An A road is typically a high-speed high-throughput road. Stopping to wait for someone to slowly cross can be dangerous. So you are stationary there and then some comes around the bend at 60mph not expecting a stopped car and wham.
Not saying cars should have priority, but there you go
Just maybe no one should be regarding coming round a blind corner at 60mph as any more sensible than crossing the road without looking ... especially given that the motorist is a lethal danger to others...
It is pretty awful. I have to turn right out of that weird ramp to return home. My mental rule of thumb is to only start the manoeuvre if there are no cars on the up hill lane - they are leaving a roundabout and also crossing over an unmarked pedestrian crossing. Lots of distractions without having to worry about a car appearing from the left.
Ironically enough, one of the school transport systems used to run from here and during the covid lock downs, quite a lot of Police transport used to run in and out of there too.
Now I've really thought about it I need to start whining at whomever looks after the A37 around there. The worst bit is actually people crossing at the edge of Fiveways roundabout.
Not saying cars should have priority, but there you go