A MHK has said the roundels on Douglas promenade are still causing confusion.

Arbory, Castletown and Malew MHK Jason Moorhouse said in Tynwald earlier this week that some motorists drive around them and some drive through the middle which could ’increase the risk of an accident’.

Mr Moorhouse asked the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs Jane Poole-Wilson what assessment has been made of the situation and what advice has been issued to the public.

Mrs Poole-Wilson said that the roundels should be treated as unmarked junctions and all road users have equal priority over one another.

She said: ’[The roundels] operate on the basis that vehicles will slow down to negotiate the junction, in line with the Highway Code provisions to adapt your driving to the condition of road you are on, to be prepared to adjusts your speed as a precaution and to look our for unmarked junctions where nobody has priority.’

She added that vehicles should slow down on approach to each roundel so they can navigate the junction.

This comes after there was mixed messaging from the government and police regarding the two roundels on the prom.

Mr Moorhouse asked if the minister was aware of how many vehicles pass over the roundels each day as they are part of one of the island’s major commuter routes but she said this was a matter for the chief constable.

The Department of Infrastructure initially released a statement saying they were roundabouts but has since issued new advice about them being unmarked junctions - with which the police agreed.

Mr Moorhouse mentioned the pelican crossing at the bottom of Broadway, located just outside the roundel, and asked what guidance is in place if an accident occurs there.

Mrs Poole-Wilson said it was a matter for the Department of Infrastructure but guidance would be the same for any collision.