Inside, Outside, Near Lane, Far Lane, whatever...

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
>
> Geoff wrote:
> > > As an example, whenever I go into Wales to visit a friend, I
> approach a roundabout near the centre of Cardiff to turn left towards
> the town of Penarth and there is sign saying "Inside Lane for Penarth
> only" because I cannot use the left lane to go straight ahead which
> happens usually because there is a dedicated lane for Penarth and - I
> repeat - it says "Inside Lane".
> > >
> Annemehr: 
> > And I would SO have been in the wrong lane, had I been on the same 
> route.
> 
> Carol responds:
> 
> Me, too! So, normally, the left lane would be the "dedicated lane"
> (the exit lane), but in this case, it's the right lane because--? Or,
> if the left lane is always the inside lane, why is this "dedicated
> lane" different from the usual setup?
 
Geoff:
It occurs sometimes on UK roundabouts where a left turn is heavily 
used and it means that turning traffic is  segregated from traffic on 
the roundabout and therefore does not have to give way which 
would slow the flow.

Carol::
> And, erm, "sandwich" in the previous post? Was it roast beef or PB and J?

Geoff:
Ham and salad. Balanced and healthy.