The problem is in Third Avenue, Southampton, where my fellow van drivers and I regularly have to go head to head with an assortment of ruddy idiots driving on the wrong side of the road. I've had days where it has happened three or four times, on virtually every other inbound trip along that road. It gets a bit tiresome after a while...!
The problem is that Third Avenue runs parallel to a dual carriageway, so anybody who is unfamiliar with the area can be easily fooled into thinking that Third Avenue is also a one-way road. But it isn't...
The problem has become worse recently, as Southampton City Council have moved their Recycling Centre into that area. Traffic leaving the Recycling Centre is directed up Manor House Avenue where the see a sign pointing left showing the recycling symbol and reading "Exit". It is at this point that anybody who is unfamiliar with the area tends to be fooled into thinking that it is a one-way road. With the gardening and spring-cleaning season almost upon us, the problem can only get worse...!
What is also needed, at the Head of Manor House Avenue, is a two-way traffic sign, as pictured above.
And some big white arrows painted on the carriageway, to make things clearer.
That's what I've suggested via Fix My Street.
I've had an email telling me that the report has been passed to Southampton City Council.
Lets see how long it takes them to do something...!
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