ring road

Leeds did eventually get subterranean transport - in the form of the inner ring road motorway which dives under the city centre.

Other clashes between police and crowds occurred on the Paris ring road.

The UCU branch chair also said the demolition would be a huge undertaking that would cause disruption due to its proximity to a junction on the ring road.

Andrew McClean from Cycling UK said people are "not likely" to make active travel journeys "along ring roads or rural roads".

There's even a ring road named Xi Jinping Boulevard in honour of the Chinese president.