Oxford Driving – Headington Roundabout

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BRM Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH69swvJDSI&t=476s

RA Overview: RA Overview with lane marks:

General rules:

• Speed limit, usually 30m/h, before joining the roundabout applies after you exit; until you see a new speed limit, e.g., 50m/h;
• Headington RA 选择进入车道很重要；之后上了RA不用做选择，follow through 并数好出口即可；

Different Routes:

1. From Headington London Rd

Two lanes to three lanes:

• Left split into left: A40(W), BART
• Left split into middle: A40(E) to London
• Right: A40(E), A4142

• From Headington to Northway (Marston), 1st Exit, turning left

  When approaching Headington roundabout, there is a bus lane you need to stay clear of.

  Left lane, indicate left, first exit. A40(W)

  

  Your exit to Northway

• From Headington London Rd to A4142 Cowley, 4th exit, turning right

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STj1Z7aem-A

  • Turning right, right lane; indicate right; 4th exit;

  • Follow through your lane, use the left line as your reference point. Indicate left when you have passed the 3rd exit.
  • after the 2nd exit,
    • remain in your lane, now you are on the middle lane; as you pass the 3rd exit, you will become the outer lane and you exit onto the left lane of A4142.
    • if you take the right newly emerged lane, as you pase the 3rd exit, you will become the middle lane and you exit onto the right lane.

  

  1st Exit to Northway

  

  2nd Exit to Barton Crematorium

  

  After the 2nd exit, you could use either the middle or right lane;

  • middle lane is recommended as it leads to the left lane at your exit;
  • right lane is also possible, it leads to the right lane at your exit.

  When you exit, watch out for vehicles merging from the slip road on the left.

  3rd Exit to London/ Thornhill Park & Ride

  4th Exit to A4142 Cowley

  

  

  

  Cowley exit has a brown building looking like this

  

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• From Headington to London A40E, 3rd exit, straight ahead, 1 o’clock;

  • Entering: Start with Left lane which split into middle lane (Easier Choice)

  • On the roundabout: middle lane;

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2. From Northern Bypass

BRM video starts from 13:30

• Roundabout sign appears very early

  • if you are going to Cowley/Headington, be preapred to move to the right lane when the long white lines become short lines; you don’t need to move over right away when you see the sign, just be prepared to do so; long white lines are hazard lines which you are not supposed to cross; short white lines are ok to cross to change lanes;

• You first see two speed limit signs left and right say 50m/h;

• then you see “Reduced Speed Now” sign, you reduce speed to 40m/h, NOT too slow, 30m/h would be outragously slow;

  

• then you see trafic control ahead sing

  

• then you see speed limit 30m/h

  

• finally you see the roundabout sign again with exit info

• From Northern Bypass to A4142 Cowley, taking 3rd exit, turning right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_PEx68oToY

  Turning right 1 o’clock, right–middle lane; indicate right;

  • Move to the right lane first on Northway when you see the long white lines.

    

  • You will see trafic light signs, then speed limit sign of 30m/h, then split into 3 lanes

  • Use the middle lane;

    • right lane is also possible, but middle lane is easier;

      

  • Indicate right is important, so you tell others you are not going to London.

  Note there is a slip road on the left of the exit, have a look at your left mirror to be safe when you exit.

• From Northern Bypass to Headington/ City Center, 4th exit, turning right

  BRM 18:44

  • Right lane
  • after exiting, you will meet bus lane right away, need to move to the right lane to avoid it. Don’t ride on the bus lane.

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3. From A4142 Cowley

From A4142 Cowley towards London, 4th exit, turning right.

• Middle lane ends with left lane; right lane ends with right lane;
  • Use the middle lane;
  • follow the lead of the lanes, they will take you automatically to your exit;
  • After exiting to London, speed limit of 30m/h  still applies; have to control your speed for a while until you see the 50m/h sign;

From A4142 Cowley to A40W towards Northway/ Marston/ The Midlands, 2nd exit, straight ahead 11 o’clock.

BRM video 17:00

• left lane because you it’s a left turn.

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4. From A40W London

From London to A40W Marston, 3rd exit , turning right

• Start with the right lane which splits into two lanes afterwards, take the left lane of the split lanes;
• Use the hamburger lane going through the middle of the roundabout.

From London to Headington, 2nd exit, straight ahead

• left lane marked “OXFD BART”.