Using UNLIMITED ROUNDABOUTS to fix gridlocked traffic? Mini Motorways!

Will fixing gridlocked traffic by using unlimited roundabouts in Mini Motorways will help you get high scores in Mini Motorways? From the makers of Mini Metro comes Mini Motorways! A highway engineering puzzle game and in this video I, a highway designer of 10 years, see if my real life engineering skills help me become better at the Mini Motorways puzzle game by using unlimited roundabouts in the daily challenge to fix bad traffic!
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About Mini Motorways:
Have you ever been stuck in traffic and wished you could do something to fix it?
In Mini Motorways, the city’s traffic problems are in your hands.
From the makers of Mini Metro, Mini Motorways is a game about drawing the roads that drive a growing city. Build a road network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your city to keep the traffic flowing, and carefully manage upgrades to meet the changing demands. How long can you keep the cities of the world moving?
Key Features
- Draw roads in dynamic cities that grow and change - every game is unique!
- Explore stunning maps inspired by cities all around the world.
- Choose from a variety of upgrades to meet the demands of your ever-expanding road network: highways, roundabouts, and more!
- Select different colour palettes on every map including colourblind and night modes.
- Relax to a responsive soundtrack from Disasterpeace that grows along with your city.
- Unlock new maps and achievements as you achieve mastery
- Export GIFs of your city layouts to share with your friends.
- Compete against other players in Daily and Weekly Challenges.
#realcivilengineer #minimotorways #engineering

[@nickrowan]

I love how you can tunnel through mountains and build bridges over rivers, but trees are just indestructible. Maybe they're a protected species?

[@curtiswfranks]

I think that the ents are the trouble.

[@Shopwithgroovy]

@@curtiswfranks nice Tolkien reference

[@kieran5289]

Congrats on 666 likes

[@mutitadachokietawan5804]

Creator : Oops! Missed a step of evloution! Never mind.

[@ZeLunatic]

Could you imagine the street signs for a town like this? The directions??? "Uh, yes.. To get to the purple IMAX... You need to take the second exit on this roundabout, then take the third exit on the next roundabout, then take the-"

[@ISCBikersheep]

There is a place... Exactly like this... It's called Milton Keynes!

[@fearsomefawkes6724]

I'd just be a string of numbers. First exit 1, then 2, 4, 1, 3, 2, 2, 3, 1

[@twlentwo]

I mean whats the problem with that, roundabouts are awesome, i would love to live there

[@LasseRafnDk]

Thats... UK

[@ololo518]

@@ISCBikersheep wasn't there a joke about it in Good Omens?

[@crockettlauncher]

13:41 Imagine operating a tunneling machine all the way through thousands of tons of rock, breaching out on the other side, seeing a tree, then saying "Ah crap, a tree, nevermin," then filling up the tunnel you just dug.

[@dadutchboy2]

engineer gaming

[@greenscout_12]

@@dadutchboy2 engineer gaming

[@FreePalestine_STOPTHEGENOCIDE]

@@greenscout_12how to make it obvious you stole a comment: part 69

[@FreePalestine_STOPTHEGENOCIDE]

@@greenscout_12also you liked your own comment ;-;

[@QueenMonny]

He could have left the tunnel in place and done a 90° turn up or down to get around the trees before exiting the mountain. But it wouldn't have been pretty. Though judging from the rest of the map, it wouldn't have been the worst thing there.

[@karthikraju6225]

I felt it when you said, "It does not take long for this game to go wrong". One minute you are proud of what you have done and the next minute the game ends lol.

[@DSkulle1]

ive had 3 different colored buildings span with their entrances one square apart from each other so i couldnt seperate them and haed to use one single road for all 3

[@maisies515]

@@DSkulle1 why does the game do this to us

[@ainedoherty8770]

this game really starts off a chill and relaxing puzzle until it turns into stressful mess of junctions hehe

[@tetra2277]

That’s why I love this game, it’s a perfect analogy for anything I do

[@pandalla114]

@@tetra2277 nice.

