In Newcastle, the double-roundabout at Haddricks Mill in South Gosforth has achieved notoriety among cyclists for its blind spots, narrow lanes and confusing road markings, as well as the speed and volume of cars, trucks and buses that pass through.
For a woman who is used to excelling and meeting goals on the clearly marked highway of life, the reality of motherhood with its twists and turns, confusing road signs and occasional detours, can make even the most accomplished woman crumble under the pressure.
"There is 47th Avenue and 47th Road, and I am walking around confusing my roads and avenues and streets, and they are on the phone saying take a left here and a right there," she said.
The first is mere nonsense – it's clear the PR folk at Confused were, ahem, confused about road tax.
Mr. Baker, a security guard at the corporate offices of Nine West, who said he had not ridden a bicycle since his was stolen more than a year ago, said the shoulder of the road was "kind of small" and intersections made the road "generally confusing".
To the right, some taxi drivers say they find the extra road markings confusing, especially when they fall in a bus lane - how much room should they give?
Pittsburgh, in contrast, features crooked roads, countless bridges, confusing intersections, and more than its fair share of snow, sleet, and rain.
Others said they had come to know the rotary so well that a straight road might be confusing at first.
On the other hand, I wasted a good amount of gas looking for places in Italy where road signs are confusing or, more often, non-existent.
On his trips to Europe, Mr. Milligan, an American, frequently rents a car but is easily confused by the road signs.
