Unusual road layouts at junctions can be bewildering for motorists, as this selection from professional drivers and our readers demonstrates - from motorway slip roads to six-road roundabouts.

5. Queen Street, Edinburgh
Queen Street westbound in Edinburgh widens from two to the three lanes approaching the Frederick Street/Queen Street Garden West junction, catching out drivers in the right lane wanting to go straight on because it funnels them into a right turn lane. Picture: Google Street View | Google Street View Photo: Google Street View

6. A81 Garscube Road, Glasgow
The A81 Garscube Road/St George's Road/Possil Road junction in north Glasgow can be tricky to negotiate with its turning lanes and segregated cycle lanes. Picture: Google Street View | Google Street View

7. Cardonald interchange, Glasgow
Drivers coming off the M8 westbound slip road (right) at the Cardonald interchange in south west Glasgow can be caught out by traffic pulling onto the roundabout from the parallel A739 Berryknowes Road (centre). Picture: Google Street View | Google Street View Photo: Google Street View

8. Leith Walk, Edinburgh
The no left turn from Leith Walk onto London Road is being scrapped but drivers still won't be permitted to turn right onto Leith Walk from London Road and will have go round the Picardy Place junction first instead. Picture: Google Street View from June 2023 | Google Street View

