| It’s time to do something about the shambles at the Scott Fyffe roundabout in Dundee.
Get in Lane signs are up in Douglas Road indicating left turn to Arbroath only, and ahead for all other traffic at the roundabout.
Are those responsible for this aware that “ahead” covers four exits from the roundabout (five if you count all the way round to Douglas Road), Strips of Craigie Road, Greendykes Road, Arbroath Road westbound, and Kingsway East.
This means that probably 95% of all traffic coming down Douglas Road will have to be in the right-hand lane approaching the roundabout, which splits into two lanes only about 20 yards from the roundabout.
The inevitable result is that huge traffic queues are forming with the accompanying delays and frustration for drivers.
The lines on the roundabout are many and confusing when accessing from the Kingsway. — Confused Balgilloite.
TRAFFIC QUEUES
I agree with letter writer Stuck In Traffic. Those responsible should have left the markings the way they were, in the Douglas Road circle, with the left lane being able to go either left to Arbroath Road or down Strips of Craigie.
I use this route every day and apart from when there has been road works I have never seen the traffic queues like this.
The majority of traffic has to use one lane for four exits leaving the left lane empty most of the time.
I now have to leave 10 minutes earlier to get to work on time. — Slow and Stop.
VERY FRUSTRATED
As a regular user and resident of Douglas Road, I am getting very frustrated at the new layout of the Scott Fyffe Circle.
Any traffic coming down here, heading in the Arbroath direction cuts into Huntly Place, thus avoiding the circle, which leaves the left-hand lane permanently empty and results in tailbacks up to and past the lights at Asda.
Please give us back the use of the redundant lane to Strips of Craigie Road again. — Common Sense.
REWRITE CODE
Has the way we enter a circle changed? I’ve been driving for many years and was taught to use the left-hand lane coming to a circle, if I was to exit on the first or second lane on the circle.
I’ve never before seen markings on any other circle like those at Douglas Road at the Scott Fyffe circle.
Is this to be the future of driving? if so then the Highway Code will have to be rewritten. — Careful Driver.
|