If you are going to do that, you're better to reduce the junction from a 3+2 to a 2+2 and rstrict the juntions to no right turn. If you don't, then you're likely to have traffic using bouth routes during busy periods and tripping over one another. Force them to use the slip roads for the right turns. Remember to apply lane mathematics when using this type of filter lane.

[@goldeninjagaming]

You helped my traffic flow in my industry. Thanks. 🤩

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Happy to help!

[@szrapnelwoman]

You did a wonderful job on this one!

[@Kelwisch]

Biffa now become a teacher for HUGO-science! :-)

[@SydneyPorkchop]

I think your problem with smaller asymmetrical roads is you have the dedicated turning backwards. In right hand driving, the left turn is dedicated and the right lane is straight/right turn.

[@kevin780313]

i still can't believe paradox didn't make these simple things.

[@shaunwadham6768]

love the guide have always had a thought like that with bypasses and such or setting up intersections like so glad to see that it works.

[@stevieinselby]

Biffa: Also Biffa: To solve the turning lane problem, you'll need mods.