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Drivers moving across lanes without realising they're in the wrong one
Reported via desktop in the Sign issue (NH) category anonymously at 11:52, Wed 22 June 2022
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 3615134.
Moderated by National Highways at 11:48, Fri 8 July 2022
M1 Junction 28 Would it be possible to have more signs on J28, from the A38 from Mansfield to the M1 North turning please? In some areas the lines suggest traffic in certain lanes can manoeuvre for exits that they shouldn’t. i.e. the exit for B6019 only is the left lane but many, many drivers use this lane for the M1 North and drivers in the middle lane for A38 towards Derby also cross, when the lights change, the carriageway into the B6019 lane or even scarier, they move into the M1 North lane. Many times I see near misses, hear horns being pipped, see queues having to wait behind a vehicle that is in the wrong lane and wants to move over to the right, etc. I’ve seen accidents too. Some locals avoid J28 for these reasons. More signs would educate drivers on the correct lane or, possibly more importantly, let them know they’re in the wrong lane so they don’t assume they can just move over to the right lanes. It’s usually when someone doesn’t know they’re in the wrong lane that it’s worse as they just move across. I’ve tried to show, with blue stars on the map below where signs (like this one we currently have) would be ideal. Hoping you can help. It would be appreciated. Many thanks.
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Posted by National Highways at 14:02, Fri 24 June 2022
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And filter the B6019 traffic, allow the two A38 traffic to go first and then allow the B6019 traffic to move unimpeded.
Staggering the movement would prevent the potential collisions by only allowing one set of traffic to move at a time; by allowing the A38 and B6019 traffic to move at the same time this then creates the issue as those who don't understand what 'A38 only' means then cut across into the wrong lane.
Posted anonymously at 10:57, Tue 26 July 2022
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