Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
Such incompetence from the police…
Concerning roundabout is redmoor roundabout in milton keynes. This is CLEARLY a spiral roundabout. The officer who contacted me was following on the way of navigating around a traditional roundabout, meaning he had absolutely no idea what he was talking about. I came from Eastbound A5 off ramp. Left lane is for left turn onto A421. Middle lane is for going “straight” onto groveway (2nd exit), right lane is for going “straight” back onto A5 or turning right onto V6 groveway southound. As traffic drive onto the roundabouts, traffic follow the lane markings directing them onto the roundabout and staying on it. And since it’s the first exit, traffic follow the lane markings for staying right rather than starting to move out. Therefore, in my case, i have to get onto the right most lane and the middle lane goes to the middle lane. Once the traffic get past the first exit, traffic then follows the lane markings that directing traffic out of the roundabout as this is how spiral roundabout works. Very simple. Lane dividers are there for a reason. All of which will be used by traffic either on roundabout, or traffic joining.
As traffic from eastbound A5 on the roundabout move past A421 exit (first exit), the left and middle lane needs to leave the roundabout as shown by the lane markings directing them out of the roundabout at the exit onto groveway. The other lane markings at the exit onto groveway which direct that the left, middle and right lane to stay on roundabout was for the traffic coming onto the roundabout. This is proven by the fact that the left and middle lanes of A5(S) both show A5(S). Meaning the lane markings directing the left and middle lane to stay on the roundabout was for the traffic from A421, NOT the traffic already on roundabout.
As previously stated, lane markings are painted for a reason. For that particular junction at top part of the roundabout, there are two inputs, one from the traffic already on the roundabout, one from the traffic coming onto roundabout from A421 southbound. And there are two outputs with respective lane markings directing traffic. This is a spiral roundabout, therefore, it’s not difficult to figure out that the lane dividers that’s directing traffic out of the roundabout (left and middle lane to leave) is for the traffic already on the roundabout. To further confirm this, The lane dividers that direct traffic to stay on the roundabout (left, middle and right lane staying on roundabout) was clearly used by the traffic from A421 as they fit the description written down on the ground on approach to roundabout from A421. So if this officer suggested that traffic already on the roundabout is required to follow the lane dividers that’s directing all three lanes to stay on the roundabout like a traditional roundabout, who those lane dividers directing left and middle lane out of the roundabout are for since it’s definitely not for the traffic coming from A421? I have asked this officer this question, the only response I get is that he doesn’t care and he doesn’t want to listen.
I have also asked this officer “why could this Kia turn right on a roundabout from the left lane on approach despite the fact that I have a straight on arrow?” I got the same dismissive and rude response from this officer. Yet another valid question which this officer fails to answer as he doesn’t care enough to rectify his wrongful analysis. The reason which the right lane has a straight on arrow is because after the exit onto groveway (2nd exit), the traffic from left and middle lane should have all left the roundabout allowing the traffic from the right lane to move out like a spiral roundabout for the exit to go back onto A5 (3rd exit, directly at 12 o’clock. Meanwhile the straight on arrow on approach to the roundabout in the middle lane suggest that the traffic from the middle lane is going “straight” onto the 2nd exit. Yes, that’s not at 12o’clock, however, very rarely a left turn arrow would be put down for second exit since left arrow usually means first exit.
Such incompetence from the police…
Concerning roundabout is redmoor roundabout in milton keynes. This is CLEARLY a spiral roundabout. The officer who contacted me was following on the way of navigating around a traditional roundabout, meaning he had absolutely no idea what he was talking about. I came from Eastbound A5 off ramp. Left lane is for left turn onto A421. Middle lane is for going “straight” onto groveway (2nd exit), right lane is for going “straight” back onto A5 or turning right onto V6 groveway southound. As traffic drive onto the roundabouts, traffic follow the lane markings directing them onto the roundabout and staying on it. And since it’s the first exit, traffic follow the lane markings for staying right rather than starting to move out. Therefore, in my case, i have to get onto the right most lane and the middle lane goes to the middle lane. Once the traffic get past the first exit, traffic then follows the lane markings that directing traffic out of the roundabout as this is how spiral roundabout works. Very simple. Lane dividers are there for a reason. All of which will be used by traffic either on roundabout, or traffic joining.
As traffic from eastbound A5 on the roundabout move past A421 exit (first exit), the left and middle lane needs to leave the roundabout as shown by the lane markings directing them out of the roundabout at the exit onto groveway. The other lane markings at the exit onto groveway which direct that the left, middle and right lane to stay on roundabout was for the traffic coming onto the roundabout. This is proven by the fact that the left and middle lanes of A5(S) both show A5(S). Meaning the lane markings directing the left and middle lane to stay on the roundabout was for the traffic from A421, NOT the traffic already on roundabout.
As previously stated, lane markings are painted for a reason. For that particular junction at top part of the roundabout, there are two inputs, one from the traffic already on the roundabout, one from the traffic coming onto roundabout from A421 southbound. And there are two outputs with respective lane markings directing traffic. This is a spiral roundabout, therefore, it’s not difficult to figure out that the lane dividers that’s directing traffic out of the roundabout (left and middle lane to leave) is for the traffic already on the roundabout. To further confirm this, The lane dividers that direct traffic to stay on the roundabout (left, middle and right lane staying on roundabout) was clearly used by the traffic from A421 as they fit the description written down on the ground on approach to roundabout from A421. So if this officer suggested that traffic already on the roundabout is required to follow the lane dividers that’s directing all three lanes to stay on the roundabout like a traditional roundabout, who those lane dividers directing left and middle lane out of the roundabout are for since it’s definitely not for the traffic coming from A421? I have asked this officer this question, the only response I get is that he doesn’t care and he doesn’t want to listen.
I have also asked this officer “why could this Kia turn right on a roundabout from the left lane on approach despite the fact that I have a straight on arrow?” I got the same dismissive and rude response from this officer. Yet another valid question which this officer fails to answer as he doesn’t care enough to rectify his wrongful analysis. The reason which the right lane has a straight on arrow is because after the exit onto groveway (2nd exit), the traffic from left and middle lane should have all left the roundabout allowing the traffic from the right lane to move out like a spiral roundabout for the exit to go back onto A5 (3rd exit, directly at 12 o’clock. Meanwhile the straight on arrow on approach to the roundabout in the middle lane suggest that the traffic from the middle lane is going “straight” onto the 2nd exit. Yes, that’s not at 12o’clock, however, very rarely a left turn arrow would be put down for second exit since left arrow usually means first exit.
