I would think they wonder why a short bit of road in between islands should cause a problem to a driver. That is all they are, there is nothing magic about them. If you shrank the M25 down it would look similar with more islands.
I would think they wonder why a short bit of road in between islands should cause a problem to a driver. That is all they are, there is nothing magic about them. If you shrank the M25 down it would look similar with more islands.
In message , Brian Watson writes
I didn't hit her. Just got a bit surprised as did the gentleman behind me.
regards
Dennis Waterman would have.
We are very easily impressed round here.
Bill
You must have been to Stairfoot roundabout:-)
It is fun getting from Broad Street to Exchange Plaza on Park Square. The biggest challenge is getting past the sweet shop at the end of Broad Street.
The second biggest challenge are the two stupid exits from the roundabout (one of them for buses) that are next to each other with a stupid island between them.
BTW Did you work at the Earl of Doncaster when it had an extention built a couple of years ago?
Not as a Rula...
I don't think I remember hearing of a single accident on Swindon's magic roundabout the whole time I lived there....
In which case your congratulations were sorely misplaced.
Spiralling outwards is good. It means you should never need to change lanes on the roundabout, from the approach right through to the exit...
Interesting. Because the exit is "past 12 O'Clock", and my driving instructor always taught me that anything past 12 O'Clock is a right turn, therefore the approach should be in the right lane, unless there are markings to the contrary, and you should be indicating right.
One often sees near misses, horn soundings and entertaining gestures between drivers on this roundabout who are approaching from that direction and aiming for that exit, with some choosing lane 3 and taking a route round the centre of the roundabout, and some choosing lane 2 and coming up on the lane 3 driver's inside at the point they both wish to exit.
I saw a car that had been struck from all sides one of the few times I drove in and around the one in Hemel Hempstead
That's surprising. Although I've seen this work in France - perhaps it makes drivers pay more attention.
However in Glasgow where all the lane markings had worn off, chaos ensues at junctions. Glaswegians are just tossers.
And 4mph doesn't make journey times longer?
Middle for the middle two roads, left for the left road, right for the right road. I don't see your problem.
What's daft is when there are two lanes for left, straight ahead, or right. You then get 50% of people taking left lane for straight ahead, and 50% in right lane. Then they argue at the exit.
That's what the horn and fist are for. I mean shaking your fist, you only punch if they damage your car.
Agreed.
Did you notice Google have calculated you'd use 2p of fuel for that manoeuvre?
There's a small roundabout here where the inner lane of it is actually monoblocked (which I and everyone else assumes you are not meant to drive onto (it's about an inch raised)).
Trouble is some of the entrances to the roundabout are wide enough for two cars, so often people who aren't familiar with the roundabout squeeze alongside me to turn right when I'm going left or 2nd left, then when they notice the monoblock, swerve straight into me.
spending half an hour touring it till they find their exit. I would certainly forget which way I was facing without the use of a compass.
You usually get 'ushered off' the roundabout before you reach the exit you want!
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