Calling all drivers!

What is actually the point of the hatched areas around the merry go round?
I really cant see what purpose they serve, other than to confuse, cause strange last minute lane changes, and cause road rage.

The people that design these "things" should get off their backsides, behind their computers, and get out there and actually drive round them, in the dark, rush hour, and in another town they have never seen before.

 

She fancied you

 

The wave was just an "up yours, I'm in front of you now", gesture.

 

You, in effect, opened a door for her FC. What a gent you are to be sure....
And no - it wasn't me. Might have been once when I had my Triumph Spitfire,
Jenny

 

I'm going straight through

 

Yeah...just go close your eyes and go for it Jiffy

 

Never bin in a bump, but i've seen loads in the mirror

 

The Spit was fun at the time but always had timing troubles - with the butterflies? I loved the way it turned on a sixpence. Could go through a set of front tyres pretty quickly. Whenever I hear certain Eric Clapton tracks it reminds me of two incidences. One, when my 12 year old daughter was in the passenger seat - had the lid off ( a pig to button down..) and came up to the lights alongside another open top . We used to carry a loaded water pistol around and managed to give the guy a good shower before the lights changed.
Another time, a cop car followed us down the A21 and I could tell he was sticking with me to see if I did anything bookable. So I indicated, turned left , turned right and right again to get me back on the road I started from. Did this 3 times as he followed me... but I did it by the book and he went off on his merry little way in the end...
Silly games you play as a young person - but good fun. It sticks in my memory and still makes me smile,
Jenny