Mini Roundabouts
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sospan

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2,755 posts

252 months

Thursday 30th November 2006
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We have had a huge increase in numbers these in our area over the last year or 2
They now occupy what use to be proper junctions
There is one in particular that makes me gasp almost everytime i use it.
Traffic from one of the 4 directions onto it nearly always ignore it completely and simply arrive at it at far too great a speed
It actually forms a slight blockage to the straight through route for this direction so they just drive straight through at the maximum possible speed of 30 mph(or thereabouts as i dont have a seed gun just an estimate).
Whenever i look at the drivers faces thet all seem to be looking straight ahead and ignoring left/right.
I dont know how there havent been rtc's there more often.
I think this is due to other drivers being vigilant and defensive.
Many of the others just seem to act as traffic hindrances.
Bring back more junctions- clear rights of way and no ambiguity - even though the give way to traffic from right should apply.

gently bentley

964 posts

241 months

Thursday 30th November 2006
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yep. In theory mini round-a-bout make sense but you are right the are hopeless in most cases. We have the same thing. Spot on.

Flat in Fifth

48,905 posts

281 months

Thursday 30th November 2006
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again spot on.

Mundano driver today outside Sainsbo's utterly blatting it. I guess at 15-20 over permitted limit even. He didn't even see the fully liveried V70 which had clocked him way back.

I suspect words were spoken into his shell like. hehe