[@just_chilling4396]

It turns into London

[@imfriendly69]

bruh imagine trying to give directions to someone by saying "oh yeah its 5 roundabouts north"

[@jonathanbowers8964]

Welcome to Carmel Indiana, home of more Roundabouts than any other place in the world.

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

IKR

[@catandfishfc]

Someone has actually done this to me last time I was in Milton Keynes

[@TheEvox81]

"north-ish"

[@chrisb9143]

That's called living in France

[@snafubar447]

"This is going to be a roundabout mess." Well, at least you can do your roundabout best.

[@Ciurk]

E

[@andjahopf]

“Ideally need a roundabout here” referring to a random space that has no roundabout 😂

[@Hazelnut668]

A roundabout a day keeps the Civil Engineer away

[@charlotteowen4529]

A traffic light a day keeps thr civil engineer away

[@theeyelord9307]

No it keeps the architect away

[@alimahdi2237]

A lolabout takes the engineer

[@Spacebug111]

Civil engineers have a phobia of Milton Keynes then

[@Tevo_]

Such an insta-click. Hadn't heard of you before but this series is ace, made me sub - love it

[@finn.zh1158]

Same

[@sanxia1408]

Something about him playing this game makes me want to watch and sub to him lol

[@iisniperzv2820]

He's like Spiffing Brit v2

[@frankkitchen502]

What Him building bridges

[@alvintollah]

If you haven't already, you definitely should play the game. It is sooo addicting. Mini Metro was bad enough, but this is even worse.

[@johnwierzbicki1739]

Love the content! Also hopefully helpful tip: Houses don’t go to destinations based on distance. They go based on “connectivity”. So unless it works out in a given pathway, you generally don’t want “all your blue houses” connected in the same road system because then they’ll go randomly to various supermarkets and imax cinemas!

[@JanbluTheDerg]

You are... a blessing

[@Sqelph]

Use traffic lights more! They’re good for congested areas, they control traffic and keep the cars from all getting stuck in one spot

[@marmolejomartinezjoseemili9043]

He's just taking advantage off the games Spawning system with roundabouts at this point

[@hfva1234]

No comment but lots of likes. wow I have never seen that

[@yuvan3939]

@@hfva1234 cool bro

[@dickreckard5026]

I just figured this out last night. If you can block all 2x3 spaces on the map you force the zoom out. Then delete roads only where you want new destinations to spawn.

[@fvandrei]

@@dickreckard5026 that's proper engineer thinking 😂

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

Perhaps

[@identity9984]

Drinking game: take a sip every time Matt says “roundabout”

[@rulesguru716]

W A S T E D

[@Soverthe]

Or “motorway”

[@Glisten456]

Instructions unclear: Consumed the world's supply of alcohol

[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

I accept no responsibility if you play this game! 😅

[@ironboy3245]

@@RealCivilEngineerGaming alcohol poisoning lawsuit incoming

[@swapsxy8667]

I feel honoured to have my home town’s “Magic Roundabout” get featured. Cheers man.

[@jamessalvatierra7803]

The disadvantage of blocking the spawn is that when they do spawn it’s on the edge maybe if you leave spaces open where you want them to spawn would be better

[@fishfishfishfishfishfish]

The more I watch this guy the more scared I am of roads in the UK

[@kestrels-in-the-sky]

Eh roundabouts aren’t to bad it’s like a long corner

[@owenpinnock7159]

Search "magic round about in Swindon" thats a nutty one 🤣🤣

[@slz_dawn3655]

@@owenpinnock7159 bro the magic roundabout isn’t actually that complex and is actually much safer than a usual one even tho it’s 7 roundabouts in 1🤣

[@owenpinnock7159]

@@slz_dawn3655 yeah I know I live in Swindon 😂 it just looks confusing. I like it when my mates drive it the first time though 🤣

