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11 December 2006

Just turn left at the next intersection

post by: Daniel Charms at: 15:22 | 7 comments

Perhaps it's because I can't drive (and don't know the pain of being stuck in a traffic jam) but things like this have fascinated me to no end ever since I was a kid.

posted by Daniel Charms 11 December | 15:23

They're kinda pretty. And if they keep cars moving at rush hour, they're also "engineering marvels". If not, they're really expensive art.

The mixing bowl used to be pretty simple ... it simply didn't work. It's more spaghetti-like now, but has improved traffic.

posted by danostuporstar 11 December | 15:43

Oh, and thanks to a link to a really cool site I've never seen before!

posted by redvixen 11 December | 16:43

According to wikipedia , there are no Malfunction Junctions in Houston. That's just sad.

posted by found dog one eye 11 December | 17:25

We don't really have these in the U.K. Well, we have one, but that's it. Most of the time we use ring roads for larger cities and towns. And unless you live in London, they seem to work just fine.

This is the bit where someone tells me how wrong I am

posted by seanyboy 11 December | 18:51

Seanyboy: These junctions pale in comparison to the M25 :7

(it, too, has its multi-level junctions, btw)

posted by Daniel Charms 11 December | 19:09

I wish they were labelled.

posted by Eideteker 11 December | 19:43

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