As someone who has been driving on Ipswich roads for more than a decade since I passed my test when I was 18, I think I have been on just about every roundabout in the town and can safely say, while the St Matthew's roundabout isn't great and is the most dangerous, it's far from the worst for drivers.

That title, in my opinion, belongs to the Bridge Street roundabouts - either one, take your pick.

Now, I am going to start by saying, 95% of issues at roundabouts in Ipswich are down to the drivers of vehicles, but in my view some have been designed poorly, have traffic lights that don't help or have road markings which are difficult to understand, particularly if you're not from the town.

Bridge Street roundabouts (Image: Google Maps)

Both of the Bridge Street roundabouts have traffic lights too close to the roundabout, meaning that when this road is busy and the lights are on red, cars block the road and don't leave space for cars to come out.

The road markings aren't exactly clear either. Coming from Grafton Way, the road splits into three lanes. One with an arrow pointing left for the town centre, and two pointing straight on.

If you don't know the area there's either straight on, or technically left at the first exit, which is shown on one as a left turn, or straight on - there's no right one, for those that want the second exit.

It also says town centre on the middle lane, even though left goes towards town centre and the right lane says 'THRD TRAF', which to me shows zero indication as to where you should be going.

The other roundabout which feeds into Star Lane also has its issues, with traffic often sitting on the roundabout due to the lights being red.

Tom Cann (Image: Lucy Taylor)

Bridge Street roundabouts (Image: Google Maps)

There is often heavy traffic leading up to the roundabout from different directions, and the problem with road markings is that if cars are stopped on top of them, you can't see them.

Another roundabout in town which can cause issues is the Norwich Road double roundabout.

If you know how to use it, you're absolutely fine, but so many people don't and panic when they get there.

There's often traffic backed up onto it and it is a popular route for buses and lorries, meaning that they can tail back to block exits from different directions.

Norwich Road double roundabout (Image: Google Maps)

To finish up my list of Ipswich's worst roundabouts, we have the one at the top of Norwich Road, which feeds into Anglia Retail Park.

While this roundabout is easy to use, the layout of it is, in my opinion, a bit ridiculous. From both the road coming down from the Asda and the way coming from Norwich Road, there are two lanes on each road, but one of these is specifically just for Anglia Retail Park.

This means there is always traffic on the roundabout for those who want any of the other three exits, and the lane to go into the retail park is always empty.

Those are the worst roundabouts in Ipswich, in my opinion. They are always really busy and the road layouts just don't help, particularly if you're a visitor of the town.

Bury Road roundabout (Image: Google Maps)

Bury Road roundabout (Image: Google Maps)

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