VIDEO: Do you remember Doha's old crazy roundabout?

VIDEO: Do you remember Doha's old crazy roundabout?

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By QL Videos

Time for a little bit of Doha nostalgia. 

"Crazy Roundabout" was a siamese 3-in-1 compound roundabout that struck fear into the hearts of many Doha drivers before it was banished from the city in the mid-2000s. Its legacy still persists as the intersection that replaced it is still commonly called "Crazy Signal". 

 

Did any of you get the chance to drive on Crazy Roundabout yourself? 

PC: qatarskeptic.blogspot.qa

By kjg• 6 Oct 2016 10:35
kjg

I can recall this roundabout from my childhood memories.

Could any one share details on the construction contractors and any interesting specifics behind its construction ?

By britexpat• 6 Oct 2016 07:55
britexpat

Used properly, roundabouts are great for traffic flow .... So much history and character lost :O(

By factmachine• 6 Oct 2016 07:30
factmachine

its still same in condition. Tidy roads..

By Equin0x• 5 Oct 2016 19:56
Equin0x

That roundabout had been responsible for hundreds of injuries and fatal accidents, before its removal.

By Wild Turkey• 5 Oct 2016 17:32
Wild Turkey

It actually should be called "incompetence roundabout" assuming that there was a guy who had planned it that way.

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