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15 minutes the editorial office received a letter from reader Paul. The man said that after the reconstruction of the intersection at the Academy on the Kaunas turn was completed, a ring was installed, which caused problems driving in the direction of the city.
During reconstruction, the viaduct was expanded to three lanes. There were two lanes for those who were driving from the Šakiai road to the city.
“It is as if there are two options: turn right in the first lane from the viaduct, whose acceleration lane joins the Via Baltica road and is very short, or enter the roundabout and choose the appropriate exit towards Kaunas with a safer and longer acceleration lane. ” , – said the reader.
Erik Ovcharenko / 15min photo / Crossroads on the Academy campus
However, according to him, the problem arises when, on approaching the ring road from the Šakiai road, a road marking and a sign indicating that the ring road can only be driven in a straight line – towards Noreikiškės are observed.
“After all, in a roundabout it should always be possible to drive in a circle. If it really isn’t possible to drive around the ring or towards Kaunas from the Šakiai road, then why was that ring needed and why during the reconstruction was it made an acceleration lane so short and unsafe to force Kaunas to drive without entering the ring? “Paulius wondered and asked.
The man said that many drivers still choose to drive as safely as possible to Kaunas, through the ring, and drive with a longer acceleration lane, but police officers are punished for it.
15 minutes In fact, when a journalist photographed a ring, almost every second driver who entered the ring chose not the first exit, but the second, towards Kaunas.
The ring, just straight
We forward the reader’s questions to the officers of the Kaunas Road Police Board.
„Kaunas District, Akademijos mstl., Universiteto str. and no way. Traffic signs at a roundabout where there is traffic in a circle and horizontal markings tell drivers to follow the traffic sign no. 507 and horizontal signage no. 1.16, those who establish the traffic order at the intersection, which allows driving only in a straight line, therefore, it is mandatory to choose the first exit at the roundabout, ”said the police.
The management table was attached and mentioned along with the letter. Authorities cautioned that driving in this direction was contrary to installed traffic signs and existing horizontal road markings.
Riding the ring
The authorities recalled that while driving in the Kaunas district, Akademijos mstl., Universiteto str. and no way. At intersection 140, drivers must comply with the Traffic Rules and follow existing traffic signs until a different procedure for organizing traffic is established and the horizontal traffic signs and markings are changed accordingly.
The violation carries a fine in accordance with article 417 of the ANC of the Republic of Lithuania. 1d., Which ranges between 30 and 90 euros.
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