Cranky Byron Bay local attaches a VERY to-the-point note to a busy roundabout about an often-forgotten road rule which INFURIATES drivers – but is it right?
- A vigilante traffic controller has erected his own road sign in Byron Bay
- The angry resident was fed up that out-of-towners slow down at a roundabout
- His cardboard and marker pen sign explains to drivers they have their own lane
A angry motorist in the normally chilled out town of Byron Bay has erected their own hand-written road sign after getting fed-up with incompetent drivers.
The note attached to a pole at the junction of Ewingsdale Road and Bayshore Drive in the northern New South Wales town, tries to get the message across to other motorists that there is no need to stop at the roundabout if in the far left lane.
‘Go! You have your own lane!’ The cardboard sign written in marker pen reads.
At the double-lane intersection, drivers going straight can stay in the left lane and shouldn’t technically need to stop – but are advised to pause to watch out for oncoming traffic which may have swayed into the lane.
A angry motorist in the normally chilled out town of Byron Bay has erected their own hand-written road sign (pictured) after getting fed-up with drivers
The note attached to a pole at the junction of Ewingsdale Road and Bayshore Drive in the northern New South Wales town (pictured), tries to get the message across to other motorists that there is no need to stop at the roundabout.
Because motorists must give way to the right at a normal single-lane roundabout, traffic often piles up at the intersection as some take an overly cautious approach and hit the breaks.
This infuriates the usually mellow locals who took to social media to heap praise on the vigilante traffic controller.
‘I love whoever made this! I don’t know how people couldn’t understand the concept of a roundabout,’ one person commented.
Others said: ‘Thank you!’ and described how it makes them scream when they enter the roundabout when driving behind tourists.
Another said: ‘I agree entirely. It’s so frustrating being behind fools who stop and wait forever.’
But despite the wave of support, some warned drivers not to rush through the intersection without looking right – with official rules dictating drivers should always pause to check for oncoming traffic.
‘I have seen people change lanes randomly on a roundabout too often to think it’s safe to just go without stopping and checking,’ a social media user commented.
‘Some people coming from the right are just dumb s**ts so sometimes you have to stop,’ another wrote.
According to the NRMA, roundabout signs in Australia mean slow down, prepare to give way and if necessary, stop to avoid a collision.
Motorists are advised when approaching a roundabout they must be into the correct lane, indicate if turning, and always give way to traffic already on the roundabout.
It is also suggested to only enter the roundabout when there is a safe gap in the traffic.
Additionally, the NRMA suggest to look out for vehicles that are making a full turn and to always watch for bicycles, long vehicles and motorcycles.