Government u-turn on prom roundel?

There's been more confusion about the new road layout on Douglas promenade. 

Initial government advice about the roundel at the bottom of Broadway was to treat it as a roundabout.

In a recent interview infrastructure minister, Tim Baker said "the principals of driving around a roundabout are exactly the same as on this roundel". 

However in a statement on social media this morning, the Manx constabulary said it's been liaising with the department of infrastructure and "would like to clarify that the roundels are not roundabouts and instead should be "treated as as unmarked junctions as defined in the Highway Code".

Drivers are asked to approach them slowly, giving way to other road users.

The oval- shaped roundel has attracted media attention from all over the world with the Sun newspaper describing the road markings as "bizarre" and the US TV station Fox News reporting that drivers are "baffled".

However, Infrastructure Minister Tim Baker said drivers would "soon get used to them".

The roundel on Broadway is one of two put on Douglas promenade as part of the department's refurbishment project.

The £26m project was originally due to be completed by October 2020, but has been hit with several delays since it began in September 2018.