On Wed, 23 Oct 2019 at 14:35, Jez Nicholson <[email protected]> wrote:
> AFAIK the traffic regulations are: > 1. You should *avoid* doing a U-turn at a mini roundabout because there > isn't much room to turn in, and people might not be expecting it. You are > still allowed to do so. > 2. *only* drivers of long/large vehicles may only drive over it. Everyone > else has to drive round the roundabout as usual > Highway code rule 188: > *Mini-roundabouts.* Approach these in the same way as normal roundabouts. > All vehicles *MUST* pass round the central markings except large vehicles > which are physically incapable of doing so. Remember, there is less space > to manoeuvre and less time to signal. Avoid making U-turns at > mini-roundabouts. Beware of others doing this. > *Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10(1) & 16(1)* > > Point 1 should affect routers to discourage them from suggesting a u-turn, > but not prohibit it. > Depends how you interpret "avoid." I am not a lawyer. If I wrote a router, I'd err on the side of caution here: don't suggest a U turn as a feasible route, don't allow a user to enter a route with such a U turn. I believe the same would be true for any country. > Countries have their own legislation. Poland apparently has things that look like mini roundabouts but follow the regulations of "ordinary" roundabouts. Therefore, it is worth knowing whether it is a mini or standard roundabout. > Absolutely. -- Paul
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