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Reduce Traffic - Turn left on a RED
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... Martin Underwood wrote: "Richard J." wrote in message ... Andrew P Smith wrote: In article , Helen Deborah Vecht writes I think there's a similar one in Hemel Hempstead.... No, that's just 5 mini roundabouts in close succession similar to those outside Hatton Cross tube station. IIRC there are 6 mini roundabouts, placed around a central island. This is an exactly similar configuration to the Swindon one, except that Hemel has 6 roads entering instead of 5, and the central island is bigger. I thought the roundabouts at Swindon were placed randomly rather than regularly around a central roundabout. Certianly they appear fairly random when you drive around them. If you look at the photo on the page that I referred to originally in this thread*, you'll see that there is a mini-roundabout at the point where each of the 5 roads enters the Magic Roundabout, forming a more-or-less regular pentagon. * http://www.swindonweb.com/life/lifemagi0.htm You're absolutely right! I've looked at the aerial photo and I can't work out why this one appears so confusing and random when you're driving round it whereas the one in Hemel seems more organised. How many exits does the Hemel one have: is it six? I think I still prefer a nice simple arrangement with one big roundabout, they you only have to gave way ONCE, as you're entering the roundabout, rather than having to be prepared to stop at every roundabout on your route. |
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