They made a bridge one way by me. Despite two neon advisory signs, two no entry signs, the road markings being changed, some road furniture blocking one lane, for weeks after it was done, drivers were still going the wrong way over the bridge. Some actually realized their mistake and reversed back, most did not. Now it actually has a permanent blockage on one lane and a big fark off no entry sign where even the doziest twat can't miss it. I'm happy to say I noticed it immediately, so whilst I'm still a twat, I'm not yet a dozy twat.
Drivers unable to see roundabout shocker!
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steve50
Disenchanted Member
- Location
- West Yorkshire
I can see lane markings (white lines) a central barrier, signage has been mentioned, chevrons on the roundabout itself with arrows indicating direction of travel. I would have thought that anyone missing all of that and crashing into the roundabout itself would be a pretty good indication that they were either asleep or simply not paying attention to the road at the time.
Spinney
Bimbleur extraordinaire
- Location
- Back up north
The thing is, it is a new road. There is no-one who was used to the way the old road was laid out, because there wasn't an old road. So it's not a case of 'Road layout changed' warnings - it's just a few morons not looking where they're going on a road they don't know!
PhilDawson8270
Veteran
I don't think that was their point, or I have got it wrong.
There's only so much we can concentrate on at one time. The better the road layout is, the easier it is to follow, and recognise key features almost automatically. Frees people to concentrate on more important tasks, such as not squashing the cyclist trying to navigate it.
PhilDawson8270
Veteran
There's very few roundabout's local to me that don't have rumble strips on the approach and sign posting.
They're especially useful on the large, long dual carriageways. Where you start to lose the sense of speed due to continued driving at constant high speed. I always find the rumble strips useful to recalibrate you almost.
They're especially useful on the large, long dual carriageways. Where you start to lose the sense of speed due to continued driving at constant high speed. I always find the rumble strips useful to recalibrate you almost.
Surely this excuse does not wash as every driver who goes somewhere new and unfamiliar is basically on a new road to them every time. It is up to every driver to be responsible for their care and caution.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
....or just unintelligence?
Nigel-YZ1
Guru
- Location
- Somewhere else... maybe soon.
They're just p'd off because they have to slow down from 90mph to go around the thing.
PhilDawson8270
Veteran
Advantage of motorcyclists. We love going around stuff like that, far more fun than a dual carriage way
Welll yes,there is still that.
Not knowing this road my comments my be irrelevant in this case but:
Near my place we have a M2/A2 motorway, it is perfectly possible to drive 400+ miles from the centre of France of Germany (or 60 miles from Dover or Ashford) without seeing a single set of traffic lights
Yet at one point on the road, on the first sharp corner in 400 miles there is a set of traffic lights !
Obviously lots of people blast through them, not expecting traffic lights on has been a motorway for the last 6 hours
They have been there for years, the locals call it 'crash corner' for some reason, I wonder why ?
Likewise, on the A30 at Oakhampton for about 3 years there was a big roundabout, again the first roundabout on the road in 200+ miles, it caused lots of accidents, thankfully they removed it.
Near my place we have a M2/A2 motorway, it is perfectly possible to drive 400+ miles from the centre of France of Germany (or 60 miles from Dover or Ashford) without seeing a single set of traffic lights
Yet at one point on the road, on the first sharp corner in 400 miles there is a set of traffic lights !
Obviously lots of people blast through them, not expecting traffic lights on has been a motorway for the last 6 hours
They have been there for years, the locals call it 'crash corner' for some reason, I wonder why ?
Likewise, on the A30 at Oakhampton for about 3 years there was a big roundabout, again the first roundabout on the road in 200+ miles, it caused lots of accidents, thankfully they removed it.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Presumably this means the morons just crash at the next 'obstacle' after the one that has been removed?
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Except that then more idiots would survive to breed.
