Road markings / Sign posts

Welsh_and_proud

Where I live there's a dual carriageway that leads on to a roundabout and you can guarantee there will be an accident every week and people are blaming the road marking. So my question is if you have road markings telling you to be in the left hand lane for the services but the road sign is telling you to be in the right hand lane which lane should you be in. Also what does these road markings mean (S)  (DE).

JamoLew

Probably depends on which side the services actually are
Can you post a GSV

Welsh_and_proud

JamoLew said:

Probably depends on which side the services actually are
Can you post a GSV

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JamoLew

3rd exit of a 5 exit roundabout is straight on and as its only a single width  carriageway it would appear to be correct.
I can see how those without the time and prior knowledge could get it wrong though

daveyjp

S means South, DE is the Welsh translation.

Road markings take priority over Highway Code convention for roundabouts.

Welsh_and_proud

daveyjp said:

S means South, DE is the Welsh translation.

Road markings take priority over Highway Code convention for roundabouts.

I thought (S) was south but I don't speak welsh.

AdrianC

Welsh_and_proud said:

...but the road sign is telling you to be in the right hand lane which lane should you be in.

Which sign is telling you to be in the RH lane? The only sign I see is the one saying it's the third exit.
The road markings say RH for Exit 4, A4042 S only. They say ONLY in big letters.
Exit 1 is minor.
Exit 2 is major, A4042 N.
Exit 3 is the services.
Exit 4 is major, A4042 S.
Exit 5 is a private entrance.
Exit 6 is back on yourself.

The signage looks absolutely fine, but could do with a repaint. The collision problem is going to be idiots who haven't read the signage mixing with idiots who think they have a right of way and don't look at what's around them.

AdrianC

Welsh_and_proud said:

daveyjp said:

S means South, DE is the Welsh translation.

I thought (S) was south but I don't speak welsh.

Umm...
<looks at user name, rolls eyes>

Welsh_and_proud

AdrianC said:

Welsh_and_proud said:

...but the road sign is telling you to be in the right hand lane which lane should you be in.

Which sign is telling you to be in the RH lane? The only sign I see is the one saying it's the third exit.
The road markings say RH for Exit 4, A4042 S only. They say ONLY in big letters.
Exit 1 is minor.
Exit 2 is major, A4042 N.
Exit 3 is the services.
Exit 4 is major, A4042 S.
Exit 5 is a private entrance.
Exit 6 is back on yourself.

The signage looks absolutely fine, but could do with a repaint. The collision problem is going to be idiots who haven't read the signage mixing with idiots who think they have a right of way and don't look at what's around them.

The sign I'm talking about is the one that's shows it's the third exit. When I was learning to drive anything past 12 o clock you would get in the right hand lane.

unforeseen

anything past 12 o clock you would get in the right hand lane.

You forgot the bit that says unless other road marking/signs say different

DoaM

Although it can be argued that road markings are advisory ... it is easily possible for them to be covered by traffic and not at all visible.