Oh, so this explains one of the worst intersections in Berlin. I always wondered, why there were no street signs etc. at Checkpoint Charlie, one of the biggest

Oh, so this explains one of the worst intersections in Berlin. I always wondered, why there were no street signs etc. at Checkpoint Charlie, one of the biggest tourist attractions here. After reading/watching the article and researching it online, it seems that it was converted into a "shared space" in 2014/2015, shortly before I moved to Berlin. It might be just a bad implementation of the concept because you have a little vision into the other streets at the intersection, or because it is such a crowded space at any time, but the status quo is utter chaos. I've personally seen many near-accidents there, and I go out of my way to avoid it.