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The magic roundabout isn't really a roundabout. It's a series of mini roundabouts and if you treat it as such it's a lot less scary

@ Olivia

View from MurderOfGoths car ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih223jffmek

My DDad, who went that way for work, once built a model of the magic round about out of ashtrays, fag packets and table mats and tried to explain it to me.

I was very , home was a welsh market town with one pelican crossing. Nearest duel carriageway is 60 miles away, nearest MWay is Cardiff.

^"I think that Harpenden attracts the very ambitious types who are go getters and used to having high powered jobs in London before children.
Certainly the Harpenden mummies who venture to Hemel for the better sports centre/ gymnastics/ cheaper music classes drive normally and experience less stress parking. Prehaps the magic roundabout in Hemel is enough to repell the mad Harpenden mummies back to Harpenden."^ ReallyTired

"Seriously, you have to love a place so posh it makes St. Albans look like Tower Hamlets." Somewherewest

These two comments just about sum the place up. Did make me chuckle. Proud of my HP postcode!

Enjoy these...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc7t5zGrWlw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHl1kHI1BXw

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc7t5zGrWlw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHl1kHI1BXw

bugger...

My DH is a driving instructor and he takes his pupils to the magic roundabout. Dealing with normal roundabouts is so easy afterwards

Harpenden is full of new money and yummy mummies. It isn't a friendly place.

St. Albans is far nicer and so are the people.

Not been to Leeds then ?

Indicators are optional. As are red lights.
Leave a gap of more than a few cm and someone will slide in front of you..

Oh and dont worry about being in the wrong lane...Everyone is in the wrong lane.

YANBU! I grew up in Harpenden, my family is from there, and I still work there, hate having to drive in everyday. There are so many cars, such a shame as it was a great place a few years back. All my cousins and I have been priced out by the influx of commuters for London, it's totally changed the feel of the place .

Oh, and love the magic roundabout. You can go round clockwise or anti-clock wise to get the the same turn off, what's not to like?

Agree Harpenden used to be a lovely place to live. It doesn't seem nice now and suspect I wouldn't live there even if I could afford it

I live in Harpenden. I don't drive and walk everywhere. I take my life in my hands every time I cross at the zebra crossing at the bottom of Station Road. It's suuuuch an inconvenience to have to stop one's Porsche/Range Rover etc. to let people cross.

In the previous country I lived in if they got sick of waiting in a traffic queue they just drove their enormous Landcruisers along the pavement. And they used to drive along with their kids hanging out of the windows and sun roof (no seat belt laws for children ). Loads of shocking examples it was unbelievable. Now THAT was bad driving. Driving in the UK is positively sedate in comparison (even Harpenden)