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GerryC Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Mar 01, 2005 Posts: 1513 Location: West Mids
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 4:02 pm Post subject: Do people really think Spaghetti Junction is that bad? |
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Just reading on the BBC where they have Britain's scariest roads revealed. Once again, Spaghetti Junction is top of the list.
Do people really find this scary or is it just because of how it looks from the air? It's well signposted and really it's just a choice of "do I turn off" then left or right. I always have the impression that it's drivers who have never gone through it that respond like this.
(Pet peeve - TeleAtlas - the Aston Expressway is a motorway called the A38(M), not the A5127 which is a bit to the east)
Now, I'll agree with Five Ways as you're never sure if your lane will stay on or go off the roundabout and there's two sets of lane markings. If you're on the ring road you've also just passed or have this to contend with. _________________ Gerry
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Border_Collie Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 2543 Location: Rainham, Kent. England.
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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Just tried to add a Url, then a pic. but failed both times so.......
Start Google Earth or Maps, or your Sat. Nav. and enter coords.
51.566750 - 0.542071 _________________ Formerly known as Lost_Property
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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Lost_Property wrote: | Just tried to add a Url, then a pic. but failed both times so.......
Start Google Earth or Maps, or your Sat. Nav. and enter coords.
51.566750 - 0.542071 | Did you mean This? _________________ Richard
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Border_Collie Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 2543 Location: Rainham, Kent. England.
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry Oldboy, I shouldn't have included the -.
Try 51.566750 0.542071 _________________ Formerly known as Lost_Property
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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Lost_Property wrote: | Sorry Oldboy, I shouldn't have included the -.
Try 51.566750 0.542071 |
Ah, then This. _________________ Richard
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Border_Collie Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 2543 Location: Rainham, Kent. England.
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Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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That's the one.
If you look you will see there are two choices for each route, clockwise or anti clockwise. _________________ Formerly known as Lost_Property
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:03 am Post subject: |
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Or in Google Maps search for Magic Roundabout, Swindon! _________________ Dennis
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Border_Collie Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 2543 Location: Rainham, Kent. England.
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Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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On similar lines to the one I pointed out near Pitsea, which has been there for, must be, 30 years. There was another, so I was told, at St. Albans.
The worst roundabout is the M25. _________________ Formerly known as Lost_Property
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