+ Driver must cross fast-moving A78 Road contours A gentle uniform left curve; A gentle uniform right curve; generally Almost straight (slight curvature to right); south-bound traffic approaching generally level level downhill junction + Driver has no right-turn filter lane Margin for Error: Low The junction is divided by an island to separate Hazard Area 1 Ranking: Level 5, the 2 traffic flows. The island carries 2 Keep Left Significant Arrangement of signs. Junction Photo 5: 4.8m from junction edge, looking There is a wide bell-mouth. south along A78; line of sight opening up The line of sight along both directions of the A78 is not good till about 12 yards from the junction The junction is visible when approaching it. It has a reflector post on at which point the line of sight is established to Lines of sight each side of the bell-mouth. the right (north); the line of sight to the left (south) only opens up about 4.8 yards from the junction edge. Roadside Vegetation The carriageway has a central hazard warning line, starting about 112 yards from the near edge of the junction, on the south and north approaches. There is a central hazard warning line up to the junction. There is an edge line at both edges of the carriageway. There is a give way sign about 20 yards before There are reflectors along both edges of the carriageway and along the the junction, and a give way triangle is painted Carriageway centre of the carriageway. on the carriageway just before the junction. Markings and There are no prohibitions on overtaking on the A78 to north and south of Signs At the junction, there are double broken lines the junction approaching the across the left carriageway (give way at major junction There is a reflector post in the verge on each side of the bell-mouth. carriageway), and a single broken line across the right carriageway. There are no town directional signs at the junction. There is a Direction sign to West Kilbride located about 112 yards short of the junction to the north and south.
+ Driver must cross fast-moving A78 south-bound traffic + Driver has no right-turn filter lane Margin for Error: Low Hazard Area 1 Ranking: Level 5, Significant Photo 5: 4.8m from junction edge, looking south along A78; line of sight opening up Road contours approaching junction A gentle uniform left curve; generally level A gentle uniform right curve; generally level Almost straight (slight curvature to right); downhill Arrangement of Junction The junction is divided by an island to separate the 2 traffic flows. The island carries 2 Keep Left signs. There is a wide bell-mouth. Lines of sight The junction is visible when approaching it. It has a reflector post on each side of the bell-mouth. The line of sight along both directions of the A78 is not good till about 12 yards from the junction at which point the line of sight is established to the right (north); the line of sight to the left (south) only opens up about 4.8 yards from the junction edge. Roadside Vegetation Carriageway Markings and Signs approaching the junction The carriageway has a central hazard warning line, starting about 112 yards from the near edge of the junction, on the south and north approaches. There is an edge line at both edges of the carriageway. There are reflectors along both edges of the carriageway and along the centre of the carriageway. There are no prohibitions on overtaking on the A78 to north and south of the junction There is a reflector post in the verge on each side of the bell-mouth. There is a central hazard warning line up to the junction. There is a give way sign about 20 yards before the junction, and a give way triangle is painted on the carriageway just before the junction. At the junction, there are double broken lines across the left carriageway (give way at major carriageway), and a single broken line across the right carriageway. There are no town directional signs at the junction. There is a Direction sign to West Kilbride located about 112 yards short of the junction to the north and south.
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