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Oct 25, 2016 at 16:42 comment added Alnitak @Chris that's what I meant by confusing - you can't see "this is the only acceptable use" and then go on and say something completely different. The whole first half of this answer is irrelevant.
Oct 25, 2016 at 12:37 comment added user29788 @Chris basically what has happened at that junction is at some point, the left hand lane was calved off into a feeder lane left turn, when before it would have served as a "left or straight over" lane, and the middle and right lanes would have fed properly to the corresponding lanes on the roundabout. By calving that off, you orphan the left lane on the roundabout and cause these sort of confusions.
Oct 25, 2016 at 12:34 comment added user29788 @Chris that is why junctions such as these are confusing - the Highway Code roundabout rules are clear, but junctions like these violate them, hence my "only acceptable use" comment, which is based on the rules. The approach signage then throws those rules out and makes it own up, but that same signage still never makes it clear which lane is to join which lane, it just says "use both lanes for MK/A509)" hence my second answer. The junction is indeed confusing, and the signage does not make it clear. If you follow both sets of rules (HWC and signage) you end up with my first answer.
Oct 25, 2016 at 12:25 comment added Chris You should probably edit this answer to make it clearer. It looks like you have answered and then added an updated answer at the bottom. However your first part says "That's the only acceptable use of those lanes." and then at the end you give a different and in my view much more sensible answer of lane use.
Oct 25, 2016 at 12:18 comment added nigel222 A general comment. Never panic if you are in the right-hand lane on a roundabout and realize that you cannot safely move into the left-hand lane for your desired exit. People who force their way across lanes cause accidents and very many near-misses. It's a roundabout. Just go around it again, all 360 degrees. It'll be far easier the second time around, knowing the layout and signage better.
Oct 25, 2016 at 9:20 comment added NoDataDumpNoContribution Top view is still the easiest to see something,
Oct 25, 2016 at 0:06 comment added Alnitak your answer is confusing, because the road signs do dictate the rules. It's people that don't read them and do what the first half of your answer says that cause accidents on roundabouts!
Oct 25, 2016 at 0:01 comment added Alnitak @brhans no, it's not only for them, it's mostly for the two lanes you see coming in from the bottom of the last picture. People in the left hand lane should go to the outermost lane, and people in the right lane go into the middle lane (if they're joining the M1) or stay in the right hand (inner) lane if they're going further around the roundabout.
Oct 24, 2016 at 19:15 comment added user29788 @brhans see my edit...
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Oct 24, 2016 at 19:06 comment added brhans So ... the green line/lane is reserved for people who have accidentally left the M1 and want to rejoin it? Seems unlikely ...
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