The Magic Roundabout

From my friend, Sally.

Ok, imagine you have to drive your car in Swindon, and you’re less than enthusiastic about it, since you only recently passed your test.

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And then you see this:



You’re starting to wonder what that’s about. You didn’t see anything like this in your driving lessons.

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And a bit further, you stumble across this situation.



The Magic Roundabout!

Birds eye view...



In the peripheral roundabouts you turn clockwise, in the centre you turn anti-clockwise. As you can see, the traffic problem is essentially solved by scaring people into taking alternative routes.

A delightful explanation of the concept can be found at SwindonWeb.