Roundabouts! Help!?

dsclimb1

it is more down to the number of exits

left lane for exit 1 (say 9 o clock), left lane for exit 2 (unless there are only 2 exits)

right lane for the rest, you filter across after exit 2, unless the road markings indicate otherwise, or the 2 exit is a dual carriage way exit.

EXTRA - The highway code only takes in terms of number of exits , not their O Clock position.

Personally i would not follow the go in the outside all the way advise, as someone in the middle lane, may well presume you are going to exit after 2 junctions at most, and plan to move across. Traffic should flow from the inside out, to make round about work in high traffic flows.

You are probably not to blame, but you see loads of people, doing a whole lap of the round about in the outside lane, or those who cut across from the inside at the last night.

If you take reasonable care and indicate as you move, you should never be blamed.

EXTRA EXTRA - there are so many wrong answers, read the highway code or a book of 'roadcraft' , advanced driving. as on person said there are time when going against the rule actually improves things and this is mainly down to poor planning by the council safety people.

If EVERYONE followed the rules (there is only 1 set of) then roundabouts would work so much better.

PS to one of the answerers, how can it depend on the 'o clock' position and on the number exits, 2 rules?

snetterton

You are correct and if there were an accident, you would not be at fault. Don't forget to put your turn indicator on as you pass the exit immediately prior to yours. This makes your plans 100% clear, even to the 99% of drivers who have no idea how to negotiate a roundabout.

semisatanic1

You should be in the left hand lane to go straight ahead!
BUT!
When negotiating a roundabout you must give way to traffic from the right!
On a test you would fail if you took the right hand lane but after the test its either / or depending on how ballsey you are!

linz

Yes that is corect but maybe you should stay in the lane as you go round and make sure you get round the roundabout before ne one else comes out.

Bardic

You're quite right, unless the road markings say otherwise. It's usually because others don't know how to do it properly that they hoot at you. I'm sure you give your signals correctly.

Kevan M

As long as you make it clear before the turning you intend to leave the roundabout and do not hog the inside lane if you are passing more than 2 exits then you should be ok. Unless the lanes are premarked before hand and the rule is to get in lane before joing the roundabout of course then if you are in the wrong lane....

G*I*M*P

if you're not sure i would suggest going in the left hand lane because then you don't have to cut across lanes once you get to your turn off and therefore probably less likely to cause an accident. Also make your indicating clear, signal left just before you turn off

One thing I will say though is ignore the idiots who make rude gestures at you! If you've made a genuine mistake (or indeed actually probably haven't made a mistake - everyone just thinks they own the road!), it's ridiculous to start beeping and stressing everyone out.

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Yep I agree your right although depends on number of exits etc. As long as you indicate for your turning asap then it shouldnt be a prob.... Its usually the other people that cant drive!

just-dave

Sometimes there is an arrow, on one roundabout here it says left turn is left lane straight on and right is right lane, i would stay in the right lane or watch what others do, i think they are probably peeping cos they are inpatient idiots and can see you are trying to figure it out and maybe are a little slower than they would like u to be.

Just ignore take your time and see what others do, i was on the road in the eve for the first time in a long time and couldn't believe the bad driving out there, people speeding and overtaking and then taking the next turn off, people too close behind, mmm wish i was a copper he he

Nutty Girl

you get beeped at because the others are in wrong lanes probably
i go the right side and then just after the first turn of before it start to move in to the left to get ready for exit ,
alot of cars would be in left and stay in left i know on a certain roundabout near me when driving through it staying in the left is best due to the way other drivers approach it

Dogsbody

It is correct, but it depends on a lot of other factors. Unfortunately it seems that each roundabout is independent. My partner is a driving instructor, and he has to learn each roundabout in our town to teach the pupil the method that most examiners like! Some of them go against the rules just because it makes life easier.
I would say that as long as you make your intentions plain, indicate and move lanes correctly, everyone else will just have to fit in around you. In my experience it's usually the arrogant ones who are going far too fast themselves that are quick to judge.

Felicia S

Yeah I would agree, I would go in the right, its tough though as depends how far right it is, I think alots of people make mistakes with that, thats prob why they beep you as THEY are in the wrong

mrsjingles26

That sounds right to me although like others say it does depend on the roundabout. Maybe when you are going round the roundabout you have kind of wavered a bit into another lane and that is why people have beeped at you or else it's just people being rude and impatient!

kim

i absolutely agree , i passed my test on 9/11/2010 and my instructor told me that any exit before 12 oclock no matter how many is to be taken in the left hand lane unless road markings say different , any exit after 12 oclock is on the right , however i myself have been beeped for following what i know to bethe correct method and narrowly avoided an accident just recently by some one who cut across me from the right hand side ,my argument is how could they presume i was takeing the same exit as they were when i was not indicatting as i had not yet got to a position where i was just passed the said exit ? in my opinion no one should be overtakeing another car on a roundabout and then cut across as was this case , if drivers stayed behind each other then they could clearly see what others are intending to do , sorry to go on here but my near miss has unerverd me through no fault of my own .

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