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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 ...
UK driving licences were introduced by the Motor Car Act 1903 but no test was required. The intention was purely to identify vehicles and their drivers. [9] The Road Traffic Act 1930 introduced age restrictions and a test for disabled drivers; this was the first formal driving test in the UK.
The Greenstead roundabout is a large roundabout junction in Colchester, Essex, England. [1] It is a "magic roundabout", where traffic travels both directions around a central island. It is a ring junction comprising five mini roundabouts, with two lanes in each direction, joining each to its neighbour.
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 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.
After Johns Cross roundabout, the A21 takes a relatively straight, though undulating, journey, through Whatlington and passes Sedlescombe before climbing a four-mile (6.4 km) long hill to enter Hastings where the first junction reached is the Baldslow Interchange where currently the A28, A2100 and B2093 roads all terminate.
Apleyhead Roundabout aka Five Lanes End [6] 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 ...
Walton Park Roundabout Roundabout Walton Park, Milton Keynes: H10 Bletcham Way; V10 Brickhill Street; Wandsworth Bridge Roundabout Roundabout Wandsworth, London: A214 Trinity Road; A217 Bridgend Road; A217 Swandon Way; A3205 York Road