(From a forwarded mail from England)
Imagine that you're driving through Great Britain and you're already a bit annoyed about the fact that you have to drive on the left hand side of the road. (You only have your driving license for three weeks.)
Suddenly you see the next traffic sign appear:
You start wondering what is going to happen now? They didn't show you this sign during your driving lessons………..
A few hundred meters further you're suddenly in the next situation!
The magic roundabout !
See also the next picture....
Apparently there are 3 or 4 of these monsters in England.
This one is in Swindon, between Londen and Cardif.
In the centre the turning direction is opposite to the normal direction for left hand driven cars. (or equal to the situation at Europe's mainland)
My Note:
This article reminds me of a National Lampoon, when the family went to Europe, and they had to circle in one of these things forever because they guy did not know how to come out. I had it too in my first 3 roundabouts.
We in Thailand are using the same thing, so I am fine with it now. Here in the Philippines they have some of those though most of the practices here are after U.S. settings. People don't seem to do well with them :-)
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