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Steve
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Popular answers on Google suggest it's either to mark your location in relation to the roundabout layout, or to show you can't turn right onto the roundabout, so which is it or both?
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
to show you can't turn right onto the roundabout
This. I can see the confusion though, as the UK version of the sign isn't very clear with this.

Versions from other countries show it better:
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Looks the same as the foreign ones though...
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3rd Nov 13 at 15:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Blap blah right near me that sign.
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I'm only reply to this to get my post count up
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I'm only reply to this to get my post count up


52k - impressive.

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It means that section of the rounabout/road hasnt been built yet, or if it has they just havent updated the sign to tell drivers.
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
I'm only reply to this to get my post count up


52k - impressive.
need to spam more like team spam that made this thread imho.
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No idea. Never really had much interest in it as common sense says not to turn right onto a roundabout anyway.

[Edited on 03-11-2013 by Corsa_Sport21]
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have they got it wrong? does anyone care?
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that has no gaps. mind is fuckin blown now.
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I can see ten gaps

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Magic roundabout in Hemel Hempstead. Literally give way to the right and GO.
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That Hemel one is MENTAL!
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
No idea. Never really had much interest in it as common sense says not to turn right onto a roundabout anyway.

[Edited on 03-11-2013 by Corsa_Sport21]


Not sure about common sense but I'm pretty sure the highway code says not to turn right on to a roundabout.
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It's not about your approach, that is ALWAYS at the bottom of the sign. The only reason it's there is to tell you you shouldn't turn right.
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes


that has no gaps. mind is fuckin blown now.


That not real right?
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Yup, it's in Swindon.
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See it everytime I go to Great Western shopping centre
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quote:
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That not real right?


http://goo.gl/maps/b7xCL
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes


that has no gaps. mind is fuckin blown now.


That not real right?
i thought it needed one of them xzibit yo dawg we heard you like round abouts so we put round abouts in your round about type caption. Fucked up.
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
quote:
Originally posted by Gary
That not real right?


http://goo.gl/maps/b7xCL




Dnt envy folk doing their driving test round there.
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There appears to be quite a few

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Magic_roundabouts
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I do prefer the term traffic circle
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They are piss easy to navigate through. There needs to be more of them rather than Lights IMO

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