Whats a fear of roundabouts called?

ConfusedTA said:
Here's a similar one in Colchester, Essex.

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5 mini-roundabouts around a large island - you can go either way around the large one, but the normal way around each mini one :)
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Having just started driving, I can safely say I ******* hate that roundabout :eek:

Or, more accurately, other drivers on it.


It's on a slope also, so in high traffic, where you have to wait at each mini roundabout to get across the thing, lots of hill starts are required :/
Is not fun :/
 
The Magic Roundabout in Swindon is great, a very good piece of road design. There are 5 roads - one major urban DC - intersecting at once. If there was one big roundabout, the exits would be so close that nobody would ever be able to pull out. The magic roundabout design keeps traffic flowing well, you're never stationary for more than a few seconds when moving across it, and the approach roads never get clogged up either. The only people who complain about it are those who are afraid of it - but it's easy, just be assertive and confident, and it's fine.

Milton Keynes works very well too (I used to live 15 minutes away and went there regularly), it's perfectly possible to get from one side to the other in 10-15 minutes, in busy traffic.
 
timbob said:
Milton Keynes works very well too (I used to live 15 minutes away and went there regularly), it's perfectly possible to get from one side to the other in 10-15 minutes, in busy traffic.
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true, i live in bletchley and work in newport pagnell, really quick takes me 5-10min most of way is 70+ :)
 
Also to add that area with all the rounderabouts is a really nice place and if you were to park there they would take care of your car ;)

So of MK's road a rubbish though in peak hours.. espically around the hokey stadium with the road works and an A5 turn on/offs
 
There are no roundabouts in this whole city.

There are proposals to build just one, and there are protests about it, with fears it will be too dangerous and older people won't know what to do.
It will be absolute chaos, I can't imagine, nobody would have any idea who has priority.
 
crystaline said:
There are no roundabouts in this whole city.

There are proposals to build just one, and there are protests about it, with fears it will be too dangerous and older people won't know what to do.
It will be absolute chaos, I can't imagine, nobody would have any idea who has priority.
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I'm sure it wouldn't be so bad if they didn't drive on the wrong side of the road there :p
 
crystaline said:
There are no roundabouts in this whole city.

There are proposals to build just one, and there are protests about it, with fears it will be too dangerous and older people won't know what to do.
It will be absolute chaos, I can't imagine, nobody would have any idea who has priority.
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I know what you mean, During the three months I spent in Brasil earlier this year I came across one or two roundabouts and not one person seemed to know what to do.

I've seen the "magic Roundabout" but there was no way I was going on the damn thing so I approached the road saw the signs then did a quick u-turn on the road and got away safely with just a cold sweat:).

Anyway you lot are a bunch of blouses. Try living in the Roundabout capital of the world;), here there are more than enough roundabouts to shake a stick at and fifth gear being somewhat of a luxury gift.
 
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