Daily Roundabout Frustrations

[LiE]

There is a special kind of hell for the person who signed off this roundabout that I have to deal with multiple times per day.

What we effectively have is the sign and lane road names on approach not matching up with the lanes on the roundabout.

The middle lane says A5(N) as does the right lane. The sign on approach agrees these lanes. When you enter the roundabout, the lines do not support this at all!
Here is the approach:

Here is where the lanes actually go:

So if you go in the middle lane and want to go to Fenny/A5, you actually cant since the blue line puts you into the outside line which only allows exit onto the A4146.

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The lanes from above:

So the blue lane appears to not be able to access the A5(N) or Fenny despite the sign and A5(N) being printed on the middle lane on approach.

Unless blue lane goes to middle lane on the roundabout. If that happens you run into the issue in the yellow circle where both lanes are trying to go into the middle.

 

[LiE]

The question is, do I go middle lane to middle lane or go right lane to middle lane, because at the moment is about 50/50 from each lane going to the middle lane with loads of cutting up and beeping.

 

[LiE]

.. but isn't there a set of lights or new signs at/after the yellow circle which shows correct lanes for rest of roundabout .... don't really see the problem,
you're expected to be able to change lanes whilst on a roundabout.

The lanes at the next set of lights support middle lane to middle lane. However most people seem to go right lane to middle lane, despite the sign saying A5(N) only for right lane, they are now in the middle lane for A5(N), Fenny and A4146.

 

[LiE]

The answer is, you carefully adjust your speed so at the crunch point you nobody is beside you. This may or may not involve going very fast or very slow.

This is what I usually do, but when it's very busy, the horns and cutting up get excessive.

 

[LiE]

Yesterday I hung back and watched as all 10 cars across both lanes, ended up in the middle lane. Much chaos.

 

[LiE]

I did that roundabout recently, thankfully I was going to Bletchley.

Coming from Brickhill road? I go to Bletchley, which is the problem route.

 

[LiE]

Worth raising with your council surely?

Getting more frustrated by this and all the parents at my son’s I speak to have the same issue.

Planning to send an email into the black hole that is the council this evening.

 

[LiE]

The markings are irrelevant anyway seeing as 75% of drivers these days would simply take this route...



...because why use one lane when you can use all three.

I mean if you’re at the front, why not take the racing line!

 

[LiE]

I've sent the council an email with a PDF of the issue and 2 dash cam videos. Looking forward to getting no where

 

[LiE]

From an insurance standpoint, what would be the best option? Technically speaking if I use the middle lane to go to the middle lane I am crossing into another lane. Where as those in the right lane are following the lane markings to get to the middle lane.