20 Things Only People From Merseyside Will Understand

By Stuart W. Bedford /

4. Switch Island Is Terrifying

But shortly after the wonderful Pies graffiti passes, you€™re forced to face a literal Krypton Factor of road design: Switch Island. It€™s basically like a giant plate of spaghetti with angry lorry drivers for meatballs and road works for ragu. And god help you if you pick the wrong lane; you might end up in Ormskirk. Or worse, Skem. We're not sure whether there's supposed to be some sort of order in the mess, or whether Liverpool City Council actually designed it as a joke and then hit the 'begin construction' button by mistake.