Parkway to Robin Hood Giratory queues, we haven't got all day! Options

[Exhausted]

My reference was to the County Council as we used to have once at Shire Hall.

My mistake then, thought you had mis typed. OK taken as read, so is it Basingstoke and Deane or Hampshire County Council look after that bit of road.

If Hampshire have a county council, why not Berkshire.

[On the edge]

My mistake then, thought you had mis typed. OK taken as read, so is it Basingstoke and Deane or Hampshire County Council look after that bit of road.

If Hampshire have a county council, why not Berkshire.

Having a unitary authority is so much more effective and efficient. You don't have the additional Councillors the traditional model imposes for a start. Now we have that it would be madness to start up several small councils with staff and offices as well. That would just be waste.

[JeffG]

No offence intended; just playing. I am guilty of using the phrase wrongly myself (it sounds agreeable), but I also use the word 'ironically' too much, and wrongly, as well.

None taken. I was being ironic (maybe).

[nerc]

Doing a 180 on a mini roundabout is illegal and often impossible without having to stop and reverse.. which makes it dangerous.

Wherever did you get this from? It is not illegal at all.

[motormad]

The Highway Code says:

188

Mini-roundabouts. Approach these in the same way as normal roundabouts. All vehicles MUST pass round the central markings except large vehicles which are physically incapable of doing so. Remember, there is less space to manoeuvre and less time to signal. Avoid making U-turns at mini-roundabouts. Beware of others doing this.

Thus if one is unable to pass around the central markings it would be in breach of the law - And a Poojoe three double oh eight cannot get around without causing other road users to have to stop because he's an idiot and can't be arsed to drive another 800 yards up the road to a proper roundabout.

I would assume that if you can get your car round a mini-roundabout whilst

1) Stay within your lane,
2) Not Reversing
3) Not causing a hazard or danger to other Road users (OR pedestrians)

Then you are driving within the rules of the road. However if you can't do that, then you are driving outside of the rules of the road and thus doing a 180 at a mini roundabout is illegal.
I, for example, cannot get around the mini roundabout by Craven Road in Newbury, so I have not even ever tried. Unlike said Poojoe driver

[Andy Capp]

Best just admit a fail on this!

[motormad]

I've made a statement and provided relevant evidence to back it up. Which is more than cab be said for half the people on this forum most of the time.

[Squelchy]

Doing a 180 on a mini roundabout is illegal

If you've actually ever bothered to read the Highway Code you'd know that it says in the introduction:

"Many of the rules in The Highway Code are legal requirements, and if you disobey these rules you are committing a criminal offence."

Got that? Many of these rules. i.e. not all of them. Just because something appears in the Code does not automatically mean you break the law if you don't follow the advice given.

[Andy Capp]

I've made a statement and provided relevant evidence to back it up. Which is more than cab be said for half the people on this forum most of the time.

As painful as it can be sometimes, and we are all do it from time to time, but I think it is best just to admit when one is mistaken. You know what you meant, and we know what you meant!

[motormad]

Then there we go, everyone is a winner.

[Exhausted]

Then there we go, everyone is a winner.

Except perhaps you in this instance.

[Biker1]

The B&Q roundabout is going towards Thatcham, which is the opposite direction to that which we are talking about, i. e. towards the town centre.

Read the post again!!

"Similar area, different direction - heading into Newbury centre along London Road from the Robin Hood it was quite noticeable how much the traffic is now held up with a car trying to turn right into the new supermarket. Needs a filter lane, so a few less car parking spaces!"

The poster WAS travelling in the direction towards the town but was commenting on traffic coming the other way TURNING RIGHT into the supermarket??

[Andy Capp]

Read the post again!!

"Similar area, different direction - heading into Newbury centre along London Road from the Robin Hood it was quite noticeable how much the traffic is now held up with a car trying to turn right into the new supermarket. Needs a filter lane, so a few less car parking spaces!"

The poster WAS travelling in the direction towards the town but was commenting on traffic coming the other way TURNING RIGHT into the supermarket??

But JeffG was originaly replying to this:

Just ban a right turn and make them use the B&Q roundabout??

[Biker1]

But JeffG was originaly replying to this:

Correct - And??

[Andy Capp]

Nice to see Newbury's planning process working, eh?

[Andy Capp]

Correct - And??

How does going to the B&Q roundabout help in people turning right into Aldi? Are you thinking of Lidl?

[Biker1]

How does going to the B&Q roundabout help in people turning right into Aldi?

OK, Complete misunderstanding, wrong supermarket. I am talking b*****ks.
Sorry!