Why do road designers do silly things like this?
Discussion
Road near me. Lanes 1 and 2 swerve right to become L2 and L3 and create a new L1 on the left. To avoid the silly kerb sticking into L3 you have to encroach into a little into L2, certainly if you're driving anything larger than a medium sized saloon car. Why isn't that silly bit of kerb smoothed off to be parallel with the white lines that separate the two lanes.
It looks like they changed the road markings but not the kerb profile. 
TrophyMax said:
Near me too 
I'm always nervous going into the middle lane (which is straight on) in case someone hits me from the right due to the sudden curve in road markings.
Yes, we were out with my OH's dad and a police car of all things nearly hit him as he moved right to follow L1 as it became L2 and they failed to follow the markings! I'm always nervous going into the middle lane (which is straight on) in case someone hits me from the right due to the sudden curve in road markings. Whilst it's a bit shoddy, it looks like plenty of room judging by the van.
What's the speed limit on that section? Just wondering if the issue is more that you can't do the limit AND keep to your lane AND keep it smooth all at the same time, so one of these factors needs to be changed - you're cutting the line but perhaps instead you need to slow down a bit earlier for that roundabout (is that a roundabout?) or accept it's going to be less comfortable when you make the dog leg.
What's the speed limit on that section? Just wondering if the issue is more that you can't do the limit AND keep to your lane AND keep it smooth all at the same time, so one of these factors needs to be changed - you're cutting the line but perhaps instead you need to slow down a bit earlier for that roundabout (is that a roundabout?) or accept it's going to be less comfortable when you make the dog leg.
Robertb said:
You’re talking about the same people who deliberately build obstructions in the road to force road users into conflict to ‘calm traffic’’.
Yes. They're idiots, not because they don't know what they're doing with any road design which causes congestion, it's because they're doing it on purpose. donkmeister said:
Whilst it's a bit shoddy, it looks like plenty of room judging by the van.
The street view is a bit deceptive. If I'm on the right it feels tight in my 3 Series or the OH's 1 Series. If I'm on the left I just keep left long enough for anyone on the right to have the extra space they might need, though others often aren't as thoughtful.donkmeister said:
What's the speed limit on that section?
40, though 40 is probably optimistic in that lane.
If you report it to the LA they might surprise you and sort it out, then again they might also do sweet FA but its probably worth a few minutes to try!
Just say its dangerous and may cause an accident
Our local council are usually pretty good with things ive reported in the past, pot holes and blocked drains etc.
Just say its dangerous and may cause an accident
Our local council are usually pretty good with things ive reported in the past, pot holes and blocked drains etc.
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