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The main topic of discussion is the architecture of the roundabouts, including their design and safety features. [1] Other topics have included the approaches people take when driving towards and around a roundabout, and the wildlife present on some of the larger junctions. Their aim is to promote safe driving and consideration towards other ...
Grade Separated Dumbbell Roundabout Babworth, Nottinghamshire: A1 Worksop Road; A1 Blyth Road; A57; A614 Blyth Road; B6420 Mansfield Road; A conversion from a roundabout to a grade separated dumbbell arrangement opened on 20 May 2008. [7] The B6420 was routed north at this time to Apleyhead. Apple Tree Roundabout Roundabout Yiewsley, LB Hillingdon
Constructed in 1973, the "Magic Roundabout" in Hemel Hempstead was voted the UK's second-worst roundabout in a 2005 poll held by an insurance company (the winner being its Swindon counterpart). [1] In 2011, the roundabout was voted the best in Britain by motorists in a competition organised by a car leasing service. [2]
This junction, known as Simister Island, has been criticised for the presence of a roundabout and the numbered route turning off. the A1(M) between the M62 in North Yorkshire and Washington in Tyne and Wear is built to full 'M' class standards without any roundabouts. It has been suggested that this section of the A1(M) should be reclassified ...
The Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Jakarta, Indonesia A magic roundabout in Kent, UK, on the A13 road near Sadlers Farm. A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are types of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.
The official name of the roundabout used to be County Islands, but it was changed in the late 1980s to match its popular name. In 2005, it was voted the worst roundabout in a survey of the general public by a UK insurance company. [7] In September 2007, the Magic Roundabout was named as one of the world's worst junctions by a UK motoring ...
The Hindhead Tunnel is a 1,830-metre (1.14 mi) twin bore tunnel, [10] which cost £371 million to construct, and is the longest non-estuarial road tunnel in the UK. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond conducted the opening ceremony on 27 July 2011, though the northbound tunnel opened to traffic two days later than the southbound one, on 29 July.
A Cycle Optimised Protected Signal (CYCLOPS) junction is a type of protected junction found in the UK. Contrary to both regular UK and Dutch practice, in this setup, a cycle track encircles the entire junction (effectively a cycle roundabout encircling a regular signalised junction), with traffic signals where cycleways meet the carriageway.