The fact that most of the new traffic schemes in Chiswick and in Ealing raise huge amounts in fines must mean, as suggested elsewhere, that they're not 'working', in so far as they're not stopping the traffic they're meant to stop. Whether this is because of stupid drivers or poor signage really doesn't matter, as, for whatever reason, many vehicles are still using these roads and subverting their purpose. This makes the road more dangerous than before, as the apparent protection against motor vehicles coming through is in fact illusory. The obvious answer, as also suggested elsewhere, is to add some simple visible intervention, such as a chicane or markings or lettering on the road, and the lack of such things leads one to suspect the local councils' intentions. At Fishers Lane, for example, the approach roads on either side are exactly as they were, with a now redundant mini-roundabout still in place on the north side, and the give way priority road markings unchanged on the south.
Peter Evans ● 1875d