Hi folks - I'm interested in your views on positioning for this junction here.
Ashgrove Road West
It is a staggered junction with an unusual layout. To go straight ahead vehicles need to be in the left lane, and then immediately after the road to the right they have to pull out a lane as the left lane becomes left-turn. On the lead-up to the junction there are usually cars parked on the left-hand side, so cars are often in the outer lane first. On my commute I need to turn right.
Almost regardless of what I do cars pass very close - in an attempt to beat me to the lights. I need to take a strong position in the run-up to the junction if there are cars parked, to avoid car doors, but cars will stream past - often following each other without thinking about me at all. If I indicate and pull out even further fairly early it annoys people and occasionally if there is no traffic coming they will still overtake me and then swing back into the other lane to go straight ahead. I sometimes find myself with a line of cars overtaking a fair bit faster than me and struggling to get out into the outer lane until I'm closer to the junction than I would like.
So what do you think is the best approach?
Ashgrove Road West
It is a staggered junction with an unusual layout. To go straight ahead vehicles need to be in the left lane, and then immediately after the road to the right they have to pull out a lane as the left lane becomes left-turn. On the lead-up to the junction there are usually cars parked on the left-hand side, so cars are often in the outer lane first. On my commute I need to turn right.
Almost regardless of what I do cars pass very close - in an attempt to beat me to the lights. I need to take a strong position in the run-up to the junction if there are cars parked, to avoid car doors, but cars will stream past - often following each other without thinking about me at all. If I indicate and pull out even further fairly early it annoys people and occasionally if there is no traffic coming they will still overtake me and then swing back into the other lane to go straight ahead. I sometimes find myself with a line of cars overtaking a fair bit faster than me and struggling to get out into the outer lane until I'm closer to the junction than I would like.
So what do you think is the best approach?