fungus wrote:Hatched areas are certainly over used, and quite often awkwardly shaped, not allowing a driver to enter a right turn lane with room to position the car correctly as they take up a lot of road before the lane breaks off.
But you are allowed to enter or even wait on the hatched area if necessary.
As for the argument that they protect traffic turning right, thats nonsense. If a following driver can't see a vehicle turning right, a hatch marking is going to make no difference
But surely you can apply that to any road marking or sign. I don't need a sign to tell me there's a bend ahead but I wouldn't necessarily not want it there.