[thechat] No Roundabouts In Japan?

[William Anderson]

Tony Crockford wrote:

> [snip]
> 
> As no-one has mentioned it so far I feel I should draw attention to the 
> "magic roundabout" in Swindon:

woo, beat me to it :)

> http://www.swindonweb.com/life/lifemagi0.htm
> 
> a series of "mini" roundabouts (themselves a curse) arranged as a larger 
> roundabout.

*fantastic* piece of road planning!

> thus allowing drivers to go the "wrong" way round the big roundabout or 
> combinations there-of.....

I was driven through it quite a few years ago by my Dad - he was cursing 
and swearing the whole time :)

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