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From: Adrian on 27 Nov 2009 14:41
Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

>> I can only really think of one junction that I expect fuckwittery on -
>> A1081/A414 roundabout, top end of the London Colney dual carriageway up
>> from Jn22 of the M25.
>>
>> I dunno what it is, but something about that roundabout just causes
>> people to completely ignore the (clear) lane markings. Even then...
>> Scary? No. Not if you're awake, anyway.

> Done that plenty of times in a Howdens Kitchens wagon. There's a DHL RDC
> which is accessed via that junction and the shitty B road going off the
> southern roundabout.

Going from the A1 and turning down towards Colney's straightforward. The
worst section seems to be the quadrant between Colney and the 414 towards
St Albans/M1.
From: Dr Zoidberg on 27 Nov 2009 14:44
Adrian wrote:
> Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
> saying:
>
>> Never been round Marble Arch
>
> <shrug>
> It's not that impressive.
>
> <looks down list>
> Spaghetti Junction

In practice it's very easy to negotiate as you only ever have a couple
of turns to make.

> M8 junctions through central Glasgow
> Marble Arch
> Magic Roundabout, Swindon

Not done any of them.

> Hanger Lane

No worse than any other similar junction in london.
I wouldn't want to do it in a dog slow vehicle though.

> M5/M6 intersection

Eh?
It's almost stationary most of the time.
The only tricky part is M6 heading north turning off onto the M5 where
the traffic coming on from the last junction and going onto the M6 gets
in your way and the slip road effectively becomes L1 of the M5

> Piccadilly Circus

I think I did it once and thought it was ok.

> Five Ways junction, Birmingham

You need to get the hang of pulling away sharply , but it's easy otherwise.

> Magic Roundabout, Hemel Hempstead
> Kingston Bridge, Glasgow

Nope , not done those wither

--
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger, then I hide until it goes away"
From: JNugent on 27 Nov 2009 14:44
Silk wrote:

> On 27/11/2009 19:26, JNugent wrote:

>> Yes - negotiated every one of them (including Glasgow's Kingston Bridge
>> - though it was more than 30 years ago), except "Five Ways Junction",
>> Birmingham.

> Five Ways is the big roundabout at the end of the A456 into Birmingham
> from the West. Where it joins Broad Street.

Is that the Hagley Road?
From: Adrian on 27 Nov 2009 14:50
Silk <me(a)privacy.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

>> Yes - negotiated every one of them (including Glasgow's Kingston Bridge
>> - though it was more than 30 years ago), except "Five Ways Junction",
>> Birmingham.

> Five Ways is the big roundabout at the end of the A456 into Birmingham
> from the West. Where it joins Broad Street.

This one?
http://snurl.com/tfvez

WTFs so scary about that?
From: Silk on 27 Nov 2009 15:45
On 27/11/2009 19:44, JNugent wrote:
> Silk wrote:
>
>> On 27/11/2009 19:26, JNugent wrote:
>
>>> Yes - negotiated every one of them (including Glasgow's Kingston Bridge
>>> - though it was more than 30 years ago), except "Five Ways Junction",
>>> Birmingham.
>
>> Five Ways is the big roundabout at the end of the A456 into Birmingham
>> from the West. Where it joins Broad Street.
>
> Is that the Hagley Road?

That's the one.
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