Mini roundabouts
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:55 pm
Does anyone know the reason why some mini roundabouts have white circles as well as the arrows round the dot.There are some on the A350 in Westbury(Wilts)
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christopherwk wrote:I think youre supposed to go round the white circles (if assuming they're solid lines), unless your vehicle is too large to go round them.
Just a guess?
crr003 wrote:No need to guess - HC 164
Gareth wrote:crr003 wrote:No need to guess - HC 164
I don't believe this matches the enquiry of the original poster.
crr003 wrote:Gareth wrote:crr003 wrote:No need to guess - HC 164
I don't believe this matches the enquiry of the original poster.
Probably not - but it does answer the post of cristopherwk?
I've seen the red lane business in Fleet - I drive over it myself.
SammyTheSnake wrote:There's an interesting junction near nuneaton, which unfortunately google maps has an out of date image of (it shows a T junction where there's now an interesting mini-ish roundabout) multimap's image is more recent, but too low resolution to show anything useful. this is where it is.
It's a mini roundabout with about a lane's worth of brickwork and a semi-curb around it. The curb is very small, about 3/4" high, a bit like a dropped curb. My driving instructor told me to not drive on it, but I couldn't help wondering what legal weight the arrangement actually has. I would love to hear what somebody with more intimate knowledge of the laws of the road thought...
Cheers & God bless
Sam "SammyTheSnake" Penny
Come on, Al, you've been lurking too long, chip in!
vonhosen wrote:As far as HC etc is concerned you should make every effort to go around, not over the roundabout.
Gromit37 wrote:There is a 'mini' roundabout in Watnall, Notts (in fact it is a very, very small proper roundabout with a raised kerb and a large chevron sign in the middle but about the same size a mini rab) that is surrounded by an area of sunken red bricks. They are level with the road surface. This makes it look much bigger than it really is. I believe that these are purely decorative, as there are no other markings.
So many people go round the outside of the red brick area, but it is much easier to cut across them. It's a strange design, but they must have had their reasons