The most mental roundabout ever!

dabigginger · Crazy Courier Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Karma :

https://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/davidwood/2006/05/28/magic.jpg?maxWidth=500

Anyone ever seen this roundabout? I came across this a while ago in Swindon. My first thought was WTF?! I think the general idea is to close your eyes and hope for the best! It looks even more daunting in real life!

Silver · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

Yeah, I've been round it. Looks more confusing than it is Wink

I was following sat nav at the time - you want confusing, how about being told "left, right, right, left" in a two second timeframe! Laughing

binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Karma :

So is that a ring of Mini Roundabouts, Or are they all full size bastards? Laughing

Anybody got any photos of it?

Ben

The Artist · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Karma :

been posted so many times.

One big on in the middle, with mini ones around the outside.

Nowhere near as complicated as it seems.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/images/2007/10/22/msn_magic_roundabout_470x350.jpg

ncrn · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 May 2006 Karma :

Yeah my parents live near there, been round it a few times its fun.

Best bit is because its basically a big roundabout you can go round it any way you want, clockwise, anti clockwise straight through whatever.

Its not as bad as it looks you just take them as they come.
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OssY · Nearly there... Joined: 12 Jan 2009 Karma :

I am going there late night and getting myself mind f**ked on roundabouts... Thumbs Up

MaybeGuy · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Karma :

what a fucking stupid design... why couldnt they just use a normal one?
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Colchester has some like that, they make your Sat Nav have a fucking seizure.
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Marcg868 · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Karma :

What a stupid design that is, only southerners could design something that stupid Wink

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JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

More like only Southerners have the mental capacity to negotiate roundabouts like that.b
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The Artist · Super Spammer Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Karma :

I reckon the designer(s) of the roundabout were just really bored one day and one of them said "hang on a minute, i've got a brilliant idea!"

Wafer_Thin_Ham · Super Spammer Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Karma :

Pah 5, that's easy.

The one in Hemel has 6 mini's on one big one:

https://www.robertjohnkaper.com/img/photography/20050918124823.jpg

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Pretty sure there's one of those around Hemel-Hemstead as well.

edit > simultaneous posting confirm this.

Cigaro · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Karma :

What exactly is wrong with a normal roundabout?

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binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Karma :

Hmm, Not quiet sure why they couldnt of just done something like this...

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/binge/stupidroundaboutthing.jpg

And for the main drag. (The main road which crosses that roundabout) they could of either bridged across, Or just put a road through the middle of the roundabout, With traffic lights.

And before anybody makes any comments about costs. I bet a shiny pound, a fuck load more money has been spent on insurance claims on that thing! Look at all the give ways!

Ben

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

Apparently it is remarkably safe with very few incidents as everybody has to concentrate so much more. Including Women and Asians, cause everyone knows they are the worst.

/me runs.
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ncrn · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 May 2006 Karma :

I can't find where I read it but the accident rate has definitely dropped. This is due to people being forced to pay attention. Make it simple people don't focus, force chaos and people have to look at where they are going.
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binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Karma :

binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Karma :

In fact, I found it.

Doesn't look half as hectic as the first one mind you.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/binge/roundabout.jpg

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mistergixer · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Karma :

The one in Swindon pre-dates Hemel's magic roundabout, and so is the first and original one. The one in Hemel is known (for historic reasons) as The Plough roundabout.
Works just fine, the problem is the dickheads who a)can't stay in their lane, b)can't plan ahead to know which lane to be in for the next roundabout, and c)people who block the roundabout when their exit is blocked by traffic.
Oh yeah, and wimmin and ayshuns too.
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N.C · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Karma :

i suppose if you take it as each roundabout and follow signs its easy

still wouldnt want to take my test on it

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Reevo8 · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Karma :

Its fairly easy to use. like surprisingly easy. Until you start getting queues coming off of roundabouts which block back onto other roundabouts. But it is very simple.
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