Tandemjeremy no you know it is actually maneouvre, signal with middle finger?
Oh and what about all the wa**** who indicate left ALL the way around a roundabout BUFOONS!! there are too many people on the roads who need re-assessments!
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Posted 6 months ago #
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Should you still be indicating right when the new lanes start appearing at your right, leaving you in the middle lane (e.g. here) or might that just confuse drivers behind you?
I was told to indicate right untill you need to indicate left.
There's a roundabout in Darlington on one of the town center test routes where you have to be in the left hand lane with the right indicator on in order to turn left imediately after leaving the roundabout (which is technicaly the 2nd exit, but they still tell you to put the right hand indicator on which I got told off for doing on another darlington raoundabout!). Apparently if you get that route the examiner will tell you the exact instructions rather than let you get lost!
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you have to be in the left hand lane with the right indicator on in order to turn left imediately after leaving the roundabout (which is technicaly the 2nd exit
Huuuh??? Google Maps link?
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On an unmarked roundabout, if I'm going straight on, I look in my mirrors to see if someone is behind/beside me and then take the shortest route across the roundabout using both "lanes"
The "racing line" if you must.
Is there a problem doing this?
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What I mean is yo always indicate correctly even if you think you are the only vehicle on the road. You don't decide not to indicate because there is no one to see.
Of course inappropriate signalling is wrong - but not signalling is wrong as well
Munqe-chick - Member
Tandemjeremy no you know it is actually maneouvre, signal with middle finger?
I once gave a plain police car the finger
I was riding without lights as well. I got rather a bollocking
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I think if I was going to indicate right on this roundabout then I'd probably cancel it at that point anyway, then start indicating left as soon as I was past the last exit before mine.
Basically this, but I'd probably keep indicating right until that point and then switch to left.
It's all bound up I suppose in how well people use the lanes generally and what people will read into the fact that you're in a particular lane. I guess the reality is though that the lane you're in doesn't really mean anything, or at least you can't assume that it does.
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I guess the reality is though that the lane you're in doesn't really mean anything, or at least you can't assume that it does.
Ironically if everyone did actually use the lanes on those spiral roundabouts properly then their lane would convey ALL the information required and no signals would be needed at all* - but obviously this would never happen.
(*except maybe in unusual circumstances like a cyclist going all the way round in the outside lane)
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God! I had to drive over that twice a day for three weeks. Craziness.
Acceleration is a good tool.Posted 6 months ago # -
I really like those roundabouts where the left lane is for the first exit only, like them there spiral roundabouts above. Makes it so simple.
Problems arise with getting in the correct lane when you don't know the road, and the lane markings are painted on the ground, underneath queuing traffic.Posted 6 months ago # -
Yeah they are fond of those in Newcastle.
Especially the ones where the left lane never actually joins the roundabout at all and just skirts near it.Posted 6 months ago # -
On an unmarked roundabout, if I'm going straight on, I look in my mirrors to see if someone is behind/beside me and then take the shortest route across the roundabout using both "lanes"
The "racing line" if you must.
Is there a problem doing this?
No. I was explicitly told to do it by an advanced instructor. There's sod all point in not using all the road if there's no-one else using it. Same with twisty country lanes when visibility is good.
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Cougar - MemberOn an unmarked roundabout, if I'm going straight on, I look in my mirrors to see if someone is behind/beside me and then take the shortest route across the roundabout using both "lanes"
The "racing line" if you must.
Is there a problem doing this?
No. I was explicitly told to do it by an advanced instructor. There's sod all point in not using all the road if there's no-one else using it. Same with twisty country lanes when visibility is good.
A bit late, but, you need to be careful here. 'Straight lining' is an advanced technique and only gets taught once your observation and planning are up to scratch.
e.g. in the case of straightening twisty rural roads you need to be absolutely certain of what's ahead (same as you would before attempting an overtake) and there should be no-one following (who might follow your lead when it wouldn't be safe for them to do so) otherwise yes, use the full width of the road
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