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Roundabout beside Tesco/Headford Road Galway

  • 19-07-2011 2:31pm
    #1
    softmee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 845 ✭✭✭


    Help. :( I dont get it! This is one nightmare roundabout I am affraid of it and every time I have to plan my journey just to avoid it!
    As I understand light's were is with line -they are for all lanes -right? I dont get those lights:

    unled1ki.jpg
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    They are for who? I got red ones and I stopped at it. :/ -and I got beeped imidiately.
    Please explain! :(


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  • #2
    sentient_6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭sentient_6


    The one you pointed at in your picture looks like its for the traffic coming on the roundabout immediately to the left of the where the pic is taken, i.e. coming down from the top of bohermore. There are seperate lights for traffic already on the roundabout before that point.

    Where you already on the roundabout or just about to join it? Coming from which side?


  • #3
    softmee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 845 ✭✭✭softmee


    Lets say I am already on it driving from the bridge in the middle lane (like the car from which picture was taken) and i want to exit like I would be going to city center.

    (by middle I mean right side lane in the middle of roundabout -not betweet two other lanes, because there are three)


  • #4
    sentient_6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭sentient_6


    You'd yield to these ones with red arrows:

    v5yg4y.png

    But not the one in green(which is the one i tihnk your pointing in at in your OP)

    Oh & just in case, here's a really handy pic with the lanes all colur coded:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=67374005&postcount=20

    Might make that roundabout less of a nightmare.


  • #5
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    The lights you would stop at are marked with a solid line. The line for those lights is at the entrance to the roundabout.


  • #6
    softmee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 845 ✭✭✭softmee


    Oh, so if going from bridge to the city center I should have enter lane in the middle after passing first exit -right?
    - and those lights - if I dont have to stop if they become red -whats the reason for them?
    Ok, so if I am already on this roundabout I only have to stop at the lights with line -yes? All other lights are only for entering cars?


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  • #7
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    softmee wrote: »
    Oh, so if going from bridge to the city center I should have enter lane in the middle after passing first exit -right?
    - and those lights - if I dont have to stop if they become red -whats the reason for them?

    Eh already been pointed out in post #2 and #3


  • #8
    sentient_6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭sentient_6


    softmee wrote: »
    Oh, so if going from bridge to the city center I should have enter lane in the middle after passing first exit -right?
    - and those lights - if I dont have to stop if they become red -whats the reason for them?

    For that id say follow the blue line in the picture i linked. move into the middle lane yes, after the second exit, where the blue line continues going up.

    Just after where the blue line spilts up theres a solid white line on the ground, the lights there are the ones i've marked with red arrows in the google street view pic, if they're red you've to stop at them, the lights just beyond that are to stop traffic coming down sean mulvoy road & if your already on the rounabout you don't need to stop at them.


  • #9
    softmee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 845 ✭✭✭softmee


    snubbleste wrote: »
    Eh already been pointed out in post #2 and #3

    Sorry, I just have to make sure I got it right.. Its really confusing this one. :/
    -and whats the point of your post, if you dont want to help - just ignore.


  • #10
    fergpie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 261 ✭✭fergpie


    softmee wrote: »
    Help. :( I dont get it! This is one nightmare roundabout I am affraid of it and every time I have to plan my journey just to avoid it!
    As I understand light's were is with line -they are for all lanes -right? I dont get those lights:

    unled1ki.jpg
    Uploaded with ImageShack.us

    They are for who? I got red ones and I stopped at it. :/ -and I got beeped imidiately.
    Please explain! :(

    The lights you pointed to OP are those facing the traffic coming down the sean mulvoy road and are only meant for traffic coming from that direction onto the roundabout. (similarly those at the far left of your photo)

    Whilst on the roundabout you only stop at the lights where there is a solid white accross the road and on the light posts there is a sign stating "stop here when red".

    I drive through this roundabout almost every day and its easy once you get the hang of it :)


  • #11
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    sentient_6 wrote: »
    Oh & just in case, here's a really handy pic with the lanes all colur coded:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=67374005&postcount=20

    Might make that roundabout less of a nightmare.

    That's a good one. It shows the white lines at the lights where you are supposed to stop. They are to let traffic onto the roundabout. The last one prior to the SC is just before the entry from S Mulvoy Rd.


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  • #12
    softmee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 845 ✭✭✭softmee


    This is the one I pointed. Sentient 6 pointed lights before that and there is other picture above.

    ps: Who knows the road from Galway to Cong? There is a part of it with 100km/h limit. I was driving there yesterday and I think its crazy. Narrow road full of bends with 100km/h limit! :eek: If you compare part of N6 from Merriot hotel to next roundabout with 50km/h limit it's crazy.


  • #13
    softmee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 845 ✭✭✭softmee


    Thank you all. I hope I wont be another dumb driver getting it wrong next time. ;) and I will pracitse at night before I will try during a day again.


  • #14
    sentient_6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,780 ✭✭✭sentient_6


    softmee wrote: »
    Thank you all. I hope I wont be another dumb driver getting it wrong next time. ;) and I will pracitse at night before I will try during a day again.

    I'm driving 2 years & that roundabout still gets me the odd time. Even armed with the knowledge of the lanes from that colour coded pic it can be difficult cos not everyone is on the same page so to speak.


  • #15
    softmee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 845 ✭✭✭softmee


    sentient_6 wrote: »
    I'm driving 2 years & that roundabout still gets me the odd time. Even armed with the knowledge of the lanes from that colour coded pic it can be difficult cos not everyone is on the same page so to speak.

    At least if something should happen it wont be my fault.. ;)


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