[@deusexps4619]

dont worry, the potholes are just community funded speedbumps

[@Absorbing]

This is an accurate recreation of how Milton Keynes was designed

[@ninino86]

I understood that reference! Thank you Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman and Good omens :)

[@divyateja8909]

I didn’t get it, can you explain

[@moonlight_oats]

@@divyateja8909 a lot of roundabouts

[@whatupdan]

Different by design

[@aflats]

I live there and can atest to this being exactly how it looks

[@sillyslapper92]

As someone who lives in Milton Keynes, I appreciate this design strategy

[@Spacebug111]

As someone who also lives in Milton Keynes I second this

[@magneticchaos1483]

10:48 there is a perfect opportunity to use traffic lights, since that red car went really slow. The traffic lights would just speed that up there.

[@MrSirSquishy]

This game brings me back to the times I played with toy cars on my road carpet(remember those?) as a child.

[@duythuchoang5095]

Yeah, nostalgia

[@greminem]

omg yes

[@Ratstalgic]

I destroyed Bank and Police station by driving a car through them

[@imaginechi7677]

Lol

[@orangesnipzy7488]

My gaming setup is on one if those

[@alvintollah]

I wish they add a limitless game mode to this game. Just soo relaxing.

[@ankitminz5872]

Extremely underrated comment

[@JakeSimmer]

They have been spamming the devs for this under every update that came out. It will come for sure

[@IO_Stesso]

Like in mini metro?

[@maisies515]

They have an unlimited mode now!!

[@MegaphoneMan0]

RCE last video: Gets called out for not using roundabouts RCE this video: *Bet*

[@g80gzt]

This has raised an interesting tactic, using roads and roundabouts to prevent spawns in certain tiles. if you can spawn roads anywhere, then this makes for an interesting way to just delete all potential spawn locations of destinations...

[@bobjeff5874]

When an Imax cinema opens in your neighborhood: Ptsd

[@j.hawkins8779]

The circles are actually skyscrapers according to the game

[@lexxozxp8848]

@@j.hawkins8779 it's weird tho, you can getotorways to go over them

[@j.hawkins8779]

@@lexxozxp8848 i dunno, maybe it's just one high motorway lol

[@nates9536]

The roundabouts.... THEYRE COMING

[@imdumbbut8915]

"Hello fellow engineers" People who arent engis: NOTICE MEEEEEE

[@ziqrsx]

engineer from team fortress two

[@americanstudent9062]

I am a 10th grade student with no idea about engineering... yet here I am. Watching engineering vids

[@jacobk75]

I am actually working towards an engineering degree in either architecture engineering or aerospace, yet there is so many different things I like so I is hard to choose

[@pirig-gal]

@@ziqrsx Now that's what I call *engineer gaming* ...

[@roastedwatermelon31]

@@pirig-gal engineer gaming

[@CHodeslol]

Theyve been introducing roundabouts where I live in the US and damn has it been a clusterfuck lately lmao not denying efficiency but getting used to them has been quite a chore lol

[@chrismanuel9768]

They're literally slower and take more space than a 4 way stop unless you're dealing with multiple lanes of traffic at a time. They've put in two in my area, tore down historic housing to do it, and it's made traffic so much fucking worse

[@omegavirus43]

remember kids, super markets evolve into Imax cinemas

[@TrippyPepper]

350k subs incoming

[@dhonnano7417]

Who are you?

[@gabankillasta1826]

They’re a btd KZbinr mainly

[@europeanmappin]

330k*

[@stupidman-thing819]

Gogogogoooto

[@Nataniahuahu]

Hi TrippyPepper!

[@zarnox3071]

"Spaghetti Junction" Ah, that brings me back…

[@nigoulenoblehiboux9812]

Is it a RT reference in a game? Or is there something else I don't know about

[@abvolts-animation6008]

Sounds like an RT reference, but it could be a reference to many things yeah.

