Sainsbury’s slammed for ‘ludicrous’ car park layout – with shoppers comparing it to LEGOLAND
SAINSBURY'S has been slammed for a new car park layout that has been likened to something from Legoland.
An elaborate hairpin bend was installed at the entrance to its store in Christchurch, Dorset.
The two-way track is said to have led to several near misses as drivers swing their vehicles around the tight bends.
The position of two-speed humps in both lanes is also causing drivers to go through the middle of them, risking head-on collisions.
Customers say the freshly tarmacked black track and white lines make the car park appear like the Driving School found at Legoland in Windsor, Berks.
Others have compared the 'ludicrous' layout to a real-life version of the computer game Super Mario.
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The new entrance joins from a mini-roundabout and from above the whole layout looks like a huge question mark, which is apt as it has left a lot of customers scratching their heads.
Many have taken to social media to complain about the design.
Samantha Blackmore-Wells said: "It's too narrow for most cars to pass each other safely. My last car was a people carrier and I would have had to shop elsewhere.
"When I approach the Sainsbury's roundabout to enter their new 'hairpin' car park entrance/exit, I actually feel my stress levels raising.
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"My heart beats faster, I get hot, I feel anxious, then usually mutter under my breath 'whose was this stupid ridiculous idea; what a total idiot'"
Simon Elvery said: "The architect/designer of Sainsbury's new entrance should return his payment for designing the most ludicrously stupid car park I've seen."
Ruth Brewer posted: "It makes you feel travel sick with so many twists & turns."
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Kevin Clarke said: "The new road layout looks like the Driving School track at Legoland and is like playing Super Mario when driving around it."
A Sainsbury's spokesperson said: "Feedback is important to us and we can reassure our Christchurch Superstore customers that work in our car park will be completed soon and improve the flow of traffic."
