Going round a roundabout the wrong way

[mybrainhurts]

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...


A car in front of me, in lane three, turned right onto this roundabout today.

He, she or it managed 3/4 of a lap the wrong way before we stopped the traffic on the other side and blocked his, her or its progress.

The car paused, then exited onto the correct side of a dual carriageway, straight on from this view, and beetled off.

So, chaps and chapesses, the next time you're doing a Banzai lap of the roundabout, think about what might be coming round to meet you...

I blew a front tyre 100 miles down the M1 after that little episode...

Deep joy...




PS...how do you post Google Street View pics here?

[mybrainhurts]

That went well...

[saaby93]

Actually I can see what they did, the blackwhite chevron sign is too far to the left.
Right hand lane grass verge in front with trees - turn right
Is there a roundabout sign?

[Zad]

Yikes! My first reaction was what an idiot to go around a roundabout the wrong way, but I agree now, I can really see how that signage could be mis-interpreted. Jeez. I wonder how many accidents that has caused.

[voicey]

saaby93 said:

Actually I can see what they did, the blackwhite chevron sign is too far to the left.
Right hand lane grass verge in front with trees - turn right
Is there a roundabout sign?

Zad said:

Yikes! My first reaction was what an idiot to go around a roundabout the wrong way, but I agree now, I can really see how that signage could be mis-interpreted. Jeez. I wonder how many accidents that has caused.

I had a quick look at the street view and there is a big roundabout sign on the approach. No excuses!

[markh1973]

saaby93 said:

Actually I can see what they did, the blackwhite chevron sign is too far to the left.
Right hand lane grass verge in front with trees - turn right
Is there a roundabout sign?

You could only make that mistake if you aren't observing the flow of traffic coming towards you and if you failed to see the big rounsabout sign on the approach

[anonymous-user]

You have to be a complete and utter brainless knob jockey to turn right.... even taking into account any roadsign issues.

[marcosgt]

I saw an old couple do the opposite (well the same thing, but the other way) in Italy once.

Clearly a local, which supports the stereotypes of Italian drivers...

M.

[Vidal Baboon]

My Mother did this in Yeovil after driving on the Continent for 2 weeks.

[Pannywagon]

garyhun said:

You have to be a complete and utter brainless knob jockey to turn right.... even taking into account any roadsign issues.

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[Vidal Baboon]

Zad said:

Yikes! My first reaction was what an idiot to go around a roundabout the wrong way, but I agree now, I can really see how that signage could be mis-interpreted. Jeez. I wonder how many accidents that has caused.

Similar thing happened in our Village.

Entry ramp off the A38 looks like a normal exit on the roundabout. I think it was last year that an old Boy entered the A38 on the off ramp & killed a young couple. Very sad.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...

It's the 2nd entry onto the roundabout BTW.

Edited by Vidal Baboon on Tuesday 5th October 16:37

[motco]

The only thing in mitigation of this is that the local sign after the big trunk road sign shows a left, right, and straight on choice, not a black on white roundabout sign as you'd normally expect. T'was a daft thing to do though...

[saaby93]

There's no sign on the central reservation and that big sign may be too high to be in field of view
Also if you come out of the petrol station.......

Have you followed google up to the roundabout -do they drift to the wrong carriageway

[Ozzie Osmond]

Yes, I have had the enlightening experience of meeting someone coming the other way round a roundabout. Most exciting!

I've also met somebody coming down a motorway sliproad the wrong way....

[Andrew Coates]

I use this roundabout often and find that it is notorious for old bimblers.

[Steve in Stoke]

There is an offset roundabout in Leek, Staffordshire that causes lots of problems for drivers, especially as many satnavs indicate a right turn, when in fact it is the 4th exit.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=leek+sta...

In that image, I have seen at least a dozen vehicles in the last few years take an immediate right where the blue car is, and on a few occasions seen vehicles go straight over to the left of the cenotaph, the third exit.

It's noticeably worse at night where the street lights are more decorative than purposeful, and the directional bollard on the roundabout is rarely illuminated. The minimal roadmarkings do little to help either.

[mybrainhurts]

Andrew Coates said:

I use this roundabout often and find that it is notorious for old bimblers.

How very dare you...?

[littlebasher]

mybrainhurts said:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...


A car in front of me, in lane three, turned right onto this roundabout today.

He, she or it managed 3/4 of a lap the wrong way before we stopped the traffic on the other side and blocked his, her or its progress.

The car paused, then exited onto the correct side of a dual carriageway, straight on from this view, and beetled off.

So, chaps and chapesses, the next time you're doing a Banzai lap of the roundabout, think about what might be coming round to meet you...

I blew a front tyre 100 miles down the M1 after that little episode...

Deep joy...




PS...how do you post Google Street View pics here?

Jesus, one of the busiest roundabouts in Sheffield - how the fk did they not hit anything, it's dangerous enough when going round the correct way!

[anonymous-user]

They're all over the place today. Was driving home from work and some old dear missed her exit on the dual carriageway (50mph limit but a lot of people still doing 70 because it doesn't end for another 800yds), so she stopped roughly where the black car is here:

http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=51.52853,...

Then cut across the hatchings and straight onto the slip road, nearly getting broadsided by a van. Scary that you can be driving along doing absolutely nothing wrong and can still risk getting caught up in the chaos caused by these 'tards. Was going to phone plod but didn't have my phone on me at the time.

[Marcia]

A couple of years ago i'd just exited the M62 at junction 33,got to the roundabout,but as i proceeded round the roundabout i came across an Eddie Stobart lorry coming straight towards me,luckily there was nothing else on the roundabout and had plenty of room to go around the nutter!