OldenBill wrote:
I would really appreciate hearing from members with their views on this specific point and in particular, if they do continue to use the offside lane, how do they deal with the situation where “straight on” is hidden by the roundabout itself and the road smartly becomes a single carriageway.
fungus wrote:I know exactly what you mean about the Highway Codes advice when going ahead. The DSAs Driving the Essential Skills used to show a diagram where both lanes were used, the advice being to use the left hand lane when going ahead unless for instance, it's blocked, or lane markings should dictate otherwise. If using the RH lane keep to that lane throughout the roundabout. However we have a roundabout near Bournemouth where you approach in the RH lane to go ahead.Then as you pass the first exit you are taken into the LH lane. Untill a few months ago it was RH lane throughout, which was better.
Another feature that's appearing, is the spiral roundabout, where, when taking for instance, the last exit, your lane drifts from the centre of the roundabout outwards as you progress around, ending up inthe LH lane just before you exit.
As far as road signs are concerned. The Bear Cross roundabout on the A348 ends a dual carriageway, the road continuing afterwards as single carriageway. If you approach the roundabout from the single carriageway side, the road sign indicates that when going ahead you will be entering a dual carriageway, by showing two lines on the opposite side of the roundabout.
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:The thickness of the lines on the roundabout sign should tell you if the D/C is changing to S/C.
I'm struggling to find an example just now, but have a look on google.
OldenBill wrote:I do adopt the "go round again" procedure when I have no other option...I feel it is infinitely safer than "merge in turn" (which the "bloody-minded" seem to regard as "pushing in"
gfoot wrote:Often there's no particular problem with having a long queue of traffic, so I don't really see why they split into three lanes in the first place. I expect there is a good reason, and they've done many studies on it etc, but on the face of things it seems misleading.
gfoot wrote:It reminds me of stretches of road where the traffic divides into three lanes at traffic lights, with the left lane filtering off, leaving two "ahead" lanes that still have to merge back into one after the lights. Often there's no particular problem with having a long queue of traffic, so I don't really see why they split into three lanes in the first place. I expect there is a good reason, and they've done many studies on it etc, but on the face of things it seems misleading.
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