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The problem with T junctions and crossroads is that to turn off a main road you may have to wait for a gap in oncoming traffic. Many 'main' roads around where I live are too narrow to wait in the middle of the road, so this involves lots of waiting and slow traffic.
I propose alternative T junctions
and crossroads, specially marked, where the oncoming traffic on the main road has to give way to anyone signalling and waiting to turn off. This would keep the traffic flowing.
I know a lot of people will let you out anyway, but law would be more effective.
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You could put up a yield sign. |
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Sorta baked in Oregon. We have stop signs that allow a turn without stopping "Turns Permitted Without Stopping". |
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Opposing signs are marked to warn that opposing traffic doesn't stop. This has the effect of allowing drivers on the most-used routes to proceed without stopping. |
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Jug handles ? They work well in New Jersey. |
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I'm referring the kind of road in a British town with one lane for going each way, not particularly wide lanes either. If the local council can't widen the road by about a yard so a car can wait in the middle of the road allowing cars past, they won't build a jug handle. |
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A legally enforced 'Pittsburgh Left' on the other hand, requires no extra ground or roadworks, just signs, paint and an entry in the Highway Code. |
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[+] but I think it needs more work |
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