Tuesday 26th March 2002

Numptyville

You do not want to end up here...

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[JMorgan]

Looks like the magic roundabout, Swindon. Never been the same way across that.

[JoshyJoshJosh]

What the ****!! Thats pretty funny!! God damn, thats funny!!

[DanLingard]

It's in Swindon? Damn right I don't want to end up there then!

[davidy]

There is only one advantage, if you are following a numptie and both entering and leaving the same exit, if he goes clockwise, you can go anti-clockwise (or vice-versa) and beat him to the exit!!! Think of it as an overtaking opportunity!

[thom]

Is this for real?
How can any road engineer with a bit of self-esteem let such things happen???

[patrick]

There's one of them in Hemel Hempstead, it's also known as the magic roundabout....it's a real larf in the rush hour !!
www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=europe&X=505500&Y=206500&scale=5000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&coordsys=gb&db=ap&overviewmap=ap&scale=10000

>> Edited by patrick on Tuesday 26th March 10:24

[JonRB]

I went through the Swindown magic roundabout once (I mean, on one occasion) many years ago. I recall its a pentagon with a roundabout on each of the 5 points of the pentagon with a counter-rotating roundabout in the centre. This looks similar.

[dan]

I've only been through there twice (both by accident whilst trying to avoid it). As far as I could tell the best method is the 'italian' approach, of aiming for the exit you want, and floor it making the appropriate hand signals to anyone who objects.

[mel]

I'm sure there's one in Colchester as well can anyone confirm ?? it's years since I've been there

[smeagol]

The joys of Spirograph

[alfa dave]

There's another near Basildon:

www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=europe&X=575000&Y=187500&scale=50000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&coordsys=gb&db=ap&overviewmap=ap&scale=50000&multimap.x=447&multimap.y=138

As if you needed another reason not to go to Basildon....

[plotloss]

Its not quite as bad, but the one at the bottom of the hill in High Wycombe can get 'interesting' at times as well.

Matt.

[eein]

Looks mental - here's a better picture

www.swindonweb.com/life/lifemagi0.htm

[VTECDave]

Oh FFS!!

I'm going to be around Swindon area in May. Must remember to avoid the place.

[JMorgan]

Its fun, give it a go. See how many times you go the same way

[Hazzer]

mel

Yes there is one in Colchester - it is very effective, when you have learn`t how to use it! However when you first approach it - well... You can see from the pictures!!

Haz :-)

[JonRB]

Looks like a laugh.

Has to be better than those huge roundabouts with traffic lights all over the place - just what is the point of that?

[cpn]

The best thing about the Swindon Magic roundabout was that no one ever had any idea who had right of way. The trick was to drive like a dratsab, and everyone slowed, assuming that if you kept coming, you obviously did have right of way, and gave way!

Managed to move away from it now, but the picture still brings back nightmares!

[IPAddis]

Are all those roundabouts painted instead of raised? I'm thinking that of a wet Sunday morning at say 5:30 with no-one else around... donut central!

[Jason F]

quote:
I'm sure there's one in Colchester as well can anyone confirm ?? it's years since I've been there

There sure is. Drove there for the first time last week and can safely say it is one of the most idiotic places I've ever driven. No one has a clue which lane to be in, and everyone just has to force the front of the car onto the r'bout just to make progress..

Alfa Dave - The one near Basildon is actually right at the bottom of the A13 on the outskirts of Southend, and I learnt to drive in Southend, it isn't that bad..

big roundabouts with lights on 'em ? Essex has them in droves.