First time going left round a roundabout in Tenerife!

[babybadger]

Yes it's true a legitimate move, just north of the Football stadium, feels weird....

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Santa+Cruz+de+Tenerife,+Spain&hl=en&ll=28.464492,-16.262697&spn=0.001056,0.002033&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=11.644408,33.310547&vpsrc=6&hnear=Santa+Cruz+de+Tenerife,+Province+of+Santa+Cr uz+de+Tenerife,+Canary+Islands,+Spain&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=28.464415,-16.262842&panoid=AACznk6poIQNEPjZJEeywA&cbp=12,98.04,,0,18.42

[polremy]

I remember driving behind someone who went left round a roundabout in France.
This was a bit and quite busy roundabout quite close to Calais (there's a clue there!)
It certainly wasn't legitimate and caused a lot of trouble!

[slodgedad]

Yes it's true a legitimate move, just north of the Football stadium, feels weird....

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Santa+Cruz+de+Tenerife,+Spain&hl=en&ll=28.464492,-16.262697&spn=0.001056,0.002033&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=11.644408,33.310547&vpsrc=6&hnear=Santa+Cruz+de+Tenerife,+Province+of+Santa+Cr uz+de+Tenerife,+Canary+Islands,+Spain&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=28.464415,-16.262842&panoid=AACznk6poIQNEPjZJEeywA&cbp=12,98.04,,0,18.42

My God. No wonder the locals are confused.

[babybadger]

might start a trend off on the Island ;-)

[Catty]

I recognise the place and indeed was very confused when we came up to the roundabout. Only in Tenerife!!!

[slodgedad]

might start a trend off on the Island ;-)

The trend is already there. With confusion like that one how is anyone supposed to know?

They are already confused because the old rules gave right of way to cars entering a 'roundabout'

Gran Canaria, when I was there in the mid 80s, had car parks all the way through Playa del Ingles. Unfortunately they were supposed to be main roads.

Everything on the 'roundabout' had to give way....:doh:

[cainaries]

There is a roundabout near Hatton Cross (Heathrow Airport) which you can apparently go round both ways on some complex contraflow system. Once I'd heard about it I resolved never to drive on it and never did.

[marbro8]

Yes it's true a legitimate move, just north of the Football stadium, feels weird....

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Santa+Cruz+de+Tenerife,+Spain&hl=en&ll=28.464492,-16.262697&spn=0.001056,0.002033&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=11.644408,33.310547&vpsrc=6&hnear=Santa+Cruz+de+Tenerife,+Province+of+Santa+Cr uz+de+Tenerife,+Canary+Islands,+Spain&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=28.464415,-16.262842&panoid=AACznk6poIQNEPjZJEeywA&cbp=12,98.04,,0,18.42i drive like that anyway:D

[atlantico]

There is a roundabout near Hatton Cross (Heathrow Airport) which you can apparently go round both ways on some complex contraflow system. Once I'd heard about it I resolved never to drive on it and never did.

At Hatton Cross roundabout, close to London Heathrow Airport, five small ‘mini-roundabouts’ have been constructed where the roads join/leave the main roundabout, allowing traffic to circle the main roundabout in both directions - clockwise in the outer lane(s) and anti-clockwise in the inner lanes.

Don't tell the locals, they'll crop up everywhere . . . . . . especially Las Chafiras - the testing ground for road markings

[babybadger]

At Hatton Cross roundabout, close to London Heathrow Airport, five small ‘mini-roundabouts’ have been constructed where the roads join/leave the main roundabout, allowing traffic to circle the main roundabout in both directions - clockwise in the outer lane(s) and anti-clockwise in the inner lanes.

Don't tell the locals, they'll crop up everywhere . . . . . . especially Las Chafiras - the testing ground for road markings

Google swindon 'magic' roundabout!

[Andy0210]

Google swindon 'magic' roundabout!

No need to Google it i spent a fortnight on it about 15 years ago! lol

[Sputnikspouse]

as newbies to tenerife we have always driven on the left so put off hiring a car and used buses for a couple of weeks but had to give in and hire a car as we are house hunting, he who dares drives Ha and I am the navigator, most of the time I hang on for dear life white knucle ride and pray we make it to where we are going.....gosh I have never laughed so much in years

[timmylish]

You know? I,ve driven round there and never gave it a minute,s thought that I was going the "wrong" way!