Lushcannon   10 #13 Posted August 24, 2019 I'm still surprised 13 years after this thread was started that there are still no photos of the experiment when I'm certain I've seen one but don't recall where.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Person6   10 #14 Posted August 27, 2019 I think the council may have been partners with the University of Sheffield in the experiment. I remember seeeing film footage of it on a visit to the School of Architecture there in the eighties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Elmambo   25 #15 Posted September 3, 2019 It was not the Council, nor I think the University. I was a government organisation - can't remember it's name, but a friend of mine (Civil Servant) came up from London to work on the project.   Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hillsbro   32 #16 Posted September 3, 2019 On 24/08/2019 at 19:38, Blanket said: It was nicknamed Dunlop Island .I navigated it several times a day.the layout changed by the hour. Yes - otherwise known as The Magic Roundabout. I remember it well, October 1972.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
henrypond   10 #17 Posted September 4, 2019 On 24/08/2019 at 11:34, Lushcannon said: I'm still surprised 13 years after this thread was started that there are still no photos of the experiment when I'm certain I've seen one but don't recall where....  The experiment was performed by the Road Traffic Laboratory. Report here: https://trl.co.uk/reports/LR562. Diagrams and photos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Elmambo   25 #18 Posted September 10, 2019 Yes, that's the one. At lot of the people concerned were staying at Matlock, I remember going out to visit a couple of times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bluecanary   13 #19 Posted September 10, 2019 On 04/09/2019 at 15:31, henrypond said:  The experiment was performed by the Road Traffic Laboratory. Report here: https://trl.co.uk/reports/LR562. Diagrams and photos. Thanks for posting the link. That looks like a recipe for total chaos! Not obvious why there is a double decker bus apparently parked in the middle of the roundabout. Perhaps it tried to navigate round and got lost? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Elmambo   25 #20 Posted September 12, 2019 It was total chaos. Some very angry drivers and some choosing to ignore the various obstructions (which changed every few days) and make their own way through. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lushcannon   10 #21 Posted October 29, 2019 Can't open the link....  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
TWhits   11 #22 Posted October 30, 2019 On 10/09/2019 at 13:21, bluecanary said: Thanks for posting the link. That looks like a recipe for total chaos! Not obvious why there is a double decker bus apparently parked in the middle of the roundabout. Perhaps it tried to navigate round and got lost? If I recall correctly, I think the bus was used by those monitoring the experiment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Lushcannon   10 #23 Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, TWhits said: If I recall correctly, I think the bus was used by those monitoring the experiment. When the bus was on the roundabout the mini islands weren't there....IIRC Edited October 30, 2019 by Lushcannon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
TWhits   11 #24 Posted October 31, 2019 15 hours ago, Lushcannon said: When the bus was on the roundabout the mini islands weren't there....IIRC Mmm you could be right - I can't remember but just had this vague memory that the bus was something to do with those monitoring the island and experimenting with different layouts. Could have been something I was told but that doesn't make it true. Maybe someone else can enlighten us? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...