[@dantebingham6043]

@@abvolts-animation6008 in the UK we have a notorious motorway junction called the spaghetti junction because of the complexity of it, it's situated in the west midlands on the M6 iirc

[@justsomeoneelse5942]

This is a uk based game so that makes sense.

[@Chris.Batchelor]

@@dantebingham6043 atlanta ga also has a Spaghetti Junction. There’s so many damn motorways

[@arvanyan6519]

I recently got accepted in an engineering school, and the "hi fellow engineers" really hit home right now, I'm crying.

[@fantasygamer1769]

calmest player i’ve ever seen. i usually panic about halfway through, delete everything, restart, and still fail 2 minutes later

[@FloatingOer]

I have found that it's better to keep all the colors segregated as much as possible, AND to keep the shops/Imax segregated as well with their own supply of houses, otherwise cars might end up going all across town to get to a shop despite there being one just a few tiles away creating more congestion and extending the time it takes for them to get to the shop. I know it might seem like a good idea to add more cars to a network if there is a problem with collecting the markers but I have found that it sometimes help to actually decrease the number of cars instead.

[@jayz023]

You actually can block things from spawning with streets, thats a strategy to get some extra space for roades between houses and to block new destinations next to each other

[@jamesmarker3956]

I love how you’ve been varying your content. Been here for a long while- glad to say the quality has always stayed.

[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

Cheers James!

[@viviemama687]

Just want to put in that for crossroads, using a traffic light is a good option since it will halt left-right traffic and allow up-down traffic to travel. It will help with congestion since there will be scheduled ‘times’ that each way can go and it won’t be all of the other three pausing and waiting for one direction to make it through. Roundabouts are top notch, but utilizing traffic lights can come in handy too.

[@thegamingtnt3111]

You should play “Freeways” it’s like this game and it’s great.

[@ale-dw8bg]

true

[@coolcucumbers1283]

Lol

[@capy9846]

Yes free ways is fun But this is just the supreme version lol

[@xYOSIYAx]

Ooo, is that from a less greedy group because the makers of this locked out all the android peeps for that apple money

[@TheAlbertos]

@@xYOSIYAx because an Indie game studio doesn’t need money to make a game.

[@americanstudent9062]

15:44 , I can agree with rce there. I usually fail because of the darn congestion in the center of the map. It's always purple or light blue that screw me over

[@cindygrape]

1:35 as someone who drives in right-hand traffic, you gesturing the car driving like that in the roundabout felt crazy haha!

[@ksukhl7062]

Love your channel so much! I've found you a few days ago and it's soooo awesome. You made me bought mini motorways and dorfromantik 🧡

[@VitaminDelicious]

This game is blowing you up again. Congrats man!

[@gdruffle]

VITAMIN?

[@andreschmitz2614]

The thing is I really need to study for my own engineers degree but i am too occupied watching u do mini motorways ...

[@Bzorlan]

I don't really like playing these kinds of puzzle games, but watching these videos is really satisfying. Keep them coming.

[@AlI-xy9jx]

Your voice is so soothing and I love watching you play this game! I don't know why youtube recommended you because I've never heard of you before but IM glad I clicked!

[@mikkitoro8933]

"We've got the white house" Hopefully you won't burn it down this time.

[@inkyvigor8173]

it took me way too long to get that joke.

[@mikkitoro8933]

@@inkyvigor8173 Lol. Yeah you have to really be into history to get that plus the schools don't really talk about it much.

[@yourboi5492]

Hooo boy

[@apocadood2099]

@@mikkitoro8933 is it about the American revolution?

[@mikkitoro8933]

@@apocadood2099 No it's from the war of 1812 when in 1814 Canada(Which was under the control of Britain) marched to Washington D.C and burned the white house to the ground. In the same war the U.S got Detroit.

[@oriontherealironman]

As an American I can safely say, that is the most European city I've ever seen.

