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Who to contact over Father Griffin Road lanes?

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    #2
    antoobrien
    Registered Users Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭antoobrien


    yer man! wrote: »
    I get so confused driving on the road at two specific junction, 1. near the fire station and 2. near the Super Valu. I never know which lane to be in to go straight on as there are two lanes side my side both with arrows to proceed straight ahead however the opposite side of the junction only has one lane. It's obviously from when one lane was used to turn off onto the now one way street. It's been like this for years and I've witnessed a crash there before and had a few near misses myself when a car goes into the lane next to me and tries to cut in the other side of the junction. All the junction needs is a few arrows removed and repainted.....

    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=galway&hl=en&ll=53.268967,-9.057554&spn=0.000921,0.002411&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=39.592876,79.013672&hnear=Galway,+County+Galway,+Ireland&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.268823,-9.057739&panoid=ymkxvUbNthJeHhArFhdFwQ&cbp=12,44.18,,0,10.71

    Super Valu junction (no arrows at all) I use the right lane to turn right and the left to go straight on, I don't know if this is correct procedure or not.
    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=galway&hl=en&ll=53.267366,-9.061275&spn=0.000914,0.002411&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=39.592876,79.013672&hnear=Galway,+County+Galway,+Ireland&t=h&layer=c&cbll=53.267402,-9.061133&panoid=d6wocutA12rS9CeZ1ylRdw&cbp=12,254.71,,0,7.71&z=19

    City council roads department.


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    #3
    magentas
    Registered Users Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭magentas


    For the Supervalu junction, I always stay in left lane for straight on and right lane for turning left. If you're in the right lane, you drive into a white box with a right turn arrow so you can't go straight on then anyway AFAIK.

    For the fire station, I just go in whichever lane has cars really! It's just manners but you'll always get some cheeky fecker trying to jump in the lane with no car and cut off another car when taking off.
    Don't know legally which lane you should be in, I guess left as there is a right turn off at this junction.
    Basic manners at this junction go a long way though


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    connemara man
    Registered Users Posts: 6,773 ✭✭✭connemara man


    the best solution i've seen is people driving down the center of the two lanes at the fire station so no one can queue jump them


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    antoobrien
    Registered Users Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭antoobrien


    yer man! wrote: »
    Super Valu junction (no arrows at all) I use the right lane to turn right and the left to go straight on

    That's the way I approach it as well.


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    Redhairedguy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,711 ✭✭✭Redhairedguy


    connemara man wrote: »
    the best solution i've seen is people driving down the center of the two lanes at the fire station so no one can queue jump them

    I do this from time to time, as I've had very bad experiences with people shooting up along side me and suddenly swerving in front of me to get across the bridge.

    AFAIK the right hand lane at the Father Griffin junction is for straight ahead and right turn. The left lane is only turning left towards the Crescent.


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    Redhairedguy wrote: »
    I do this from time to time, as I've had very bad experiences with people shooting up along side me and suddenly swerving in front of me to get across the bridge.

    So do I, it is the only way to leave room for cyclists too as two side by side cars at those lights occupy the entire road. And there is no advanced stop box for cyclists there either...despite the fact that there is room for one.


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    galwaycyclist
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    connemara man wrote: »
    the best solution i've seen is people driving down the center of the two lanes at the fire station so no one can queue jump them

    When in the car I do this as well. For the reasons spongebob has given ie this design systematically removes road capacity from cyclists so as to store a few more cars side by side.

    The GTU has plans for a similar "narrow stacking lane" treatment up at Thermo king


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    On a very rare occasion a car turns right there...very rare mind. Then I use the inside lane. The footpath is also narrow and busy and forcing cylists inside is pointless. They WERE supposed to have done _Something_ by now but haven't. :)

    Remember This??

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056284542


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    #10
    what_traffic
    Registered Users Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭what_traffic


    Ideal junction to put in cycle lanes to jump to the top of the TRAFFIC Q. Especially Inbound.


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