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Old 26th August 2014, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by martin606 View Post
i visit this rally every year the problem with the queues on the A5 leading to the A458 are mainly due to some peoples inability to read simple road signs that are put up to make traffic flow easier and people trying to access through the wrong gate,on the way out there are segregation lanes too allow two lanes of traffic,left hand lane for traffic turning left and right for turning right but when i come to leave everyone was in one lane thus causing queues on the rally field,plus some people didnt seem to even notice that the traffic on exit were under traffic lights thus stopping and adding to the queues.frustrating when the organisers do there best and some cant follow what they do.
You and the organisers are not living in the real world. Only when you get to the short two lane section by the exit is the system apparent, not everyone goes every year and knows of this or the traffic lights. Meanwhile back up the hill left and right turners are mixed up completely. And I would say that 90% of those exiting are turning right. anyway

Why not a little pro-active information supply via a note in the programme or simply a small leaflet handed to each arrival? If that costs too much time and money then there's a page on the (generally useless) website called 'How to Find the Rally'. It would take 10 minutes at most and cost nothing to include prominently a notice on 'How to Leave the Rally'.

I make a point of coming and going using the Welshpool side although it involves a significant diversion. I am sure other regulars have worked this out too but it's unrealistic to expect casual visitors to do the same and if many more people did this then there would be chaos in the surrounding lanes.

As for entry, a complete rethink of the site is needed, the entry point has to be moved nearer the by-pass and more entry lanes put in place.
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