Spiral roundabouts

If you want to get confused at roundabouts when not a local ,try the "magic"roundabout at Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire

Great pics thanks Tinster👍🏻. I must admit I get mighty ticked off when I get beeped because someone on the left(of me) sticks in that lane even though they’re going for the 3rd exit & I'm going for the 2nd exit & they beep like crazy & make hand gestures because I’ve ‘cut them up’🤷🏻‍♂️. If there are markings it’ll help everyone. Or the alternative is learning how to use roundabouts👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Can someone explain how one navigates the magic roundabout at Swindon - looks very confusing on google earth

It looks like spiral roundabouts just guide folk to do what most of us have done for years. The lane markings are using a form of diagram to explain how to use a roundabout.🙂

If it saves folk from accidents then it can’t be bad👍🏻

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Spiral roundabouts are fine until there is heavy traffic, then without the road markings as a guide it's anyone's guess when and where the spiral actually begins.

There is one off the York bypass which is heavily trafficked with a lot of honking and cutting up.

Spiral lane marking just don't seem to work well if what is painted on the road surface does not correspond to where the lane leads, or the marking have worn off, or are obscured by traffic ahead.  Not to mention when the 1 in 10 who has been confused by them has to go around again!

There is heaps of them spiral roundabouts up here, pretty simple really

"Up here"? Is that somewhere on high ground?

Give us a clue where you're talking about, please.