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Re: One for Barry (and other taxi drivers)
« Reply #15 on: September 13, 2015, 05:17:23 PM »
TBH its a tricky one. If the taxi is going in a certain direction and a fare wants to go a different way, I can imagine why the taxi driver did it. It would a different matter with more cars around and them all going faster.

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Re: One for Barry (and other taxi drivers)
« Reply #16 on: September 14, 2015, 10:20:16 AM »
What would the Highway Code tells us?
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Re: One for Barry (and other taxi drivers)
« Reply #17 on: September 14, 2015, 05:26:26 PM »
From the highway code
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Re: One for Barry (and other taxi drivers)
« Reply #18 on: September 14, 2015, 06:08:31 PM »
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Re: One for Barry (and other taxi drivers)
« Reply #19 on: September 14, 2015, 07:26:13 PM »
That sign is built into the traffic lights also before that there is a no through road straight on and showing left turn only
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Re: One for Barry (and other taxi drivers)
« Reply #20 on: September 14, 2015, 07:50:35 PM »
There's no signs round the corner saying 'no u-turn'. BUT, making a right turn there is a bit iffy, you're partly on a pedestrian crossing so the lights would have to be obeyed before even contemplating turning.
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Re: One for Barry (and other taxi drivers)
« Reply #21 on: September 14, 2015, 08:43:13 PM »
I'm taking it that the sign posted by Handy is a little lower down the street and referring to the part of the road where the taxi has made a turn right then left?
Drivers are expected to be alert and notice signs.

This driver won't be the first or last to do this - scimitar/eabbus  don't even think about it  :-?

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Re: One for Barry (and other taxi drivers)
« Reply #22 on: September 14, 2015, 09:17:20 PM »
No OC. The sign is before the turn. You don't get an option, you have to go left. The taxi did turn left as told by the signage.
The 'right turn/u-turn' is the debatable turn.
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Re: One for Barry (and other taxi drivers)
« Reply #23 on: September 15, 2015, 09:47:19 AM »
No OC. The sign is before the turn. You don't get an option, you have to go left. The taxi did turn left as told by the signage.
The 'right turn/u-turn' is the debatable turn.

Yes I know that Fly, the driver turned right on the bend of the left turn - wasn't there a red bar on the right of the sign?

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Re: One for Barry (and other taxi drivers)
« Reply #24 on: September 15, 2015, 02:42:53 PM »
Another view closer to the lights  Old Cruiser help understand road better
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Re: One for Barry (and other taxi drivers)
« Reply #25 on: September 15, 2015, 03:28:16 PM »
From that view the turn doesn't look so sharp Handy
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Re: One for Barry (and other taxi drivers)
« Reply #26 on: September 18, 2015, 12:47:43 PM »
ok so if you could go straight ahead, why would they put a pedestrian area with bollards in the way?

Personally I think it should only be used for emergency services, not taxis for a shortcut.  If you see the amount of people there that cross when the lights are on green, i think you might agree that it was dangerous.  To go the correct route only takes about 30 seconds more.

Plus there are 2 traffic lights showing a left arrow on a blue background.  I cant see any arrows pointing straight on.

I still stand by my original post.
« Last Edit: September 18, 2015, 12:53:34 PM by simondjuk »
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