Robin Hood Road Markings Options

[JeffG]

I know this has been discussed before, but excuse me while I get a rant off my chest regarding a stupid cow who cut me up on the Robin Hood this morning. I was in the left hand lane coming from the town side of London Road to carry on round to the A339 (S).

She was in the right hand lane (ending up going up the B4009!) and nearly went into me as I pulled over to go under the flyover (following the dotted lane markings).

We had an amusing shouting match through open windows (including some choice language from a "lady"), when I suggested she should check the road markings next time. As anyone who can read would know, the right hand land is only for traffic going up the A339 (N) towards Vodafone. It's so frustrating trying and failing to get through to morons like this.

Thanks. Rant over!

[GMR]

I also find those markings dangerous for cyclists. Especially where the fire station is. To be honest they weren’t very well thought out. Quite a few people have been complaining.

[Iommi]

It's so frustrating trying and failing to get through to morons like this.

What methods have you employed? A stubborn refusal to let someone in, maybe?

I would say that the whole giratory is a mishmash of lanes, and I'm never sure where I'm meant to be half the time and when you do, its too late. It's not intuitive and with the periodic lane alterations, even more confusing. With this in mind I have rarely been cut-up in so far I keep my eyes peeled for people changing lanes.

[JeffG]

What methods have you employed? A stubborn refusal to let someone in, maybe?

No, I am not that pig-headed (I like to think!). I meant during our "conversation" in parallel lanes, when she continued to insist she was right and I was wrong.

[Guest_NWNREADER_*]

No, I am not that pig-headed (I like to think!). I meant during our "conversation" in parallel lanes, when she continued to insist she was right and I was wrong.

And of course, she was right.

A lady always has the last word in an argument.....
If the male replies that is the start of the next argument

[ossy1]

I know this has been discussed before, but excuse me while I get a rant off my chest regarding a stupid cow who cut me up on the Robin Hood this morning. I was in the left hand lane coming from the town side of London Road to carry on round to the A339 (S).

She was in the right hand lane (ending up going up the B4009!) and nearly went into me as I pulled over to go under the flyover (following the dotted lane markings).

We had an amusing shouting match through open windows (including some choice language from a "lady"), when I suggested she should check the road markings next time. As anyone who can read would know, the right hand land is only for traffic going up the A339 (N) towards Vodafone. It's so frustrating trying and failing to get through to morons like this.

Thanks. Rant over!

No exactly what you mean, everyday I am in lane 1 of the 2 that goes up the A339 only for someone to cut across from the Thatcham lane to go up the A339. They are well marked and signposted but no some people think sign posts and directions are meaning less. Nevermind i'd be quiet happy to have a new front wing!!!!

[Strafin]

Only one lane goes up the A339 though, from the town centre (London Road).

[Iommi]

So what is one me to do if they make an error? Pull over and accept a big kicking from the 'perfect drivers'?

You are all bunch of driving snobs.

One of the things in the highway code is to be prepared for other drivers to do the unexpected, and top allow for some margin of error on their behalf. The amount of time I hear the same old people complain about this 'lane disciple' issue, suggests to me they can be just as apparently arrogant as the 'miscreants' they moan about.

[Strafin]

An error is one thing, most people on this junction seem to think they know better, and most don't back off, or indicate or put their hand up when they do it. Most of the time if someone makes an error, I am prepared for it anyway and leave them room to do it. It's part of being a perfect driver.....

[Strafin]

And there's a difference between an error, and just plain bad driving.

[Iommi]

Let them in and let them carry on and just be satisfied that you have been a skilful enough driver to anticipate the 'inevitable' from a poor driver.

The Robin Hood Giratory is a ***** piece of road..I can cope with that.

[ossy1]

Only one lane goes up the A339 though, from the town centre (London Road).

Sorry i was talking about coming from sainsburys direction where there are two cleary marked lanes.

[Strafin]

Coming down the A339? There's still only one lane that goes up over the flyover part of the A339 (N), the middle lane is for the B4009 and Thatcham (A4), the left for the town centre and Hungerford. The Right lane does split once you are on the roundabout, but if someone came across from the left that is what I would consider just bad driving, rather than an error.

[JeffG]

Let them in and let them carry on and just be satisfied that you have been a skilful enough driver to anticipate the 'inevitable' from a poor driver.

I would have done if I had been in a position to do so. I value my car more than that. However she was not ahead of me - she was on my right and slightly behind, so I assumed (agreed - bad assumption!) that she would be going up the A339 (N).

Pity she won't be reading this thread, since she obviously has limited reading skills.

[Iommi]

I agree it was her bad, but like I said, the Robin Hood giratory is mare!

[Andy]

I agree it was her bad, but like I said, the Robin Hood giratory is mare!

I disagree, personally I find it vastly improved on before....simply read the signs and follow between the white lines, pretty easy and clear.

[JeffG]

simply read the signs and follow between the white lines, pretty easy and clear.

Agreed, but some think the signs and lane markings don't apply to them.

Having said that, the particular junction in question would be a lot safer if it reverted to the original two lanes past the fire station and round under the flyover, with the Hungerford direction turning off the left lane as it did before.

It's crazy that two lanes funnel into one for a short distance, only to turn into two again.

[Strafin]

But there is one lane to go up the flyover and one to go left. Then the lane to go left splits into two, one for Hungerford, one for everywhere else. Then the everywhere else e lane splits. It doesn't go from two lanes into one, it's just a series of splits.

[JeffG]

It doesn't go from two lanes into one, it's just a series of splits.

If you moved to Newbury yesterday, perhaps. Try telling that to the people on the A339 northbound who arrive in the left hand lane at the first set of lights intending to go straight on and round to the A4 (E).

What I am saying is, the old system with two lanes to go straight on, was much preferable to the current arrangement, and much safer (and understood by everybody).

Traffic coming from London Road (West) could then continue in the left hand lane without the need to pull over to the right as is now mandated, and which obviously confused the charming lady in the (wrong) right-hand lane mentioned in my original post.

[Strafin]

If you moved to Newbury yesterday, perhaps. Try telling that to the people on the A339 northbound who arrive in the left hand lane at the first set of lights intending to go straight on and round to the A4 (E).

What I am saying is, the old system with two lanes to go straight on, was much preferable to the current arrangement, and much safer (and understood by everybody).

Traffic coming from London Road (West) could then continue in the left hand lane without the need to pull over to the right as is now mandated, and which obviously confused the charming lady in the (wrong) right-hand lane mentioned in my original post.

I agree. Just talking about it on here is confusing! I thought you were talking about coming from London Road again - I see what you mean now.