That’s A Roundabout Way Of Saying You’re A Jerk

I’m in the waiting room of the doctor’s office, and an older woman gets a call and takes it on speakerphone. (Of course.) The dude on the phone is telling her she will have to take a different route home on the way back because there’s a road closed. She complains about there being roundabouts in the alternate route. Then, she says…

Woman: “I hope someone gets killed in one of those roundabouts so they’ll realize how awful they are and stop putting them everywhere.”

Of course, everyone stares at her. She notices.

Woman: “What?! They’re awful! Everyone knows!”

Other Patient: “They’re significantly safer than signals. If you can’t handle them, it’s a skill issue.”

Woman: “Someone is going to die on one of those things soon, mark my words.”

Other Patient: *Staring directly at her* “One can hope…”