Why do other car drivers cut you up ie swap lanes on a large roundabout?

x goldilocks x

They just dont know or care about the rules of the road!

shineonuk

It seems most of the time that indicators are optional extras on cars, as they never get used!
Peoples driving disgusts me, and i think the driving test should be made a lot harder, and bad driving should result in heavier punishment.
Im a professional driver, and clock up around 2000 miles every week so i see it all.
The one thing that winds me up more than not indicating is hesitation.

Tango

My brother was a witness to a collision on a roundabout about a week ago. The driver in the white van on the inside lane didn't indicate and cut up a car when turning left and smashed into the car's offside wing. The van driver was obviously in the wrong because he not only failed to indicate but was also in the wrong lane. As he was out numbered 2 to 1 he had to finally admit that he was in the wrong.

headsiwin

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James May - You are a disgrace to your profession!

As long as you have anticipated the situation and adjusted your speed and position correctly, then what another driver does is just that.

There are a multitude of reasons why a driver swaps lanes on a r/about w/out indicating: they may be unfamiliar to the area, distracted by a wasp sting, elderly, a new driver, have a mechanical problem, have a child in hospital emergency or simply just doesn't care etc.

You did not say whether you reacted or not, and I hope you didn't, but getting selfish and aggressive yourself wouldn't be a good attitude to have behind the wheel and serves no purpose.

And "teaching them a lesson" as our illustrious Grade 5 (maybe this was why you could not achieve a Grade 6?) James May suggests, is not constructive and can be dangerous.

Who hasn't made a mistake whist driving?

Of course you haven't JM, we know that! :-)

Be tolerant and courteous.

Nice car, the BM, enjoy your drive!!!!!

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PATRICK L

Just make sure that you are in the correct lane and signalling your intention and always drive defensively.

YveyK

The main reason you get 'cut up' is so the other driver can get there faster.
Yesterday, someone tried that ploy and crashed into the central reservation of an underpass. The only thing they will achieve is being early for their own funeral.

Crusha03

Wow !!! So you've got one of those cars that disappears at Islands and Junctions too !!! I thought I was the only one !!

I thought it was down to my Paint code!???!

scuppo

Yes I am sure my car goes into stealth mode once I switch on the engine!!

Aaron S

i had an incident the other day where a lady in a bmw
cut into my lane on a roundabout , and clipped my bumper.
she was adamant that it was all my fault i tried to explain to her that she should have stayed in her lane until she had left the roundabout. she had no idea,

not enough people drive to the highwaycode and check thier mirrors

funky munky is back

Because they are stupid bad drivers. Just like the other day when someone stopped on a Bad corner/ double yellow lines, then decided to pull out without even indicating. I had to slam my brakes on and HE just laughed at me out of the window. Yes and if I'd rammed into him it would've been MY FAULT. There are names for idiot drivers like him.

jeanimus

My husband has a word for them. But its a very long word made up of lots of shorter swear words. I cant drive, and even I know better than some of the people out there!

denis9705

I bet that some of you in your driving career
have done something similar,
Oh no we haven't you say, oh yes I say
have been driving for43yrs and everybody is innocent.

UCANTCME

It is very simple, they don't care and they don't know the rules of the road.

Andrew

Yep. That happens to me all the time, I drive a smallish car and people in bigger cars seem to think I'm less important than them - arrgghh ! it gets me mad

Jude

are there straight broken lines on that road since it only means that the car can overtake also, it sems you are in a high way if so, you musat be slowly running highway speeds here in the philippines is 80 to 120 KM/Hr. dont know if you're in Phils. or USA
P.S. also experienced that too... i think it already a word war if applied to Philippine traffic law they say you're too slow if you seemed to be running an enough high way speed etc..

Blur Crazy beat

some people just don't have a clue, don't let them cut you up put your foot down.

If they hit you its there fault and if they don't they have leant a lesson.

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