Roundabout question
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Waiting at a roundabout yesterday, I saw this on the A1
The guy a few cars in front (I'm assuming he was lost) wanted to take the 1st exit on the roundabout to continue along the A1 (left lane, indicate left, take the 1st exit left.
He (for reasons I can't fathom) missed the exit, so started indicating right, proceeded all the way around the roundabout in the LEFT lane, before indicating left just before and taking his exit.
The question is,
If you miss the first exit and have to go all the way round should you
A)Stay in the left lane and signal all the way, like this guy did?
OR
B)Should he have moved into the right hand lane whilst on the roundabout and back again before his exit (as I would)
He did signal his intentions all the way round, but that didn't stop one guy coming onto the roundabout from honking at him.
The guy a few cars in front (I'm assuming he was lost) wanted to take the 1st exit on the roundabout to continue along the A1 (left lane, indicate left, take the 1st exit left.
He (for reasons I can't fathom) missed the exit, so started indicating right, proceeded all the way around the roundabout in the LEFT lane, before indicating left just before and taking his exit.
The question is,
If you miss the first exit and have to go all the way round should you
A)Stay in the left lane and signal all the way, like this guy did?
OR
B)Should he have moved into the right hand lane whilst on the roundabout and back again before his exit (as I would)
He did signal his intentions all the way round, but that didn't stop one guy coming onto the roundabout from honking at him.
Edited by real4star on Sunday 16th December 21:03
If it was me in the situation, I'd move lanes, towards the centre of the roundabout one by one (providing the lanes are clear) with the right indicator on.
If I can't move to the right, i'd take the exit that my current lane goes to and then find a point to turn around.
This is what i'd do, to avoid being side swiped by someone on the roundabout coming across me thinking i'm taking the exit.
Not sure on the legalities of the person in the OPs post, but it doesn't sound very safe!
If I can't move to the right, i'd take the exit that my current lane goes to and then find a point to turn around.
This is what i'd do, to avoid being side swiped by someone on the roundabout coming across me thinking i'm taking the exit.
Not sure on the legalities of the person in the OPs post, but it doesn't sound very safe!
As above as it seems to be the safest for all.
Let's face it so many people have trouble which lane to be in. I had a big arguement with my wife about a roundabout near me where people do not move across to outer lanes as they travel around the feature and near their exit.
Wife "You always have to be right"
"No darling, it is important that road users (you) know which lanes to use to prevent accidents and confusion"
Pip
Let's face it so many people have trouble which lane to be in. I had a big arguement with my wife about a roundabout near me where people do not move across to outer lanes as they travel around the feature and near their exit.
Wife "You always have to be right"
"No darling, it is important that road users (you) know which lanes to use to prevent accidents and confusion"
Pip
real4star said:
Waiting at a roundabout yesterday, I saw this on the A1
The guy a few cars in front (I'm assuming he was lost) wanted to take the 1st exit on the roundabout to continue along the A1 (left lane, indicate left, take the 1st exit left.
He (for reasons I can't fathom) missed the exit, so started indicating right, proceeded all the way around the roundabout in the LEFT lane, before indicating left just before and taking his exit.
The question is,
If you miss the first exit and have to go all the way round should you
A)Stay in the left lane and signal all the way, like this guy did?
OR
B)Should he have moved into the right hand lane whilst on the roundabout and back again before his exit (as I would)
He did signal his intentions all the way round, but that didn't stop one guy coming onto the roundabout from honking at him.
Better this way around, than the complete muppets who approach a R/A in lane 3 or 4, then cut across the traffic in the lanes to their left to reach the first exit, the one that they (probably) knew they wanted all along. Even if it is a genuine mistake, keep to the middle of the feature, then go around the R/A until you get back to the exit you want. I sometimes do this as a planned manoeuvre if I'm in unfamiliar territory, as I can do a lap of the roundabout, signalling appropriately, while I identify the correct exit and position/signal correctly to take it. The guy a few cars in front (I'm assuming he was lost) wanted to take the 1st exit on the roundabout to continue along the A1 (left lane, indicate left, take the 1st exit left.
He (for reasons I can't fathom) missed the exit, so started indicating right, proceeded all the way around the roundabout in the LEFT lane, before indicating left just before and taking his exit.
The question is,
If you miss the first exit and have to go all the way round should you
A)Stay in the left lane and signal all the way, like this guy did?
OR
B)Should he have moved into the right hand lane whilst on the roundabout and back again before his exit (as I would)
He did signal his intentions all the way round, but that didn't stop one guy coming onto the roundabout from honking at him.
Edited by real4star on Sunday 16th December 21:03
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