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RedM
09-10-07, 13:40
Christ on a bike! Whoever thought these nightmares up? That thing in Swindon should be bulldozed.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/210607/worlds_worst_junctions.html#
jim_supra
09-10-07, 13:46
Well I have only driven on one of those and that is the London Circle in Canberra, and it's not bad at all, I managed to get to the parliamant building easily enough.
Big Ads
09-10-07, 13:46
I've been thruogh that one in Swindon, scary stuff! Luckily I was taking the 1st exit.

I don't get it though, why not just have one big round-a-bout??
Havard
09-10-07, 13:47
Beautiful.......all of them!!

I personally would't like the responsibility of designing one a junction as design and practice are never the same!!:rolleyes:

H.
MrHanky
09-10-07, 13:48
Hemel Hempstead has a magic roundabout too? I found it weird at first but now it seems ok.
Lukeyboy2k
09-10-07, 13:51
Ah, the magic roundabout. It looks really bad from there, but I've never had a problem with it. Most people are quite timid at that junction and so most times I've driven round there I've just gone straight over, not giving way to anyone. It sounds really irresponsible, but I've been no-where near having an accident there.

Disclaimer: I've never gone near there in a rush hour though!
edd_t
09-10-07, 13:51
crikey!
garethr
09-10-07, 15:06
BBC Swindon's traffic announcements are made over the Magic Roundabout tune :)

dee dee dee da da dee dee dee dee da da ......
SMiFFAD
09-10-07, 15:33
The magic roundabout in swindon is mental, i grew up/learnt to drive around there and shortly after passing had to drive a transit van round it, i stuck to the blokes bumper who was following and just went for it, wouldnt wish that thing on anyone!! You see the sign for it and think its a piss take, but oh no :d:blink:
garetheves
09-10-07, 15:38
Some of those look fun!!
ivan
09-10-07, 16:05
The Hemel Hempstead one comes complete with a river through it. :)

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hemel+hempstead&ie=UTF8&ll=51.746298,-0.473303&spn=0.001191,0.003353&t=k&z=19&om=1

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Gaz Walker
09-10-07, 16:23
My god, I wouldn't fancy driving round that.
SimonB
09-10-07, 18:04
This roundabout in Barcelona got my attention when I drove round it - check out how many lanes there are!

Barcelona (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=las+ramblas&sll=41.371785,2.069206&sspn=0.059386,0.10952&ie=UTF8&ll=41.375074,2.149192&spn=0.001856,0.003422&t=k&z=18&om=1)
Pot
09-10-07, 20:44
The Magic Roundabout's great :) - I used to use it when going to my old other office at the Tri-Center, my passengers usually looked a bit nervous though :)
garetheves
09-10-07, 21:54
This roundabout in Barcelona got my attention when I drove round it - check out how many lanes there are!

Barcelona (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=las+ramblas&sll=41.371785,2.069206&sspn=0.059386,0.10952&ie=UTF8&ll=41.375074,2.149192&spn=0.001856,0.003422&t=k&z=18&om=1)

I did that one recently, it is a bit of a nightmare.
cashpoint
09-10-07, 22:05
I use the magic roundabout in Hemel every day on the way to work and it works really well even during rush hour Normal roundabout that size with traffic lights would be a nightmare to get round.
lust2luv
10-10-07, 12:16
Swindon's magic roundabout works amazingly well - most directions you can easily drive straight across it without coming to a halt. If it was one big roundabout, with the volume of traffic coming at it from different directions in disproportionate amounts, it'd be a nightmare, so no doubt they'd end up putting traffic lights on it as well and foul it up even more.

:looney: