3 or 4 way roundabout?
Discussion
I appreciate the thread title may have some confused as it should seem obvious but I was after some thoughts from others on this one...
When I drive into my estate, there is a mini-roundabout with one of the entries/exits being buses and cycles only and the other 2 being the road in and out of the estate.
Opposite the bus lane entry/exit, there is a path way that is very often used by bikes. It is not part of the road but it is to the right of drivers when driving into the estate.
The council have put give way markings down on the pavement but does this know mean it is part of the roundabout? I say no as you are still on the pavement and this is to say you are to give way to things that are already on the road but several times, I have had near misses with cyclists as they seem to judge it as a roundabout entry/exit point and that I should be giving way to them, the same way I would give way to traffic to the right on any other roundabout but I am not so sure.
I hope that all makes sense and I have put a link to Google Maps below which will hopefully take you to the satellite view of the roundabout in question where you can see the markings.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Long+Mead,+Sto...
When I drive into my estate, there is a mini-roundabout with one of the entries/exits being buses and cycles only and the other 2 being the road in and out of the estate.
Opposite the bus lane entry/exit, there is a path way that is very often used by bikes. It is not part of the road but it is to the right of drivers when driving into the estate.
The council have put give way markings down on the pavement but does this know mean it is part of the roundabout? I say no as you are still on the pavement and this is to say you are to give way to things that are already on the road but several times, I have had near misses with cyclists as they seem to judge it as a roundabout entry/exit point and that I should be giving way to them, the same way I would give way to traffic to the right on any other roundabout but I am not so sure.
I hope that all makes sense and I have put a link to Google Maps below which will hopefully take you to the satellite view of the roundabout in question where you can see the markings.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Long+Mead,+Sto...
The cyclists do indeed normally straight line it and go up the bus lane rather than make an effort to go round the road markings.
For what it is worth, I do give way to them when I see them and they don't come flying out, whether I have to or not.
cmaguire said:
The nature of the mini-roundabout in question makes it very easy and safe to use without the cycle ingress, which looks like a complete afterthought judging by its position. Left as it is the cyclists should have no priority on that roundabout and a sign telling them to stop and give way to all other traffic should be in place.
This is how I feel. It is a bit of a strange one as they are coming from a pavement so they aren't on a proper roundabout entry/exit but yet the give way markings make it look like they are, hence the confusion.For what it is worth, I do give way to them when I see them and they don't come flying out, whether I have to or not.
Edited by Uppy89 on Tuesday 26th July 13:03
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