Stupid things

[stewey]

I just encountered a round-about in a new sub-divsion, and had to really, really concentrate on what to do. How do you people tolerate such stupid things?:)

[stewey]

PS: And there are only 4 entances/exits.

[sara3]

lol, bless you heart :o)

[sara3]

*your, even!

[boxtops]

They're all over the place stewey - we are used to them (although an awful lot of people seem not to know how to behave at them). We in the UK give way to traffic already on the roundabout - in Europe the people entering the roundabout have right of way. Causes quite a bit of problem here with drivers getting off the ferry from France, and not appreciating the UK rules! PS You can drive all the way from Inverness to Milan on the main trunk roads and I believe the only roundabouts are here, just outside Dover.....

[stewey]

BT, I see a lot of questions about them in "Motoring".

[stewey]

Seems to me, Tony, that the majority of people in that city are accustomed and quite content to be going around in circles.

[boxtops]

Be glad you don't live near this creation in Swindon http://en.wikipedia.o..._Roundabout_(Swindon)

[stewey]

Any known cases of people getting lost in that and running out of gas?

[Francis Asis]

We're very proud of our Magic Roundabout in Swindon.

[stewey]

I think it's quite magical that people can sanely get swallowed by that monstrosity and come out in the same condition:)

[Francis Asis]

Well who said anything about sane? This is Swindon you know!! ;)

[karenmac60]

We also have a 'magic roundabout' and it's the only one in Britain to have a pub and a train station in the middle of it :)

[Francis Asis]

Blimey, Karen - where do you live?

[marval]

I live in Milton Keynes and we have 300 roundabouts.

[Lardhelmet_2]

Milton Keynes has shedloads of blo**dy roundabouts. Mr Helmet works there and has to replace his tyres twice as often as I do cos they wear out twice as quickly

[marval]

Yes, that is the problem

[stewey]

They are pretty well non-existent here, except for the odd "decorative' one plopped into a new trendy sub-division. We rely upon good old-fashioned lights and even "all-way stops".