Nottingham residents have shared how drivers blast horns and fume at Nottingham's most frustrating junctions. A number of the junctions in the city area of Basford have been labelled frustrating by local residents, with some confused motorists describing the roads a pain to navigate.
Singled out for particular criticism was the five-way junction where the A6514 Western Boulevard/Valley Road meets with Church Street, Vernon Road, and Radford Road, with drivers and pedestrians citing build ups of traffic and angry drivers. A busy McDonald's is located on the junction where Radford Road and Valley Road meet and those new to the junction frequently get frustrated by the junction's layout and the delays it can cause.
Aqueel Abbas, 26, a Just Eat delivery biker who regularly rides through the area, said the junction created confusion and tension amongst drivers. "When people are in a rush from Vernon Road and Radford Boulevard it can be crazy. The road goes through the ring road, which confuses some people.
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"The problem is created by that confusion. People get stuck in the middle. That leads to other drivers honking and shouting - I also saw an accident here a few days ago."
Alan Garner, 40, a warehouse operative from Basford, said: "It's hard to go right from the McDonald's side of the junction. It blocks and then the queues go up the whole ring road.
"I think a lot of the issues are made by drivers though, people don't stop for each other and are not aware of the road markings. People get impatient and you get a lot of accidents at this junction."
Another Basford resident, who did not want to be named, said: "Sometimes people can get confused by this junction. People do not realise you can get to Church Street, so people get stuck.
"When they're in the middle it holds everyone up and drivers start honking their horns."
Another aspect that annoys drivers moving through Basford is the pair of tram and train crossings, known as Basford Crossings, which frequently split David Lane. As the train barriers and trams pass across the road, motorists are left stuck in an ever growing queue - a particularly big problem when the barrier breaks - and often the only way to avoid it is to divert to the equally frustrating junction described above.
Glennis Bishop, 79, who has lived in Basford for 23 years, said: "Sometimes people get very frustrated with the crossings - you can hear it. It causes trouble when people want to get past and both the tram and then train go by.
"It gets very clogged up down Mill Street when the train barriers come down. I think drivers that aren't used to it go a bit batty when they have to wait for a while, but it doesn't happen that often."
Norman Taylor, 81, who is retired and lives in Basford, added: "It does frustrate drivers but I cannot see an alternative really, it is just something they have to put up with. It is usually only a few minutes but occasionally with the train it can be a bit longer.
"It is a very busy junction but it keeps things running. People that do not know the area would probably find it annoying."
A third section of road in the area has also been labelled as frustrating by drivers - with motorists displeased by the Hucknall Road and Arnold Road junction, in-between Basford and Bestwood. The busy junction, which has previously been called "ridiculous", is subject to Nottingham City Council proposals for a scheme that would address issues such as traffic build-up, visibility and turning at the crossing.
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