Flashing ambers lights.

Windy Miller managed it.

Health and safety nightmare, his windmill ..

Paul.

 

[Flashing ambers lights]

ambers lights, thems dangers on junctions ...

But they've had them for years on mainland Europe, so I don't know why
there's so much reticence over here to implement something that's been
already been tried and tested.

Now more crucially, when are we going to finally get rid of the pound
in favour of the euro and driving on the wrong side of the road ?

Paul.

 

Some places I've been (and to be honest I'm struggling to remember
if I've ever seen it in the UK, which shows how long it's been since I had
cause to ride a bike!) they have a left (resp. right) turn "slip road" at
major intersections, with a Give Way sign but no traffic light. Australia
comes to mind. Does much the same job as the US/Canada "right turn
permitted on red after stopping" but slightly more expensive roadworks.

I also like the Australian "left lane MUST turn left" at
roundabouts, tho' the assumption it was universal nearly cost me dearly
the first time I used an M1 roundabout on the way to Donington.

http://maps.google.com.au/?ie=UTF8&...noid=1yM4RX7fh1sUXi_OtniaFg&cbp=12,79.65,,0,0

You need something a bit more substantial than the UK mini-roundabouts
tho' (i.e. at least two clear lanes in).

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Yeah, like anyone is ever going to spend the sort of money necessary to
convert the country to driving on the other side.

 

Aye, they'ld be absolutely lethal on lights on roundabouts as well...

Stinky bait, **** off.

 

Or you could do a Champ and completely ignore any fine.

 

As I knew I'd be going back it seemed best policy to go along with the
system

 

I have no idea whether they do or not. But given that the training
course package that I was on included car hire and the same hire
company would be used the next time I went out...

 

If there is a painted left arrow on the road surface before the
roundabout you are obliged to turn left.

 

"Tim" wrote in message

Says who? I think you'll find lane markings are only advisory.

 

I'd be interested to know if that's correct

 

"Hog" wrote in message news:4d9345c9$0$2524$...

Well I can't find anything in the Highway Code to say you MUST obey them.

 

Seems to be according to the Highway Code. Interestingly driving
straight over a mini roundabout is agin the law though - I do that all
the time in cages.

 

Really? I often go round the wrong side

 

See page 70 of

http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/@
motor/documents/digitalasset/dg_191955.pdf

"Compulsory traffic movements at a junction ahead.
These may apply to a specific traffic lane or to all
traffic approaching the junction"

 

So not flashing amber lights as such, but you can only proceed when the
path through the rotating blades of the windmill is clear - that kind
of thing?
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Ah, the Dutch solution?

 

Google suggests that
Direction arrows without writing are merely advisory, but those with writing
e.g. "TURN RIGHT" are mandatory
But that's hardly a definitive source

 

"Hog" wrote in message news:4d9347ba$0$12173$...

Technically that might actually be okay: "All vehicles MUST pass round the
central markings except large vehicles which are physically incapable of
doing so." It doesn't seem to say which way round!

That said, every now and then here the police have a focus on one of the
mini-roundabouts and generally ticket about 2 dozen people. (Its on a
straight road and people just ignore it which makes it hugely dangerous for
people pulling onto the roundabout from the left who assume they only need
to be behind the protection of the centre to be safe).

 

Page 70 suggests that arrows are advisory and arrows with notices are
compulsory

 

"Tim" wrote in message

Yep. Having looked at the legislation, it looks like failure to comply with
any legal traffic sign is an offence so I guess it's just not mentioned in
the Highway Code.