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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Rebecca Koncienzcy

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Wirral roundabouts that drive us mad - The Untold Story

Every driver has something that really makes them mad.

Whether it's traffic jams or people who fail to indicate, there are plenty of annoyances out their on the roads - and weird roundabouts are right up there on the list of popular bugbears. The first roundabout was built in 1909 in Letchworth Garden City, but they became more widespread in the 1960s and they aim to ease congestion at busy junctions.

But not all roundabouts are the same and the oddly-shaped or difficult to navigate ones really give some motorists anxiety as they approach the junctions. And Wirral has its fair share of odd and difficult roundabouts that lead to irritation for drivers and pedestrians.

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