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Why Ipley Cross Was a Dangerous Junction

Tom Scott · Explainer · 4 min · 2020 · YouTube title: Why this British crossroads was so dangerous
Why it's here

Used as the go-to visual demonstration of A-pillar blind spots and badly designed junctions.

What it covers

Tom Scott explains why Ipley Cross in England's New Forest was one of Britain's most dangerous junctions. The angled crossroads lets a car's A-pillar hide approaching traffic and cyclists because there is no relative motion in the driver's view.