Oh! I know it well!!! It was the first time I'd heard of magic roundabouts, and I didn't believe it could work at all!!! I vowed to avoid the magic at all costs, but the day came when I found myself entering the dratted thing and the only way to go was onwards!
The next day, I was talking to an elderly couple about the differences between driving in Australia or driving in England, and I mentioned "that" roundabout - and the dear old lady said: "I've got the ideal way to cope it, I just close my eyes"! So I asked her, did she drive? "Oh No! my husband does that!" Which didn't help me much at all, because I was driving on my own!! I finally decided they just take a little practice, but there's no way an Australian will believe they work - most roundabouts out here tend to be about 10 - 15' across, and I suspect the "give way to the right rule" no longer exists, so they just can't envisage it at all. There's another one at St. Albans, took my DH there a couple of years ago, just to show off to him!! Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia) --- Karen Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As well as traffic lights on roundabouts in the UK, there is also the magic > roundabout in Swindon. This is a lage roundabout surrounded by 5 smaller > ones, making it possible to travel around the roundabout in both a clockwise > and anticlockwise direction. > > And just in case you don't believe me or understand , there's a picture at > http://www.strum.co.uk/wessex/brunpic.htm > > Karen in Coventry, who is about to go and teach children how to make lace > snakes. http://personals.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Personals New people, new possibilities. FREE for a limited time. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
