Paved lanes on roundabouts
Discussion
We've just had a new roundabout installed (only took them a year to construct) and the entire 'inside lane' is paved and then there is a fully raised centre island. There is no transition from the conventional road to the paved area, no white line and it's not raised in any way.
I haven't got a photo, but this from what appears to be across the pond is a good enough example...
Our one is much tighter though but the paved area is still a full cars width or more. Anyone know what the idea behind it is? Some drivers will drive all the way around the 'outside' lane and avoid the paving, others just treat it as a lane. Our local newspaper had a complaint from a local resident that people were 'cutting the roundabout' by using the paving.
The area is now full of quirky design decisions and different paving that doesn't appear to do anything aside from cause confusion.
I haven't got a photo, but this from what appears to be across the pond is a good enough example...
Our one is much tighter though but the paved area is still a full cars width or more. Anyone know what the idea behind it is? Some drivers will drive all the way around the 'outside' lane and avoid the paving, others just treat it as a lane. Our local newspaper had a complaint from a local resident that people were 'cutting the roundabout' by using the paving.
The area is now full of quirky design decisions and different paving that doesn't appear to do anything aside from cause confusion.
It's the latest thing. Road planners (and councillors) are idiots.
That is all.
here's one near me, which people now park on. And cross the roundabout to go to shops / the station / take a break etc
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5942322,-0.28464...
That is all.
here's one near me, which people now park on. And cross the roundabout to go to shops / the station / take a break etc
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5942322,-0.28464...
here's one near me.. i just straight line them.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.5862798,-1.98845...
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.5862798,-1.98845...
The amount of space has not increased for articulated or other large lorries. In most cases the roundabout is the same size, they just add this stupid part to it. So there is no additional benefit to articulated lorries.
The reason is obviously cos some bright spark (read: pleb) has worked out it will help to slow traffic speed around the roundabout if cars are travelling further towards the circumference. Cos, you know, speed KILLS. KILLS DONTCHA KNOW
The reason is obviously cos some bright spark (read: pleb) has worked out it will help to slow traffic speed around the roundabout if cars are travelling further towards the circumference. Cos, you know, speed KILLS. KILLS DONTCHA KNOW
CoolHands said:
The amount of space has not increased for articulated or other large lorries. In most cases the roundabout is the same size, they just add this stupid part to it. So there is no additional benefit to articulated lorries.
The reason is obviously cos some bright spark (read: pleb) has worked out it will help to slow traffic speed around the roundabout if cars are travelling further towards the circumference. Cos, you know, speed KILLS. KILLS DONTCHA KNOW
By changing the roundabout from two lanes to just the one it prevents cars from going up the inside of a turning artic and getting squashed. If they built up the centre to the normal height with kerb/grass/flowers then low-slung artics would ground out on that.The reason is obviously cos some bright spark (read: pleb) has worked out it will help to slow traffic speed around the roundabout if cars are travelling further towards the circumference. Cos, you know, speed KILLS. KILLS DONTCHA KNOW
CoolHands said:
here's one near me, which people now park on. And cross the roundabout to go to shops / the station / take a break etc
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5942322,-0.28464...
I suppose the drivers who park there think the double yellow lines don't apply to them. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5942322,-0.28464...
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