roundabout etiquette
- Thread starter Gman
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Always amusing to see the annoyance of the drivers who do this when they have to wait for longer than they anticipated in the right lane before moving out to go around the roundabout, only to see most of the queue they thought they had got the jump on back in front of them again once they eventually exit the roundabout.
If it hasn't happened already, you can guarantee that one day there will be someone in such a fit of rage at your queue jumping that they will pull out in front of you to close the gap. I can see why some bikers feel justified at sticking their boot into the side of the car.
I had it yesterday on the A31. There were some steam traction engines going up the hill and the traffic was backed up onto the M27. Traffic is moving at ~10mph, I'm filtering at 15ish. The queue patrol master in a Jag XF sees me and a few other bikers coming and moves to straddle both lanes. All but one of the bikes sits patiently behind for a bit to see what he is up to. The biker who tried to get past, went to his right slowly and had to almost stoppie when the **** swerved to stop him.
I never cease to be amazed at how much some English men's jimmies can be rustled by being passed.
I also believe its an offence. I'm sure I saw that scenario on one of those police/chase programs and the video car pulled the driver over. I'm sure it was something along the lines of blocking another road user from continuing their journey. (causing an obstruction maybe)
I would if there was another till available and nobody was using it.
It's funny reading you Brits getting annoyed at what you consider to be queue jumping.
I'd love to see some of you driving in Belgium or France. You'd burst a blood vessel in your heads haha!
I've only been back in Brussels a few days and my oh my what a travesty.
I'd love to see some of you driving in Belgium or France. You'd burst a blood vessel in your heads haha!
I've only been back in Brussels a few days and my oh my what a travesty.
The place I started working at 3 months a go has a roundabout like this and on my first few travels I was using the left lane and going straight on, not intentionally, I was using rule of thumb instead of reading the road markings. One day I noticed the arrow on the road indicating left only, and on that day I was also beaten off the mark and outpaced by a Merc, and also on that day he was going straight on like me. I looked to my right and looked straight at him, put my hand up and said cheers. Felt like a proper one and since I've stayed in the right lane.
I still see cars and lorries doing the same thing though, I wonder if they even realize. Two weeks a go I saw a lorry doing it and the car he cut up blasted his horn and the lorry driver shouting something while waving his hand out the window.
Going all the way around to skip left lane traffic, never done it but have been tempted. Saw a van a few weeks back pull out the left lane into the empty right lane, I suspected he might be doing it but I lost sight of him.
I still see cars and lorries doing the same thing though, I wonder if they even realize. Two weeks a go I saw a lorry doing it and the car he cut up blasted his horn and the lorry driver shouting something while waving his hand out the window.
Going all the way around to skip left lane traffic, never done it but have been tempted. Saw a van a few weeks back pull out the left lane into the empty right lane, I suspected he might be doing it but I lost sight of him.
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I feel no anger to filtering bikers and actively move over to give them space if possible.
So... how many of you also sit in the queue when a dual carriage way merges into a single lane, hurling abuse at the "rude" people correctly using 2 lanes and merging in turn?
Never, I just get abuse hurled at me.
I was in Brussels for 3 days last week, and agree, saw so many people trying to jump queues during roadworks, at busy junctions, or jams around Spa after the race. Cars going half onto the verge to get past and people trying to stop them with their cars etc. Also Belgians seem to place no consideration towards adequate stopping distances
I was in Brussels for 3 days last week, and agree, saw so many people trying to jump queues during roadworks, at busy junctions, or jams around Spa after the race. Cars going half onto the verge to get past and people trying to stop them with their cars etc. Also Belgians seem to place no consideration towards adequate stopping distances
You say that as though most of the UK have some comprehension of what distance their car will stop in
(Why hello there mr car in front, actually that wasn't a space for you that was so if the car in front braked I had time to not crash into him. I'll just slow down and settle a bit further back and wait for another one of you ****s to do the same thing.)
Just purely in the spirit of the thread title, anyone driven in Greece? Not sure if the same applies in other countries but if you're on the roundabout you have to stop and give way to those approaching and entering the roundabout, i.e. the exact opposite of what we do. It's quite unnerving the first couple of times 
People are comparing this to queue jumping in a supermarket. It is closer to using the self service checkouts when everyone else is standing waiting for the actual human.
One is a slightly more pleasant normal route but takes longer, the other is typically clear but takes a bit longer and more painful but ultimately saves lots of time =D
One is a slightly more pleasant normal route but takes longer, the other is typically clear but takes a bit longer and more painful but ultimately saves lots of time =D
not really. I liken this to the opposite in fact. Two checkouts with one queue longer than the other. the smart person joins the short queue, the sheep join the longest one.
Just purely in the spirit of the thread title, anyone driven in Greece? Not sure if the same applies in other countries but if you're on the roundabout you have to stop and give way to those approaching and entering the roundabout, i.e. the exact opposite of what we do. It's quite unnerving the first couple of times
Sounds like a disaster