No right turn into Crystal Palace Road, why?

[ponypony]

Why oh why can't you turn right at the lights on East Dulwich Road turning into Crystal Palace Road? There are two lanes yet no right turn. Ridiculous!

[the-e-dealer]

Because the Engineers thought that cars waiting to turn right would block vehicles going ahead.

[Sue]

Because it would cause delays at the lights, as it's a crossroads? It would be another phase of the lights, wouldn't it?

You can't turn right into East Dulwich Road coming from Crystal Palace Road, either. You have to turn left and go round the Goose Green roundabout and back up again.

[PeckhamRose]

Wasting petrol, and adding extra use on roads, in the process.

very green!

[MarkE]

Sue Wrote:

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> You can't turn right into East Dulwich Road coming

> from Crystal Palace Road, either. You have to turn

> left and go round the Goose Green roundabout and

> back up again.

Or go straight on to Adys and perform a cunning U-ey in time to then go left onto EDR the next time the lights phase in your favour.

The same irritation comes if you instead head up Barry and Rye Lane instead of CPR. In that case you then have to loop over the top of Peckham Rye to come back down the other side and then turn left towards Nunhead.

[Lowlander]

Why not just go up Lordship Lane and left into Crawthew? Problem solved!

[kford]

Or turn left down Crawthew and then right onto Worlingham then right onto ED Road. It's no right turn out of CP road because there's no room for cars to pass on the left when cars are waiting to turn right (but not out of Adys road, for some reason)

[the-e-dealer]

PeckhamRose Wrote:

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> Wasting petrol, and adding extra use on roads, in

> the process.

> very green!

Not very green to make cars queue with their engines running either but I think its more safety and sometimes- well actually usually isnt it safety first? Hang on I will recycle your punctuation !

[JohnL]

not any different than a one way system

every few years whatever system is used will change however.

[the-e-dealer]

The restriction at C Pal road caused me a little inconvinience when it first came in and Worlingham Road people asked for traffic calming at it was the alternative. Not sure what happened about that.

Its been there for at least 10 years AFAIK and shows no sign of changing.

[tallulah71]

what a Pony post

[the-e-dealer]

Yup "no through post "! :-*

[BrandNewGuy]

Two lnes going straight ahead, coupled with the inevitable parked cars just up E D Road blocking one lane, does lead to the occasional exciting game of 'chickie run' a la Rebel Without A Cause

 

[Barry mehneth]

I think it also causes more issues as you have to turn left and do a U-turn!

[Lowlander]

But who ever actually needs to make this right turn? Surely it's easier to go up Lordship Lane and turn left instead? Or am I missing something?

[the-e-dealer]

If you lived in or off Crystal Palace road maybe?