Change markings (From Redditch Advertiser)

Change markings

8:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

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LIKE Anthony Bartlam (Your view, July 1, 2009) I am a regular user of the “Morrisons Island”.

Unlike him I do not believe that driving instructors have expert opinions. They teach people to pass the test, not to drive; the recently qualified are the group most at risk as regards road safety.

The big problem with the aforementioned island is that two lanes lead into three, only at the last minute is there a right turn arrow in the outside lane.

By definition at least 75 per cent of the traffic must be proceeding straight on or turning left; it is probably 90 per cent.

If all this traffic only used the left hand lane then the queue would back to Lodge Park, how dangerous would that be?

I suggest that the road markings are changed so that the left lane is turn left, the middle lane is straight on and the right lane is straight on and turn right.

The markings on the main carriageway to be straight on/turn left and straight on/turn right. Such alterations shouldn’t take our county council more than two or three months to complete.

Here is another thing for Mr Bartlam and others to consider. How many of that (and I guess other) highways “on ramps” have reverse “no entry” signs on them, so that the unwary cannot go the wrong way down them?

The difficulty of the turn notwithstanding, there seems no legal reason why drivers should not turn left down roads.

Don Vincent, Winyates East

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