The Cause of the Hectic London Traffic

Bad traffic is the norm in London from Monday to Sunday (except long holidays like Easter holiday, when everyone flees the city like a plague). Well, this is hardly surprising in an old city like this, when some of the roads, which were properly built for horse carriages, are now honing with cars.

Narrow roads with cars parked on both sides can be seen everywhere, cars need to stop to give way to the traffic coming from the opposite side. On top of that, cars can park facing the wrong direction and changing lane without indicating is a common practice.

However, none of these can top a very very very confusing traffic light I saw in the middle of a round about yesterday.

A "functioning" set of traffic lights on a round about near Canary Wharf

Should I go, or should I stop? Turn left now maybe?

I was so glad I was not driving yesterday. Sweet?!