"You see, Wendy, when the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies." James M. Barrie Peter Pan.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Fran is not fond of Traffic Circles

and has been known to have had a mini-meltdown navigating Dupont Circle in Washington, DC

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Below is a picture of The Magic Roundabout in Swindon, England where Fran would be SURE to simply stop the car, take out a tissue and cry.

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The Magic Roundabout was constructed in 1972 and consists of five mini-roundabouts arranged in a circle. Its name comes from the popular children's television series The Magic Roundabout. In 2009 it was voted the fourth scariest junction in Britain.

It may be saying something negative about the town if its most notable feature is a traffic junction, but the Magic Roundabout is truly a wonder of the world. And by “wonder” I don’t mean “wow” I mean
“I wonder why they built such a stupidly complex junction”.

You see, the Magic Roundabout is in fact
5 small roundabouts surrounding one large centre roundabout.

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If you too want to avoid England's seventh most feared road junction... here's a map!

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