Made a video about a difficult and frankly weird junction on my route home from work:
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWvUE1xKOYg
I've had worse moments than this on it - from that vid it looks like I pulled out quite late in front of that Daewoo, but my usual issue is cars coming the other way turning to their right, and other cars moving around them to go straight on despite the turning car blocking their view of what's ahead!
It's a lot easier when there's a car already in front of me at the lights - I just follow them through. Part of me thinks if I come to the junction with no one in front I'd be sensible to just get off and push across the pedestrian crossing, but that seems somewhat defeatist!
Anyone dealt with similar junctions in the past? Any advice on how to deal with it?
Or should I perhaps be campaigning to get it changed?
EDIT: uploaded to wrong account. Stupid gmail/google+/youtube integration.
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWvUE1xKOYg
I've had worse moments than this on it - from that vid it looks like I pulled out quite late in front of that Daewoo, but my usual issue is cars coming the other way turning to their right, and other cars moving around them to go straight on despite the turning car blocking their view of what's ahead!
It's a lot easier when there's a car already in front of me at the lights - I just follow them through. Part of me thinks if I come to the junction with no one in front I'd be sensible to just get off and push across the pedestrian crossing, but that seems somewhat defeatist!
Anyone dealt with similar junctions in the past? Any advice on how to deal with it?
Or should I perhaps be campaigning to get it changed?
EDIT: uploaded to wrong account. Stupid gmail/google+/youtube integration.