fantastic..that's how i thought it should look

Thank's Gio.  I imagine they model stage sets; that sounds like fun !

I don't know if I prefered it with the temporary lights....the boy racers are wizzing through at 60 + miles per hr and so are the bikers....aaah well at least there is no road rage...as yet .

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I take your point Ferni and may I say Eloquent and concise....I have had a shop for 17 yrs on the roundabout in the cenre of New Mills where Union Rd meets Market st on the right and Left toward Marple and although I have seen some near misses the tiny roundabout informs you to slow down and think...and yes people  sometimes drive right over it ..mainly boy racers and people rushing and taking a chance...all that said and not one accident have I seen ...near misses with lots of rants ..but that is only when two stubborn people take a chance...The point is it slows you down..creating less chance of a fatal incident...And as mentioned people have to think about passing in front or behind at present at Horwich End..but I myself have had to chance pulling over in the Chapel direction while vehicles hurtle towards you.....if they had seen the roundabout warning uo ahead ..maybe ..just maybe they would slow down. Ok  I've made my point..By the way the roundabout I mention for those unaware of the layout is a small 3-4 foot circular hump in the road..but it works.

Good point Nce....I think I prefer the subtle roundabout idea unless anyone else comes up with something.

That's brilliant Ferni..and I think there is definitely enough space on that junction..puzzles me as to why it hasn't been done  in past Be interested to see your drawings and how we can move forward on this as I really do think an accident is about to happen..god forbid!

Good evening  R s s...Firstly can I say You make your point well....But you seem a tad bogged down by 'off Set' . a/ Does a roundabout only have to exist in a non 'off set' situation?   b/   Because it has been that way for years ..does it make it  right and best. c/ Ludicrous you may think..but it is a starting point for change and it seems some other people seem uncomfortable with it also..which begs debate. d/ you assume it would have to be an awkward hump...on looking closer at the New Mills Roundabout today where I run a business 12 feet away fom 'it' The offending Hump is not  a hump at all thus making it posssible for all the large lorries to drive slowly across it all  day.  I am no road layout expert but I think this junction is dangerous noisey and not thought through probably due to funding. When I ask about the pavements and lumpy roads in New Mills the answer is always lack of funding! Rant over ..