Between roundabouts
Discussion
are you:
a) overtaking
b) in the correct lane to take the appropriate turning at the next roundabout...
both are valid reasons for taking the right-hand lane - your judgement (if not overtaking) whether the second roundabout is close enough to need to be in the right lane to turn right - if not, stay in the left lane and move over when needed
a) overtaking
b) in the correct lane to take the appropriate turning at the next roundabout...
both are valid reasons for taking the right-hand lane - your judgement (if not overtaking) whether the second roundabout is close enough to need to be in the right lane to turn right - if not, stay in the left lane and move over when needed
estoril said:
I drive through MK all the time and it's a bit of a disease there...
Not just that, people stopping at roundabouts when theres nothing coming.Couple of months ago I was approaching a 3 lane roundabout where the left lane goes left (marked left) middle straight on and right goes right or all the way round, car in the left lane decided it wanted to go all the way round so just cut up other cars to do it.
unfortunately it always seems to be ethnic minorities driving like this round here, makes you wonder if they actually have a licence.
Well, for a start, the question is not really whether it is correct to do so at all.
I think we can all agree that, if the distance were 50 yards, you exit into the right lane. Heck, this is taught to learners (at least by good instructors!) - on the current driving test, if the examiner tells you "take the third exit, then take the third exit", that's a queue to adopt the outside lane.
At the same time, if the distance were 100 miles, we'd all agree to merge (much) closer to the time.
So, like many things in driving, this becomes subjective. 1/2 a mile... what's the limit? If it's 30, you've got 1 minute. That's probably enough to find a gap. But at 70, you've got less than 30 seconds. So, I'd say it very much depends on traffic conditions.
I have(I think) a similar situation in Bournemouth. 50 zone, just over 1/2 mile. I want the left at the roundabout, but that's the main route going onto the continued DC, so both left and right lanes can turn left. I then want the right lane up to the lights 1/4 mile after. Moving over to the lights is too quick on that stretch, so it's a question of what point you move across on the 1/2 mile. I often take the outside for the whole 1/2 mile. As long as you make good progress, it's OK.
I think we can all agree that, if the distance were 50 yards, you exit into the right lane. Heck, this is taught to learners (at least by good instructors!) - on the current driving test, if the examiner tells you "take the third exit, then take the third exit", that's a queue to adopt the outside lane.
At the same time, if the distance were 100 miles, we'd all agree to merge (much) closer to the time.
So, like many things in driving, this becomes subjective. 1/2 a mile... what's the limit? If it's 30, you've got 1 minute. That's probably enough to find a gap. But at 70, you've got less than 30 seconds. So, I'd say it very much depends on traffic conditions.
I have(I think) a similar situation in Bournemouth. 50 zone, just over 1/2 mile. I want the left at the roundabout, but that's the main route going onto the continued DC, so both left and right lanes can turn left. I then want the right lane up to the lights 1/4 mile after. Moving over to the lights is too quick on that stretch, so it's a question of what point you move across on the 1/2 mile. I often take the outside for the whole 1/2 mile. As long as you make good progress, it's OK.
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