single lane & road markings?

[angrymoby]

we've recently moved to a village that has some small single lane side/ access roads, none are marked as one way but the 'give way' lines at each end suggest that they should be (give way lines cross the entire width)

so the question is, should they be classed as such? & what are the rules/ laws/ insurance issues about using them (doesn't seem to be much about them in the HC)?

Only asking as i treat them as a normal road (like the locals seem to) & proceed with caution, but the (non local) F-i-L will only use them as if they are one way

[KAgantua]

Yeah, got a couple round where i live too. Interested in knowing this.

[Ziplobb]

round here a number of roads (in fact ALL the roads) have been resurfaced or are due to be under the PFI. Many roads that had centre white lines and cats eyes now no longer have them. What tends to hapeen (particuallry with motorists that are unfamilar or used to mainland roads) is that they drive down the centre when in fact there is plenty of room for two cars to pass and they did just that when there were broken white lines in the centre.

[NervousEnergy]

We have some of this too (and some other odd things, like ambiguous speed limits - worst case, different signs at different ends). In practice, it doesn't actually seem to cause any trouble but it would be interesting to know.

[Cat]

Neither of the lines in the photos you posted indicate the roads are one way.

The double lines in the first photo are give way lines. The single line in the second is an edge of carriageway line indicating the edge of the road at a non priority junction. There is no centre line on the side roads because they are too narrow.

Cat

[angrymoby]

Cat said:

Neither of the lines in the photos you posted indicate the roads are one way.

The double lines in the first photo are give way lines. The single line in the second is an edge of carriageway line indicating the edge of the road at a non priority junction. There is no centre line on the side roads because they are too narrow.

Cat

for clarity that is the same road, just different ends of it ...but yeah, i don't think it is one way (i just think the council would prefer you to use it as one way)

[Gafferjim]

If either of those roads were one way, ie. Coming towards the main road, there would need to be "NO ENTRY" signs on both sides of that single track road, right at the strat.

[Pica-Pica]

That is not an uncommon sight, but unless there is a NO ENTRY sign, entry is allowed.

[silverfoxcc]

Pica-Pica said:

That is not an uncommon sight, but unless there is a NO ENTRY sign, entry is allowed.

And there is no 'one way; arrow sign either
Therefore two way road

[Dixy]

Wow don't come to Somerset, we regard that as wide.

[Pica-Pica]

silverfoxcc said:

And there is no 'one way; arrow sign either
Therefore two way road

But if you went down what you thought was the wrong way into a one-way road, you would not see the arrow anyway, but you would see the NO ENTRY sign though!