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Reading #2234 Pro
This Reading route covers 6.4 miles in 32 minutes over 2 stages, through Spring Gardens, Whitley and Whitley Wood, with limits of 20 mph and 30 mph only. It is one of the shorter routes from this centre and has fewer traffic lights than many.
Watch Out For
- 11 left turns against 6 right turns, so left-turn observation matters most.
- 6 roundabouts: give way to the right and signal left on exit.
Route Features
- 11 traffic lights and no speed markers above 30 mph.
- Roads include Dawlish Road, Buckland Road and Brayford Road.
- 4 bike lane points, for example this bike lane.
Test Manoeuvres
- Kerbside stop at the pull-up point: pull up on the left.
Key Tips
- Check the left mirror and the bike lane side before each of the 11 left turns.
Step-by-Step Directions (2 stages)
Stage 1
| 1 | Drive south on Elgar Road South. | 622 yd | |
| 2 | Turn right onto Basingstoke Road/B3031. | 725 yd | |
| 3 | Turn left onto Buckland Road. | 309 yd | |
| 4 | Turn right onto Dawlish Road. | 252 yd | |
| 5 | Turn left to stay on Dawlish Road. | 69 yd | |
| 6 | Turn left onto Honiton Road. | 119 yd | |
| 7 | Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Northumberland Avenue. | 70 yd | |
| 8 | Exit the roundabout onto Northumberland Avenue. | 712 yd | |
| 9 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Northumberland Avenue. | 40 yd | |
| 10 | Exit the roundabout onto Northumberland Avenue. | 677 yd | |
| 11 | Turn right onto Whitley Wood Road. | 479 yd | |
| 12 | Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit. | 57 yd |
Stage 2
| 1 | Drive north. | 72 yd | |
| 2 | Exit the roundabout onto Whitley Wood Road. | 86 yd | |
| 3 | Turn left to stay on Whitley Wood Road. | 20 yd | |
| 4 | Turn left onto Blandford Road. | 505 yd | |
| 5 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Blandford Road. | 58 yd | |
| 6 | Exit the roundabout onto Blandford Road. | 184 yd | |
| 7 | Turn right onto Brayford Road. | 101 yd | |
| 8 | Turn left onto Northumberland Avenue. | 66 yd | |
| 9 | Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hartland Road. | 68 yd | |
| 10 | Exit the roundabout onto Hartland Road. | 464 yd | |
| 11 | Bear left onto Whitley Wood Road. | 546 yd | |
| 12 | Turn left onto Shinfield Road/A327. | 896 yd | |
| 13 | Turn left onto Cressingham Road. | 15 yd | |
| 14 | Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Northumberland Avenue. | 63 yd | |
| 15 | Exit the roundabout onto Northumberland Avenue. | 1117 yd | |
| 16 | Turn left onto Christchurch Gardens. | 74 yd | |
| 17 | Turn right to stay on Christchurch Gardens. | 136 yd | |
| 18 | Turn left onto Basingstoke Road/B3031. | 509 yd | |
| 19 | Turn right onto Elgar Road South. | 630 yd |
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