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In the UK, where roundabouts are common, there is an added complication of an inside and outside lane. If you are taking the third exit (turning right) you hav
by dazc 11y ago
In the UK, where roundabouts are common, there is an added complication of an inside and outside lane.
If you are taking the third exit (turning right) you have to make your way into the inside lane on entry and back across the outside lane on exit.
Doing this without indicating would cause chaos. As driving standards have worsened over the years this has become an all too frequent problem.
- david-given 11y agoOne of the nicest sideways-thinking pieces of design I've seen in traffic junctions in recent years has been spiral lanes, which deal with this beautifully. Unless you change your mind while actually on the roundabout you hardly ever need to change lane on one of these. You select your lane as you approach the roundabout based on which exit you want to take. You then just follow the lane markings, which take you on to the roundabout, around it, and out your desired exit. Here's a picture (of an unusually complex one; they're usually simpler than this): http://www.whereitis.co.uk/_Media/green-bridge-spiral-roundab_med.jpeg http://www.whereitis.co.uk/_Media/green-bridge-spiral-rounda...
- iaskwhy 11y agoHere's another example in Oeiras, Portugal: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Oeiras,+Portugal/@38.6963928,-9.3259619,331m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0xd1ec92ddb658311:0xa027427cc3993cf7!6m1!1e1?hl=en https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Oeiras,+Portugal/@38.696...