Mini roundabout - right of way

They are very much in the wrong for driving the wrong way around a roundabout. Imagine them trying to pursue the insurance when they have had a head on with a car in the correct side of the roundabout, on a mini roundabout it could be 50:50 fault. If they are indicating and intend to turn across you on whichever side of the roundabout then that is why you got a fault.
 
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What did you fail on for the other tests?

1st - I was just too nervous and not ready really. Was worth it though just for the experience. I got 3 majors, stalled loads, generally horrible.

2nd - almost passed but was given a major for undue hesitation at a busy roundabout. It was harsh. I challenged it because I hadn't done it at any other point on test but examiner insisted I waited far too long and held traffic up.

3rd - almost passed but then got major for this mini roundabout issue.

So.. I've been close the last 2 times. I will hopefully be ok next time.


Thanks for the replies guys. Have benefited a lot from this thread.
 
My instructor seemed to think I was ready. He was pushing me too much I think. I was partly to blame as I went along with it even though I had my doubts. To be fair to him though, my performance was worse on the day than it should have been. I'd broken up with my gf the night before!
 
Blah Double mini roundabouts. Try the magic roundabout in swindon

https://othmarstrombone.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/rotatoriamagica.jpg

That's a real pig with a six axle artic I can tell you!!!


OP, unlucky but learn that for example a flashing indicator means it's flashing, nothing else! never try to assume what another driver is going to do from his signalling.

Note I find fault in your take on the first vehicle, not the second one that nearly collected you...,

Expect the unexpected, you didn't and failed as a concequence.
 
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My take on it was he failed because HE didn't brake the examiner had to.
Thus the examiner had to take control of the vehicle which is a fail.

I think had the OP braked then he may have been ok.
 
My take on it was he failed because HE didn't brake the examiner had to.
Thus the examiner had to take control of the vehicle which is a fail.

I think had the OP braked then he may have been ok.

I think he failed because he assumed what the other car would do rather than observed what it was actually doing..

I just thought they'd actually drive "around" the roundabout, thus giving me time to make the left turn. Instead, he cut it up.
 
You approach all roundabouts prepared to cede right of way to traffic already on the roundabout.

The thing is, when two cars enter a roundabout together from opposite sides the should never be a chance of collision, this only happened because the turd illegally turned right over the roundabout and into the OP's path as if he was at a T junction.
 
The thing is, when two cars enter a roundabout together from opposite sides the should never be a chance of collision, this only happened because the turd illegally turned right over the roundabout and into the OP's path as if he was at a T junction.

The turd did the unexpected, the op wasn't ready for it, the instructor was hence the op's fail.
 
Yeah I think that's the gist of it. I should have anticipated the actions of the 12 o'clock car. I did actually brake but the examiner also did as well on the dual control. So I guess they felt I hadn't braked early enough.

I suspect it would have been ok if I braked earlier and they felt confident enough not to intervene. Could have been a minor maybe.

It's a lesson for me in anticipation and observation. Wonder how the Google car would have done in that situation lol.
 
It's a lesson for me in anticipation and observation. Wonder how the Google car would have done in that situation lol.

Most humans don't do well in that situation, dealing with he unexpected is always a problem, especially when like this they are not just doing something unexpected but something they are expected not to do.

I actually know a guy who didn't bother braking in almost the exact same situation because he hated his car and figured a non fault write off would solve that for him lol.
 
I suspect that's a favourite "testing zone" the examiner likes to use to test candidates spacial awareness / perception.

You'll be aware next time !

We're probably "lucky" where I live as we've had mini-roundabouts for aeons
Worlds first mini-Roundabout and grew up with them.

I think Double Circulars are actually a Godsend. That one in Colchester is great if you are approaching from town and want to go to the Hythe.
 
Thanks ubersonic, this is exactly the correct scenario I encountered. I just thought they'd actually drive "around" the roundabout, thus giving me time to make the left turn. Instead, he cut it up.

Unfortunately loads of drivers do this, which makes their distance shorter and you end up 'in the wrong' as you've judged it would take a bit longer for them to get there.
 
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