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Turnings and junctions

Generally, ‘bend’ is used to describe the course of the road, not a junction. For junctions, ‘bear’ or ‘fork’ means a deviation of noticeably less than 90°, whereas ‘turn’ means roughly 90° and a ‘sharp turn’ is more than 90°. ‘Dog-leg’ is used to describe a turn (with or without a junction) one way, closely followed by a turn in the opposite direction, to end up on roughly the original course.

Side-turns, minor, major and main roads and crossroads

In keeping with Bikeability conventions, this guidebook sometimes makes use of the terms ‘minor road’ and ‘major road’. These terms do not give any indication of size or traffic volume, but refer to the priority of traffic at a junction, with traffic (which includes bicycles) on a minor road having to give way to traffic on the major road.

Priorities are only mentioned where it is useful for navigational purposes or where they are deemed essential (for example a minor road meeting a major road on a steep descent or round a blind bend), but everybody will have a different opinion as to which priorities are important and which aren’t. It’s also worth bearing in mind that road layouts change over time.