[@jacobk75]

There is aparently a city in the US that has like a 1000 roundabouts, it is like in Indiana I belive and yes, I am a American aswell and roundabouts are a bit confusing but do have their advantages

[@papamscooking5191]

@@jacobk75 Yeah the name is Carmel, Indiana and it's a suburb of Indianapolis there's an insane amount of roundabouts.

[@porcorosso4330]

@@jacobk75 Roundabouts are generally fine. What I don't like is multi-lane roundabouts. I personally feel that is unholy. I guess also roundabouts within roundabouts is also a mess.

[@Wertsir]

@@porcorosso4330 Learn to merge.

[@ashtonhoward5582]

@@Wertsir or alternatively, learn to mage

[@jacob_kek]

Definitely use traffic lights when you have a crossroad that looks like it is/will be congested. Helps when roundabouts don’t fit. Love the videos!

[@mcca5679]

I found this channel because of this game, and now have been binging a ton of your other content. Keep up the quality work.

[@H1ydra]

the more you look at the roundabouts it looks like an eye with a green iris

[@europeanmappin]

facts

[@quakxy_dukx]

I’ve been seeing a lot of blender logos in the roundabouts

[@thepebble6709]

On e you see it you can’t unsee it

[@stormistorm3889]

The traffic lights don't really work in this game (hopefully they will in a future update!)

[@AstrumG2V]

They work surprisingly well for me!

[@dihydrogenoxide4775]

The traffic lights do their job, the issue is the job is incredibly useless

[@bentenboy13]

They're not good for this guy cause he doesn't use crossroads. If you use 4 way stops then they'd be useful

[@erethjallsen8819]

Really getting into your style of video mate, great stuff!

[@BrendanishLeo]

Holy crap, in the us and roundabouts near me are rare and absolutely hated, you gave me anxiety with the roundabout picture! Good lord. As with many others (it seems), the algorithm sent me and I'm here to stay a whole! Thanks for the content

[@edwardlahey9116]

This looks like something a architect would make

[@-TheBugLord]

Architects love traffic signals and intersections

[@CashueTM]

I’ve been loving this series! Just subbed !

[@draunt7]

This is the kind of high quality roundabout content im here for. Well done britbonger, you've honored the queen today.

[@defuegodiablo4249]

i said it before ill say it again, you have a perfect voice for viewing in public, no annoting "okay guys" just straught to the point

[@siri_cz685]

6:49 that happens to me exactly and I think I know what happened. The car was waiting at the entrance of the roundabout meaning cars behind it would jam on the roundabout behind it, meaning cars would wait for cars on the second one to move meaning it would jam the first one as well

[@ellenaronsson2445]

YES, I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON THIS EPISODE, give us moooore

[@shweli4326]

Yes

[@ericajalandoni1221]

I just binged all your mini motorways videos! I love this series.

[@shewanttheducky495]

Absolutely stoked for more episodes in this series.

[@mantikor476]

This reminds me of the one time I went to visit a friend. Was a 1 hour drive. halfway through, navigation sent me off the highways into a roundabout. And into a 2nd. And into a 3rd. Over the last half hour, driving from village to village, I went through a total of 10 roundabouts. I counted. Now, thanks to your video, I know what happened there. They apparently had unlimited roundabouts to use. It was good practice though. Barely any roundabouts in my city.

[@patcvam499]

Oh no, this is going to be... Hmmmm... I would say roundabouty... This sounded way funnier in my head

[@SEB_Moxxie]

...

[@greenglassblock1324]

Love the magic roundabout photo. It's in my town hilariously enough no serious accidents on it, no deaths but like 2 - 3 births on it

[@sebastianlauber6052]

In the mystery level you made my hometown a literal monopoly... with 9 iMaxes! Love it!

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

Shape at 1:40 did you notice that?? 💥💥 No comments on that?

