I visited the Dutch roundabout in Hemel Hempstead…

…in the pouring rain, so you don’t have to!

This Dutch-style roundabout in Buncefield (yes, that one) was introduced in June 2025 to slight fanfare and an instructional video:

From my short and wet visit there, I saw no pedestrians and just a tonne of lorries. There doesn’t seem to be much for pedestrians or cyclists to visit, in the middle of an industrial estate, so it’s weird that a roundabout aimed towards cyclists and pedestrian priority would be trialled here!

For those wishing to look at what the roundabout looked like ten years ago, Street View imagery is below:

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