Roundabout Question

[Archy]

I don't post in Motors that often, but am calling on your infinite knowledge of the highways and byways to advise on a situation at a roundabout!

Below is the route I take to work in the mornings. Approaching the roundabout (moira road), there are 2 lanes, 2 lanes on the roundabout, 2 lanes at the 2nd exit, and 1 lane at my exit (Long rig road)

My question is, am I right in using the left hand lane for my journey? Almost daily I get people blaring the horn at me and near misses from people in the right hand lane trying to cut across to the second exit or that are taking the same route as me and have been in the right hand lane.

If I'm in the wrong I'll hold my hands up (well not literally, that would be dangerous while driving) and start using the other lane, but I don't think I am.

Thoughts?

 

[Archy]

Thanks for clearing that up. Doesn't stop me having to take the wrong exit sometimes to avoid idiots trying to exit the roundabout from the wrong lane mind you. I think what a lot of people assume is that because the 2nd exit has 2 lanes for a short while it's ok to exit from the inner lane, when infact (I assume) its really for cars passing slow moving lorries as thats the road to the airport and gets a lot of hgv traffic.

And no, I only indicate after I have passed the exit before the one I wish to take.

 

[Archy]

This is the view at exit 2 (the one where people constantly cut across)

Markings are crap in that photo, they are better now, and there are 2 lanes marked on the exit. Are you entitled to exit from the right hand lane (inner) of the rounabout in this case? I was under impression that no you are not....



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