[@thebaseballcow2024]

Now there is a comment

[@IffeOnline]

I like how he deals with roundabouts in a roundabout way.

[@jmsgridiron5628]

That picture of the roundabout you showed filled me with geniune fear. I have only driven on a roundabout exactly one time and although I went through just fine, I was incredibly confused.

[@lnrbry]

Whoo Hoo! the Magic Roundabout in Swindon! used to drive through that thing once a week!

[@alanqua3789]

I love your vids, they’re very entertaining!

[@userone7603]

Beluga is looking for u

[@AlmondishTofu]

I recently realized I maybe want to be an engineer and I saw a video of yours earlier today where you answered questions and you said "all engineers become engineers because they don't know what to do" and I felt that

[@noobhero6661]

Been thoroughly enjoying your playthrough of this game. Thank you for introducing it to me, gonna buy it soon.

[@JB_lifestyle_cars]

I just recently found your channel because of this game and I have to say I love your videos. Your voice is also very relaxing. I wish you also made some podcasts 😁

[@Soken50]

This is not Tokyo, this is France ! (We do love our round abouts a bit too much, it's crazy )

[@Wyattthebos]

1:25 that looks awful to drive through

[@adammullarkey4996]

Imagine Sat nav in this world. "Enter the roundabout and take the third exit, then enter the roundabout and take the first exit."

[@gavarhino3476]

I used to watch your poly bridge videos, but this is the series that actually made me sub I love this content

[@beanman1024]

This is Matt’s heaven, roundabouts, roundabouts, roundabouts.

[@jackbrown3985]

Literally started watching these vids like an hour ago.

[@serendipity1274]

I'm definitely glad your videos of this game popped up on my feed, I'm buying it next paycheck 👍🏻

[@castarmax1970]

I have no idea why watching these is so satisfying! Maybe its the voice but I cant stop!

[@GamerBendy]

Hmm...can a real civil engineer play as an engineer in the team fortress 2?

[@szamas-_-1812]

not a good idea for now, until valve actually does something about the bot problem it wouldn't be very entertaining for both RCE and the viewers.

[@cramyt]

sounds like Milton Keynes to me.

[@3MI11A]

i've just recently found your channel and now i've found myself binge watching all your videos.

[@jacob9919]

I love your content! Future engineer myself and I love watching your stuff. Subbed :)

[@FiscalFiasco]

This is what happens when Louis Theroux merges with Dangerously Funny and then goes to study civil engineering.

[@champagnesupernova1839]

without the civil engineering you get the spiffing brit

[@mehrsachal]

Drinking game: take a sip every time Matt says “not ideal"

[@calangiles9175]

Need more of these vids love em keep up the great content

[@lewisbamford337]

Great vid you’ve inspired me to want to become an engineer too so good on ya!

[@carnation969]

I ate a mini bagel for breakfast, and it just feels right!

[@honyokgaming5601]

That’s called a roundaroundaroundaroundaroundabout.

[@romaintahiti2515]

Daft punkkkk

[@kwaaakity]

got the game from watching about 30 seconds of one of your playthroughs. super fun and challenging

[@zoommier8220]

I just love to think that when he's working and just sees a vacant spot for a road he just goes "Oh I can shove another one there yeah lovely" 1:27

[@SOMOO7]

How on earth are you able to ruin a game so innocent

[@lokstollen124]

I really love this series, there's just something really enjoyable about watching your content! And btw what is the name of the background music?

[@DustyHoney]

You should make more videos of this game. I found your channel through them and they’re my favorite.

[@JohnBx]

Happy to see your channel grow so much

[@batteryflaccid8189]

Sweet! Another addition to a fun series!

[@raksObk]

Yay, another mini motorways video, these and the dorf romantik videos are the best!

[@thesmartking5188]

I have just started watching and he has already convinced me to subscribe!

[@bigmonstrosity9157]

Please do more of these! They are so awesome and I love this game!