17 Nov 2012 10:33 AM:

John,

I have nothing but respect for Uk police drivers both car and motorcycle, they are a joy to drive behind as they are probably the most highly trained and capable police drivers in the world.

My point was simply that there are too many areas where you have to make your own decisions as you meet situations which are not covered by the highway code either here in Spain or in the UK such as a three lane highway approaching a roundabout that only has enough space for one vehicle.

We have to bear in mind of course that modern road systems here are still a new thing and are not as mature as in other countries.

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17 Nov 2012 9:25 AM:

I am surprised by the response of John as an ex-policeman. To put so much faith in the people who design the roads and the signs alongside them, we are not in the UK.

Traffic lights mounted behind trees along with unlit pedestrian crosssings, the habit of just keep adding roads to roundabouts until there is no space left between them, you can go on.

I am a all for obeying the rules of the road but they have to make sense. There is a slip road off the A7 which has another road crossing it just before the roundabout. I use the cross road several times a day, I have a STOP sign at the slip road, the drivers on the slip road have a GIVE WAY sign. They cannot see that I have to stop and do not notice the solid white line in front of me so as they have a give way sign they do just that, leaving us both stationary and going nowhere.

So to say that all road signs are there for a good reason just is not the case here and at times you have to use logic and make your best judgement.

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