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Message: <blockquote data-quote="barasawa" data-source="post: 7744028" data-attributes="member: 44909">I remember going out to the store in Hammersmith in the 80s. It was a bit of a trek as there wasn't a tube station close, and I couldn't find a bus that came close either for some reason. (There was a bus route war going on at the time that might have been a reason for it.) The worst part was when I got to the roundabout and the instructions said take the right.  There were 3 roads that could be considered "right"!  Fortunately a Bobby saw my obvious confusion and came over to ask if he could help. He gave me useful directions that got me to the store easily.  I really should have gotten his name so I could have sent him a thank you note. For those that aren't familiar with the roundabouts in the UK, they can be far more complicated than a simple US 4 way intersection. If I recall correctly, that particular roundabout had 7 roads coming into it, and they were not evenly spaced. (I can't recall if I counted the one I reached it from or not.) I understand why roundabouts are like that, and they are a great way to deal with it, but directions involving them really need to be a bit more precise than "take the right".</blockquote>