Category: Dead end

Turn left to go offroad

Close to my house, there’s a road, the Kromwijkdreef, with a left-turn lane. If you go left you’ll end up … in the grass. Or down an embankment. Or, if you really step on it, in someone’s living room. Or balcony! Vlak bij mijn huis is een weg, de Kromwijkdreef, met een voorsorteervak naar links. […]

The Roundabout

This roundabout in New Kent, Virginia, clearly awaits better times. All those US Americans hate roundabouts, calling them “death traps” and worse. However, this one was mandated by the Virginia general assembly, and that means it has to be built – even if it connects to nothing.