Call me misguided if you like, but it is my oppinion that some local authorities are guilty of deliberately causing confusion, by not cutting back hedges, leaving road signs covered with foliage etc. Bournemouths Highways Departments policy is to plant hedging up to the give way lines at roundabouts so drivers have to virtually stop. They are also keen on obscuring the view across the roundabout as in their oppinion this all slows drivers down.
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I would personally like to see the person responsible for this policy take a learner round one of their roudabouts at a busy time of day. Perhaps they would then realise that many drivers do not consider the visibility from the road to their left as they approach the roundabout. Visibility across the roundabout is also an issue as it is often not possible to see traffic on the roundabout untill it is at three o' clock.
And whilst I'm in a grumpy mood, Weymouth is installing intelligent traffic lights for the Olympics in 2012, in line with their modern transport system.
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