‘No right turn’ Confusion

[konster296]

Hi slightly embarrassing, but I’m not sure whether I can take the third exit of this roundabout (Right) even though there’s ‘No Right Turn’ sign.
For context this at the exit of the hospital which enters a roundabout.

Street view link :

Edited by konster296 on Friday 15th September 21:06

[Super Sonic]

Looks as if the sign says to go clockwise round the r'about, though I can't imagine why they'd use that instead of a normal r'about sign.

[Mammasaid]

I think it's just reminder not to turn immediately right at the end of the road, but to use the roundabout normally

[sixor8]

It's just for those who are maybe unaware that it is a roundabout (it looks to be a big one so maybe other entries are not obvious). So they don't try turning right into traffic up that entry dual carriageway!

Maybe a roundabout ahead sign would help but there is already a blue one way sign ahead, but I see people turn against those regularly.

[konster296]

Thanks for the replies!
I thought that was the case, but just wanted to double check.
It does seem a bit odd lol

[InitialDave]

That seems very much a candidate for the "we added a warning because some bugger did it" rule.

[Starfighter]

Gloucestershire stopped marking roundabout approaches with right turn arrows for the same reason, some Muppet went the wrong way. Now we have people going in the right lane and cutting across to go off at 12:00 and blaming the road markings.

You can’t educate pork.

[Pica-Pica]

konster296 said:

Hi slightly embarrassing, but I’m not sure whether I can take the third exit of this roundabout (Right) even though there’s ‘No Right Turn’ sign.
For context this at the exit of the hospital which enters a roundabout.

Street view link : https://maps.app.goo.gl/9FfFEjJxfwnfaWuU6?g_st=ic

Yes you can, but you have to turn left first to get there!
I can see the reason for the sign, it is a large roundabout that could be mistaken (by some) as a junction on that approach.

[Glosphil]

I live in the area & have been to that hospital a few times & so have also needed to drive out. I can see no confusion.

To enter the hospital it is necessary to negotiate the roundabout so it shouldn't be a surprise that it's still there when leaving. There are also a chevron board & keep left sign on the roundarount directly in front of the driver as they leave. The hatching in the centre of the exit road is also curved to the left as a clue that a left turn is necessary.

No more confusing than many thousands of other roundabouts.

Edited by Glosphil on Thursday 25th May 16:03

[Peter3442]

There's a point where no information is better than potentially misleading information.

[Tony1963]

Perhaps they’ve taken into account people leaving the hospital not being in a normal state of mind after maybe receiving bad news or visiting a poorly relative. I’m not sure those signs would make much difference, but you never know!