Australia’s most confusing roundabout: Driver crashes straight into SUV in what looks like a clear-cut mistake – but perplexing junction is an accident waiting to happen
- Dash cam captures crash at confusing roundabout junction on the Gold Coast
- Confusion remains of who exactly was at fault at the baffling intersection
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Puzzling dash cam footage has emerged of a two-car crash that occurred while the motorists tried to exit one of Australia’s most baffling roundabouts.
The collision between a Nissan Pulsar and Nissan X-Trail happened during the morning peak hour on the Gold Coast on Monday.
While the Nissan X-Trail in the left lane is about to turn right, the Nissan Pulsar next to it on the right is going straight ahead
Dash cam footage from a vehicle not involved in the accident shows the two cars as they use Highfield Drive to enter the roundabout, which forms the junction of Robina Town Centre Drive, Mudgeeraba Road and Glades Drive.
The Nissan X-Trail attempts to turn right into Mudgeeraba Road, while the Nissan Pulsar heads straight ahead towards Glades Drive – making it cut across the X-Trail’s lane and collide with the vehicle.
A collisions at Robina on the Gold Coast occurred at what could be Australia’s most confusing intersection
The lane markings on Highfield Drive – where both cars potentially entered the roundabout – show that traffic in the lane the X-Trail occupied is permitted to go straight ahead or go right.
However, traffic in the lane the Pulsar occupied is only permitted to go right, meaning the Pulsar was not allowed to attempt to take the exit it chose.
The Pulsar driver’s confusion can be put down to the fact that the exit it wrongfully tried to take appears to be to the right of the spot it entered the roundabout.
To make matters worse, the foliage in the middle of the roundabout makes it very difficult for motorists to see where their desired exit is as they enter the intersection.
Markings in the left lane show the X-Trail was permitted to go straight ahead or turn right
Furthermore, Daily Mail Australia has examined Google Street View images of the intersection that prove the lane markings have changed since early 2017, and the current lane markings are not consistent for each entry point to the roundabout.
Footage of the incident has since attracted hundreds of views on YouTube.
Daily Mail Australia contacted the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads for further clarification and to obtain figures on how many collisions have occurred at the junction.
A spokeswoman said the department does not collect data for minor/unreported incidents at the roundabout.
An aerial view of the roundabout identifies where the collision occurred – marked with a red X – and shows that the lane markings at the various entry points to the roundabout are not consistent