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Almost! :)

Bit of a dodgy roundabout. There is enough space for two cars, one to go right and one to go straight. He obviously didn't see me in the right lane...

 
I really ****ing hate people who do that :mad:

He was in the left lane (which is for left and straight on) but straight lined the roundabout. These sort of people, when you beep them or rev look round to say "what?!" as they have no idea what they're doing. Makes me want to put a size 9 alpinestars imprint in their drivers side door... :mad::rolleyes:
 
pays to stay behind him just incase,till you turn off for your exit

(that's what I would have done,i certainly wouldn't have pulled alongside him)
 
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wazza300 said:
pays to stay behind him just incase,till you turn off for your exit

(that's what I would have done,i certainly wouldn't have pulled alongside him)
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Depends on the road - if I didn't know it I wouldn't have gone into the roundabout when I did. I know that road well and the speed I was going enough that I had more than enough time to brake if needed. As it was I didn't need to do anything :)
 
its easy looking back now at a video,might be different as its happening I suppose,but I could tell he was gonna pull over on you before you got alongside of him(well near his rear bumper)

so I would have held back,full of wally's like that though today
 
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TallPaul_S said:
He was in the left lane (which is for left and straight on)
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No it isn't, left lane is for 1st and 2nd exit, orientation doesn't matter.
If straight over is 3rd exit you need the right hand lane.

Might sound picky but it winds me up when I get cut up by people passing 2 exits from the left lane.
:)
 
Danm54 said:
No it isn't, left lane is for 1st and 2nd exit, orientation doesn't matter.
If straight over is 3rd exit you need the right hand lane.

Might sound picky but it winds me up when I get cut up by people passing 2 exits from the left lane.
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Are you sure that's right? Genuine question..

As I understand it, if there are no road markings or signs telling you otherwise, the left lane is for any junction up to 12 oclock (straight on), and the right hand lane is for anything after this, including the right hand lane on the straight ahead junction if it's a dual carriageway?
 
Danm54 said:
No it isn't, left lane is for 1st and 2nd exit, orientation doesn't matter.
If straight over is 3rd exit you need the right hand lane.

Might sound picky but it winds me up when I get cut up by people passing 2 exits from the left lane.
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No. So based on that, on a roundabout with 3 exits (including the one you're approaching on) equally spaced in a Y configuration, if you were taking the 2nd exit you'd be in the left lane?

High way code: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/using-the-road-159-to-203

When taking the first exit (unless signs and markings indicate otherwise):
Signal left and approach the exit in the left hand lane
Keep to the left on the roundabout and signal left to leave

When taking an exit to the right or going full circle (unless signs or markings indicate otherwise):
Signal right and approach the exit in the right hand lane
Keep to the right on the roundabout until you need to change lanes to reach your exit
Signal left after you have passed the exit before the one you intend to take

When taking any intermediate exit, unless signs or markings indicate otherwise
select the appropriate lane on approach to and on the roundabout
you should not normally need to signal on approach
stay in this lane until you need to alter course to exit the roundabout
signal left after you have passed the exit before the one you want.

From another site:

Note: Turning right doesn't always mean that it will be the 3rd exit or more. On this sign you can see that going towards Shirley is to the right but it's the 2nd exit. Here you would still need the right-hand lane and signal right on approach.
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Again, going by your rules, if the 2nd exit is going right, you'd be in the left hand lane.

Have a google and read any of the learning to drive websites - this is the stuff driving schools teach pupils to pass their test, and in fact it's what i was taught 15 odd years ago - if an exit is past 12 o'clock - right hand lane, unless there's no left exit.

Regardless of this the driver in the video WAS in the left land, then veered across into the right lane on the roundabout, then back into the left lane. Although there were no markings, there was clearly enough room for 2 cars side by side on the roundabout.
 
Lakeland said:
Are you sure that's right? Genuine question..

As I understand it, if there are no road markings or signs telling you otherwise, the left lane is for any junction up to 12 oclock (straight on), and the right hand lane is for anything after this, including the right hand lane on the straight ahead junction if it's a dual carriageway?
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Sin_Chase said:
1st or ANY exit prior to 12 Oclock position on clock face (Straight Ahead) is left lane. Any exit after 12 O Clock position appropriate right hand lane.
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Yep, this is the way I was taught and all of the learner websites teach it. Past 12 o'clock you need the right lane, unless the 1st exit is past 12 o'clock. Doesn't matter how many exits there are.
 
I have a company car so always make sure that when I'm turning right I get up the inside of people going left/straight over. Forcing them to stay in their lane and not cut the corner. I've seen a number of people jump in their seats as they realise they're going to have to move over to the left a bit more so they don't hit me. I like to think that in the future they'll be paying a bit more attention than they used to.

I do have some sympathy for people on roundabouts which don't conform to the norm though. MK can be bad for that, going from one roundabout where you need to be in the left lane to go straight over, onto another roundabout that requires you to be in the right lane onto another that requires you to be in the middle lane. Middle lane only for going straight over are the worst for cutting because it just feels so unnatural to come out a roundabout and move over a lane left...especially when there's people in the left lane that don't realise they can't go straight over. You do have to wonder where people expect the car on their right to disappear to though :p
 
In the case of the video, there are no road markings/lane markings and no 'roundabout' signage before hand. The yellow car driver technically didn't 'hog' two lanes or approach the roundabout in the 'wrong' lane or have poor lane discipline. He however approached with correct positioning and then rather lazily, somewhat selfishly, haphazardly and definitely without using his mirrors or paying any attention to his surroundings straight lined the roundabout without a care for whoever was to his right.. Just my 2 cents :D
 
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