These maze markings are driving motorists round the twist: Residents slam scheme to encourage walking and cycling and predict ‘confusing’ layouts will cause an accident A junction in Birkenhead, Merseyside, has caused mass confusion for road users Maze-like markings were added by Wirral council as part of £3.2million scheme Motorists say the markings have caused … Read more
Boris Johnson wants to build a giant roundabout under the Isle of Man that connects three tunnels to Northern Ireland, sources claim, but one aide dismisses it as a ‘bats***’ scheme. The latest extravagant transport idea backed by Boris Johnson could see three tunnels heading out from England and Scotland, arriving at a roundabout dubbed … Read more
Confronting moment cocker spaniel FLIES out of a car window as its owners drive through a roundabout A dashcam captured footage of a Toyota Yaris driving through a roundabout The dog was catapulted out of the window and landed on its head on the road The cocker spaniel, which still had its lead on, rolled … Read more
Alarming moment a man falls out of a moving van on a busy London roundabout – but somehow avoids getting hit by traffic The passenger fell from the cab of a Ford Transit on a west London roundabout The door flew open and the man tumbled out in front of another vehicle Luckily, the vehicle … Read more
Minor car crash forces Britain’s first Dutch-style roundabout that gives priority to cyclists to CLOSE just days after it opened Car hit unfinished beacon on £2.3million Fendon Road roundabout, Cambridge Feared impact may have caused underground structural problems to the pole New system gives right of way to cyclists who go around it on an … Read more
Britain’s first Dutch-style roundabout that prioritises cyclists and pedestrians has been blasted by motorists as ‘confusing’, ‘a cyclist killing zone’ and ‘an overspend’ after the council blew £2.3million on it. Cyclists have an outer ring on the Cambridge roundabout, with cycle crossings over each of the four approach roads in a contrasting red surface. There … Read more
The UK’s first Dutch-style roundabout has opened in Cambridge today, giving cyclists and pedestrians priority at the junction over drivers. The roundabout features a red bicycle lane around it and motorists need to give way if a cyclist is using it. Narrowed roads with pedestrian crossings on the entry and exit of the junction are … Read more