Cars & Transportation Worst Intersections.

[RedmanWasHere]

1980 to 1983, 1999 to 2001 and 2003 to 2010.

Pretty cool.

To think that once upon a time we'd've been not more than 500m-1k away from each other navigating through Five Ways while listening to Essendon and Geelong play each other.

 

[M Malice]

the M1 merge with the gateway motorway at springwood. the M1 goes down from 5 lanes to 4 then 3 then 2 and then merges with the gateway, insanity in peak hour.

apparently both sides of politics have pledged funds to rectify the problem.

 

[Croweater]

This thing.

The lovely Britannia roundabout. It was one roundabout with five exits, but they added another roundabout three years ago to reduce congestion and minimise accidents.

Fat lot of good it's done. People still don't know how to navigate it. I was rear ended there three weeks ago. $12,500 damage, and a sky high insurance premium for the middle aged man who hit me.

 

[akkaps]

Around Parliament House in Canberra. This has two sets of roundabouts on top of each other. One of them is partly underground. And not roads leading in and out of the roundabouts go to both of them.

 

[cartel]

They've improved it now, but the roundabout at the junction of Royal Pde, Flemington Road, Elzabeth St and Peel Street in Parkville used to be awful.

Getting off Eastlink heading southbound at Maroondah Highway with the intention to turn east through Ringwood is pretty bad as well. Need to merge across two lanes with traffic merging towards you that is trying to turn right within about 50m. Eastlink is great, but that was awful design.

 

[akkaps]

They've improved it now, but the roundabout at the junction of Royal Pde, Flemington Road, Elzabeth St and Peel Street in Parkville used to be awful.

It's still a bitch going from Flemington Rd to Elizabeth St, if you stRt on the inside lanes.

 

[Gough]

Spaghetti Junction on the M6.

What makes it worse is once you've negotiated it, you end up in f***ing Birmingham.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

The closest thing to Spaghetti Junction I've witnessed is Eastlink-Monash FWY.

 

[cartel]

The closest thing to Spaghetti Junction I've witnessed is Eastlink-Monash FWY.

I reckon that's pretty well signposted though.

 

[Soft Ball Get]

This stupid one for me. At peak hour it backs up forever.

Whys it shaped like a dick and balls?

 

[Procrastinator35]

Whys it shaped like a dick and balls?

I'm actually quite impressed by the man-scaping there.

 

[rippersnipper]

Surely the "all roads lead to reservoir + railway" intersection gets a mention.

 

[peternorth]

high st rd/blackburn rd at peak hour. school zone north of it, shops south of it, lanes quite narrow.

 

[peternorth]

I reckon that's pretty well signposted though.

true. in my limited domestic travels i feel brisbane city is excellent in that regard. never felt being lost was an option

 

[brucetiki]

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This thing.

The lovely Britannia roundabout. It was one roundabout with five exits, but they added another roundabout three years ago to reduce congestion and minimise accidents.

Fat lot of good it's done. People still don't know how to navigate it. I was rear ended there three weeks ago. $12,500 damage, and a sky high insurance premium for the middle aged man who hit me.

Beat me to it. Best strategy is to shut you eyes, floor it and hope for the best to get through this mess.

The Gepps Cross 5 ways can be a bit tricky, especially if turning right westbound from Grand Junction Rd.

And in terms of town planning fails 101 - Park Tce from Salisbury Highway to Wiltshire St. a dog's breakfast of intersections, especially the train line/bus interchange/Gawler St (about three intersections spaced within about 30 metres that weren't synced until The Ghan took out a bus and killed a few people).

 

[Hamingja]

Only South Australians could put 4 sets of traffic lights on a roundabout.

 

[Van_Dyke]

Only South Australians could put 4 sets of traffic lights on a roundabout.

Bunbury's way ahead of you

 

[akkaps]

After doing a bit of googling, found this in England :


That's right, there are five roundabouts inside one roundabout. Good luck people.

Here's the coordinates : 51°33′46.2″N 01°46′17.3″W

 

[brucetiki]

Only South Australians could put 4 sets of traffic lights on a roundabout.

You do realise that's a temporary solution while the T2T project is built, and it actually flows pretty well.

 

[Reynolds Number]

In WA

Denny Ave/Railway Ave traffic light intersection in Kelmscott.

 

[Hamingja]

You do realise that's a temporary solution while the T2T project is built, and it actually flows pretty well.

I go Grange road onto Manton street on the way home from work and cars going down South rd stopped at the lights on the roundabout (where the red truck with grey trailer is) bank up and block the roundabout exit to Manton street. It's stupid.

 

[Natho]

Gnagara Road and Beechboro road in Perth. Going to and from work at the Vines Golf Course for 4 years was a constant battle. Probably saw the aftermath of roughly 10 accidents. They were adding an extra lane and some traffic lights and whatever just after i quit. No clue how that intersection is now days.

 

[brucetiki]

I go Grange road onto Manton street on the way home from work and cars going down South rd stopped at the lights on the roundabout (where the red truck with grey trailer is) bank up and block the roundabout exit to Manton street. It's stupid.

As I said, temporary solution, and long term it will be brilliant.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Turning off Alexandria parade into Nicholson street when it's half busy is a fate worse than death.

 

[Golumless]

I go Grange road onto Manton street on the way home from work and cars going down South rd stopped at the lights on the roundabout (where the red truck with grey trailer is) bank up and block the roundabout exit to Manton street. It's stupid.

It is quite stupid.

My main bugbear is the Oaklands crossing intersection, where Morphett Rd and Diagonal Rd intersect. Is such a poorly designed intersection.