Road markings

barmonkey

This roundabout near me had its markings repainted today, is it me or are the chevrons pointing the wrong way ?

SailorSam

I think they're wrong.
Look at the chevrons of the actual roundabout.
I use to work at a place that did road markings and thinking back to some of the men who were out on the road, i'm not surprised.

londonTiger

http://www.drivingtesttips.biz/road-markings-lines.html

When it's the "wrong way" it means the adjacent lane drives the same direction (one way).

Though not sure if that makes complete sense.

I think when it's the wrong way it means it's splitting 2 adjacent lanes further apart when it's the right way it means it's bringing two lanes closer together like in a motoway entry lane.

Car_54

According to the Traffic Signs Manual, chevrons in road markings should always point towards approaching traffic, so their direction seems right.

However, as far as I can see nothing else about the markings has any resemblance to anything allowed in the regulations, so they're meaningless.

Strider590

I'm assuming they spent £2m on those road markings just to stop people straight lining the roundabout.

EdGasket

They look pointless, confusing and possibly dangerous to me!

Iceweasel

Very pretty.

But they are functionless and mean nothing - certainly nothing nothing legal or prohibitive.