A possible sign of confusion....

[stephenperry]

this is probably a daft question but how is this sign interpreted for a car driver and why?


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[vonhosen]

You can only go in the direction the top right green light & only when it is illuminated.

[Rick]

No left turn for cars, left turn only for buses, taxis and cycles when green light is showing. I guess it explains it as it would be confusing to have a no left turn sign combined with a green left arrow light!

[stephenperry]

thanks, these kind of signs confuse the hell out of me, not being exposed to them on a regular basis - i've had many a near miss on unfamiliar inner city roundabouts with not knowing when i'm supposed to stop and go and what lane i'm supposed to be in

[martine]

Where is this sign and what's the situation: why left turns sometimes?

[stephenperry]

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur ... en%26lr%3D

[martine]

Ah thanks. So the 'full' sign is actually a traffic light?

I think it's very badly designed and although it makes sense when explained it's not obvious and all signs should be bearing in mind you may have a couple of seconds at most, to take it in.

I keep meaning to take a photo of a fantastic conglomeration of signs very near me if only to show at our IAM associate class-room sessions to provoke discussion. I will try and snap the scene very soon and post it as it's quite beautiful (if you're a sign fetish) and a superb waste of tax payers money if you're not.

[The Thinker]

I must drive past this sign a good few times a year and never thought it confusing until I seen it out of context.
I was well stuck