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[TheBoy]

This has caused a heated debate in the office today...

This is a local junction, very close to where I work in Bletchley.

If I were travelling in the direction of the blue arrows, which exits off the roundabout(s) could I use if I were in:

A) left lane
B) right lane



It would be particularly interesting to hear the views of those with authority to answer - though in the spirit of OOF debate, can those peeps wait a few hours, before stating their views.

AFAIK, from memory, there is no roadsign signage, other than saying what exit takes you where.


Let the battle commence!

[Andy B]

IMHO 
if you were in the left lane you'd be turning left to leave from the bottom of the picture or carying straight on to leave top left.
If in the right lane you'd be leaving from the top of the picture.

[Jimbob]

COULD go anywhere in any of them....if your fast enough

Road markings seem to not be showing the left turn on the arrows making it unclear, so seems to indicate..

IF in lane 1 on RB1 left or straight on
if in lane 2 straight on (as no left indicated) or full circle.

if in lane 1 on RB2 looks to be left only
if in lane 2, then right / full circle.

But does look ambiguous / large enough you could argue anything allowed bar right in the left lane..

[Kevin Wood]

Well, I wouldn't fancy my chances of going anywhere other than right from the right hand lane. Left hand lane looks like Left or straight, although the road markings are pretty dire and appear to indicate straight only.

I can guarantee that there's at least one witch driving a Renault who would go wherever she rather liked from any lane she liked but... Calm down now...

[Del Boy]

Left lane to go left or straight ahead, right lane to go right

[aaronjb]

Left lane to go left or straight ahead, right lane to go right

What he said.

[Osprey]

I would say the lane markings override the usual recommendation about straight on OK from the right lane if traffic dictates, therefore:

Left lane for exits 1 and 2

Right lane for exit 3 only

But I'm just an armchair eejit and that's just my belly rumbling.

[aaronjb]

I can guarantee that there's at least one witch driving a Renault who would go wherever she rather liked from any lane she liked but... Calm down now...

Quick - someone get Kevin his valium!

[tunnie]

as above, left lane to go left and straight on, right hand lane right only

[Marks DTM Calib]

Left lane to go left or straight ahead, right lane to go right

What he said.

Agreed

Now if there was two lanes exiting on the straight ahead it would be different

[feeutfo]

Left lane to go left or straight ahead, right lane to go right

What he said.

Agreed

Now if there was two lanes exiting on the straight ahead it would be different

Left lane to go left or straight ahead, right lane to go right

What he said.

Agreed

Now if there was two lanes exiting on the straight ahead it would be different

What they said.

Would the opposing side of this office debate drive a BMW based vehicle perchance? Or possibly Audi tt.

Rightly or wrongly , I would turn left from the right lane as well. Obviously provided others in left lane where NOT going straight on. But if it went tits up I would also expect to be taking blame.... Given the road markings.

[Webby the Bear]

i dont think the road markings are obscure at all. in the pic there is a silver or white car covering the straight ahead sign but there is another arrow before it also. . so clearly as there is a left hand turn, although the arrow is only showing ''straight ahead'' its obvious you need this lane to turn left also.

so to sum up....

left hand lane to turn left and straight on. right hand lane to turn right! 

[Ratty]

Agreed,

left hand lane for left and straight

right hand lane to go right

[henryd]

What Webby and Ratty said

[feeutfo]

Having said that, arrows on the road are not good enough IMO. If common sense is not up to the job either the car in front will be on top of the arrows anyway. Is there not a clearer sign back up the road?

Not that it matters too much it's basic round about rules surely?