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Q: The traffic trying to turn right out of The Avenue on to State Highway 17 in Albany backs right up every morning. Are there any plans to put in a roundabout or lights at this intersection? Victoria Cadness, Albany.
A: Transit and North Shore City Council have their heads together over this one, and hope to have a workable solution by the middle of next year.
Q: As I drive along Mt Albert Rd towards Three Kings, I am greeted by an electronic sign that tells me my car speed in bright yellow letters. Are there any more of these signs anywhere? Who is responsible? Keith Wade, Mt Roskill.
A: There is another one on Mt Albert Rd near the Sandringham Rd intersection. The signs, a joint effort between Auckland City and the Mt Roskill Community Board, are part of a trial to see if they help reduce loss-of-control or speed-related crashes. They use radar to measure the speed displayed on their solar-powered panels. They sound like a good idea to me.
Q: Heading east along Quay St, there are two right-turning lanes into The Strand in lower Parnell. It is not until you have turned the corner that you find that only one of these lanes will take you to The Strand, while the other is an almost immediate left-turn-only into Gladstone Rd. I have lost count of the number of near-misses I have seen here, some of them involving large trucks from the port. Are there any plans to improve safety here? Gus Goldsack, Parnell.
A: Auckland City Council had hoped to have a solution by the end of last month, but has revised this to the end of next month. Overhead signs may go some way towards keeping us all safe.
Q: The Road Code says parking signs apply 8am to 6pm. Can we assume that this applies seven days a week? W. Martin, Milford.
First of all, the Road Code only shows this 8am-6pm sign as an example of a sign you might encounter in your fruitless search for a space. In this case, it would apply seven days a week including public holidays, unless there was a qualifying sign indicating otherwise.
