Tag: lane discipline

Pay attention at roadworks

The roadworks at this roundabout have been going on a while now, with cones/lanes etc changing as they go.

This is a good reason in my opinion to stick to the 30 limit (or lower) to give yourself time to read the signs through the roadworks.

I’m undecided if this Audi was just trying to get ahead or if they missed/ignored the sign saying the left lane was left turn only.

Having been watching him in the mirrors for the last half mile I had a feeling I would need to keep an eye on him. Good job I did, meant I could react to him getting lanes wrong and leave space….

So by keeping alert and frequently looking at mirrors all around I could anticipate the Audi drivers action/lack of observation and avoid a crash.

Keep checking your mirrors as you drive folks, you could save yourself a lot of problems caused by mistakes / aggression of other drivers.

Keep scanning your surroundings, even more so at roadworks.

Illegal right turn into traffic

What’s wrong?

  • Crosses across all lanes to make turn (at least he signalled!)
  • Because driver left it late (s)he didn’t see the straight ahead only sign on the lights
  • Goes through Amber light rather than stopping
  • Ends up turning into traffic joining the road

Impressive amount of wrongness!

What could he have done differently?

Leaving it until very close to the junction to try and get over to the right to turn means he didn’t have time to see the straight over (no right turn) sign on the lights. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt that he didn’t see it rather than chosing to ignore it.

He could have moved over while traffic was flowing which would have given him proper visibility of signage. If he knows the area, we would know there is a roundabout less than half a mile down the road which would perhaps have been a better place to turn around!

So in short, don’t panic, don’t be impatient. Seems most mistakes I see are due to being in a hurry / panic.

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