Comments on: The Magic Roundabout

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:55:33 +0000

Oh, if you view it in google earth and go to June 14, 2006, you can see it. Why would they have an older map as the main one?

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:53:12 +0000

The images are old, so you can’t see it, but on hybrid or map view you can see the first roundabout that I know of in Alabama.

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

By: Anna Blackmore

Anna Blackmore — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:41:21 +0000

You might be interested to know that the man who invented the mini roundabout and the ring junction ‘magic roundabouts’ recently died. You can read some of his obituaries here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/jun/21/6

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/frank-blackmore-traffic-engineer-who-invented-the-miniroundabout-856107.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4131930.ece

By: cksd11

cksd11 — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:58:40 +0000

Here’s the Hemel Hempstead “magic roundabout” from the kodak development currently being demolished:

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/yaz37/579ab71c-1.jpg

I though climbing the crane would be a perfect opportunity to get sme shots of Hemel,
Link to the rest of the photos are here:

http://onetwotwofour.blogspot.com/2008/03/fourty-seven.html

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:12:07 +0000

http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/18/the-magic-roundabout/comment-page-1/#comment-147092 Re: the aove and the photo that goes with it… I would suggest your have another look at the “Magic Roundabout”…. it has changed completely!!!

The aerial photo shown is at least 10 years out of date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A new layout exists and half of the former Kodak HQ building has been knocked down with extensive new structures on 3 out of the 6 ‘mini-roundabouts (entry/egress points.). One has been re-sited!!! Please update your information and Satellite Image URGENTLY!!!!!!

By: Bob Gross

Bob Gross — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:07:55 +0000

I’m a musician by trade. Every year, we go over to the U.K. to tour. It’s hard enough to get used to driving on the left side of the road. So imagine our surprise when while looking for the place we were playing in Swindon, we found ourselves caught in the “Magic Roundabout”. The locals at the gig later had a great laugh at our expence. I think they call it the “Magic” roundabout because once you’re in it, you might just vanish.

By: domi

domi — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:17 +0000

haha the magic round about is funny and i cnt belive its wat people come to swindon for its silly swindon is the s**test place ive ever lived im so glad im got out of there!!!!!

By: Armageddon T. Thunderbird

Armageddon T. Thunderbird — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:31:00 +0000

We have been getting many new roundabouts out here in the western U.S. They confuse the locals something awful. That should not be surprising, because the rubes have plenty of trouble with the four-way stops that have been in place for decades. If we had something like the Magic Roundabout, we would also need a permanent tower crane in the middle, to efficiently deal with the debris.

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:45:49 +0000

I find English roundabouts very confusing – going the wrong way aroung
In Germany thousands of roundabouts have been built in the last years – after removing in the 1950s in favor of traffic lights.

By: Jeremy P

Jeremy P — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:45:34 +0000

And there's another at Hatton Cross on the south east corner of Heathrow Airport