Junction advice (includes crap diagram)

[Matthew_T]

From viewing the road on Google Maps, it looks like that junction is quite wide. So I cannot understand how cars are passing you closely. It does look like a fast road however (even though it should have a 40mph limit).

I would do what Jenkins has said if you are having real problems. Carry on to the roundabout, turn around, and then negotiate the junction that way. It can only be easier and possibly quicker in heavy traffic.

 

[MontyVeda]

Change jobs

I was going to suggest move house... possibly next door to 'toil' on the diagram.

 

[womblechops]

I often have this problem on fast roads and as well as approaching in primary you have to make it pretty obvious to all around that you aren't just wibbling away from the kerb but actually turning. This involves a forthright right arm extension - but this itself is a problem if you are too far out (i.e. wishing to leave passing space to the left) if you don't want to leave your hand hanging into the path of oncoming traffic.

If you come to a stop though you have to keep signalling in this position (vroom go the white vans in the opposite lane) so that new people approaching behind you know you are turning.

Perhaps I just have very long arms. (Yes, yes, knuckles drag on ground, pronounced brow, etc.)

 

[4F]

How about carrying on down Sproughton Road to the roundabout and going all the way round, coming back up the other way and therefore making it a left turn into Farthing Road. It can't be more than an additional 200 yards or so.

Not a bad shout that

 

[Andrew_Culture]

How about carrying on down Sproughton Road to the roundabout and going all the way round, coming back up the other way and therefore making it a left turn into Farthing Road. It can't be more than an additional 200 yards or so.

Yes, why has this never occurred to me?

 

[400bhp]

 

[HLaB]

How about carrying on down Sproughton Road to the roundabout and going all the way round, coming back up the other way and therefore making it a left turn into Farthing Road. It can't be more than an additional 200 yards or so.

If I'm interpreting Andrew correctly thats the roundabout for the A14 SB on & off slip I'd rather negotiate the right turn than deal with petrol heads speeding on and off a major dual carriageway. The right turn doesn't look too bad I do a similar one every day. I just pick a slot to move across to a primary position, if the gap is a little early I still take it and sprint and before I get to the turn, look and move right and let my self be undertooken, its pretty clear I'm turning and occasionally a driver coming the other way will let me turn, if not I have to wait a moment for a gap.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

If I'm interpreting Andrew correctly thats the roundabout for the A14 SB on & off slip I'd rather negotiate the right turn than deal with petrol heads speeding on and off a major dual carriageway. The right turn doesn't look too bad I do a similar one every day. I just pick a slot to move across to a primary position, if the gap is a little early I still take it and sprint and before I get to the turn, look and move right and let my self be undertooken, its pretty clear I'm turning and occasionally a driver coming the other way will let me turn, if not I have to wait a moment for a gap.

That's pretty much what I do now, I think that trying to find a plan that totally rules out farknuts might be futile for me.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I used to have to wait in the middle of a narrow and very busy A road waiting for a gap as well (on an uphill start as well). thankfully after a while people started to recognize me and it seems came to the conclusion that killing off the only IT Engineer in the place was not a good move and people started to stop and let me over. I always said thank you. The road was just big enough for a small car to get passed me, anything bigger got a long hard stare down if they so much as tried. I think constantly holding up the traffic worked wonders as well as being very visible - I would not commute that road without exceptionally hi-viz jackets, 2 rear lights and 2 front lights. I hated it.

The only way I ever solved a similar the problem was to change the route I cycled to work adding 2.5 miles on each way, but it made me much happier in the long run and much less stressed.
PS - great diagram!

 

[4F]

If I'm interpreting Andrew correctly thats the roundabout for the A14 SB on & off slip I'd rather negotiate the right turn than deal with petrol heads speeding on and off a major dual carriageway. The right turn doesn't look too bad I do a similar one every day. I just pick a slot to move across to a primary position, if the gap is a little early I still take it and sprint and before I get to the turn, look and move right and let my self be undertooken, its pretty clear I'm turning and occasionally a driver coming the other way will let me turn, if not I have to wait a moment for a gap.

Reading between the lines I assume you are advocating that rule 5 applies ? http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/

 

[HLaB]

Reading between the lines I assume you are advocating that rule 5 applies ? http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/

Lol