L5 Update: M50 & N3 junction

As correctly pointed out by the reporter here, Waze directions follow this route http://j.mp/1OiWy9P instead of this route http://j.mp/1OiWF52.

I believe that this part of the road http://j.mp/1OiWKG1 should in practice be 2 segments as only traffic coming from N3 S is allowed to turn left - street view: http://j.mp/1OiX9bx

Hi Yanis,

I don’t think the part of the road you suggest should be split into two segments - that would only complicate the junction unnecessarily.

Do you not think that restricting the left turn between these two segments would solve the problem and avoid making things too complicated?

While we’re at it, I think these segments should probably be removed too…

++David \ davidg666

Thank you for looking into this David.

That wouldn’t be correct, as turning left when coming this way is allowed.

You know I like these, but that’s personal preference :mrgreen:

Hi Yanis,

Oops - you’re absolutely right; I missed that! I’ve lowered the adjacent lock to L3.

I noticed you like them alright :slight_smile: … I prefer not to use them myself (I like to keep junctions as simple as possible) but I think they’re OK so long as the instructions to Waze users make sense. I prefer “turn left” approaching a junction to “keep left”, and I’ve noticed that if the angles are wrong on these extra turning lane segments, “keep left” instructions are given.

So please don’t be offended if I ever tidy up junctions by deleting segments that I think are unnecessary - but you’re right that they are also a personal preference - I definitely won’t go around deleting segments that you’ve created without good reason (so I’d have to be tidying up a junction for other reasons before I’d delete any of these segments).

++David

Don’t worry, no offence taken :slight_smile:

I have updated the area now. You can put it back to L5 :smiley: