Chaos at yellow box junctions

What I hate are drivers that block pedestrian crossings during the rush hour. They know they're not going to make so end up sat on the crossing, with other cars behind them. The poor pedestrians have to squeeze between the cars, risk burning their legs on exhaust pipe and are terrified the drivers are going to reverse instead of going forward....or just roll back and hit them. Just nuts.

this junction needs changing to a roundabout as no one can enter a mini roundabout until there exit route is clear ,the hostipal should inform the county council

I have a small car and am not at all jealous of big car drivers as smaller cars have their advantage too.

On numerous occasions at yellow junction boxes there isn't enough space for me to get to the other side but the numerous times big car drivers have used the box as a space to cheat the queue and barge in front when they trail into the box is beyond human error.

Either they have no regard for the law, think they are above the law, think they have priority over all other motorists or they have some attitude problem associated with their false ego.

It is known that the stupid rich with all the luxuries are the least productive and provide the least value for money when you compare what good you get out of them for what they cost society.

But they like many idiots try to take advantage of law-abiding citizens because they cannot do things properly as shown in their driving.

One day they will be forced to sacrifice for some other driver and get a taste of their own medicine of poison within society that they are.

Boxed In, these "scams" are set up exactly for people like you, who drive without any forward planning! You would do better to spend your money on an advanced driving course, and avoid payment of these self imposed fines!
As long as people drive like you, probably in a rush most of the time they will continue to milk the cash cow!
Your actions are selfish and cause some of the unecessary delays, that the rest of us have to suffer.

Interestingly, the picture shows an ILLEGAL box junction!!! That means it is not enforceable. How do I know this? Because I am a victim of box junction scam. What is that? When the box junctions are installed to generate revenue rather than improve traffic flow. EJ

I am afraid all the intelligent traffic lights are tuned to maximise the revenues for local authorities in fines and monies derivable from other contraventions on the streets and roads of London.

Surely there are some intelligent traffic lights out there that can sense when roads become congested to change their phasing to keep traffic flowing? It's like having a set of lights at a junction on green with no traffic coming through yet a massive queue building up on the main road at the red light. Similarly with yellow boxes, the sensors in the road could turn the lights red and let the traffic in front of the box move off before letting more cars through.

It would be nice to see the police enforce the yellow box. Any day the Euston Road in London would nett them a fortune!

You can sit in the yellow box if you're waiting to turn right (assuming the exit road is clear). Not a lot of people know that.

Thank you "Boxed In". You have just confirmed my own comments posted 29-Jan-2008,:please see below. It's another form of tax revenue and nothing to do with sorting out gridlocked roads or the like.

Driving into a Yellow Box junction is like a game of musical chairs. Suddenly all exits are taken and you're left without the chair, and are out. But just remember this game costs a lot of money if you lose. I am presently allowing £450 per annum for parking fines, bus lane contraventions and other scams of the authorities. This vastly more than I pay in car insurance.

A perfectly valid gripe, but the root of the problem is the traffic control system, based on the fatal flaw of priority. Priority makes roads dangerous. It produces unbroken traffic streams and a "need" for lights. Without priority, and without lights, we would do what comes naturally - filter in turn, and your exit wouldn't be blocked. www.mcassini.com