Try Korean Roundabouts! They SOMETIMES use the old French system (as still used on the Arc de Triomphe) of not stopping until they are on the roundabout and letting others on, but only sometimes. They don't use indicators. Frequently, when approaching a roundabout at which they wish to turn left, they will, again without indicating, simply turn left, going the wrong way around the roundabout!
My roundabout bug bear is people who use the righthand lane to go straight ahead. ARGGGHHH. Left or straight use lefthand lane. Right turn or all around use righthand. If you do it to me I will play chicken and not let you in and I always win!
i sometimes use the righthand lane to go left, i find if the left lane is quite busy you can go right and do a full navigation of the roundabout to go left thus saving time.
According to the Highway Code, unless otherwise stated this is a perfectly legal manoeuvre, best you don't try the chicken thing with me or poptop, 44 tonnes tends to trump everything in these situations.
On holiday in India the Tuk-Tuk driver asked me I wanted to drive. OK I thought, I'm used to the nutters on the roads of London. What an experience! No indicators, no rules, 6 people and a dog on a scooter and cows in the road! UK drivers are gods in comparison!
https://www.gov.uk/using-the-road-159-to-203/roundabouts-184-to-190 Other way round. Left to go left or straight on, right or full circle right hand lane unless otherwise directed. My stupid phone keeps pasting the link at the top for some reason.
I hate people who slam on there brakes then indicate ffs Sat nav has a lot to answer for with peoples driving styles nowadays Defensive driving is the future
Expand on this please. You are supposed to use your indicators to warn other drivers of your intention to change direction or trajectory i.e. lane change, overtake etc. when exactly are people using these unnecessarily. I love the term "wasted indicating" that "advanced" drivers will discuss. Can you be absolutely 100% sure that you are aware of the presence speed and intention of all other drivers at all times on the road - that youve seen that knobhead scooter rider thats sitting in your blidspot, that the cyclist you just passed and didnt notice isnt going to t bone you when you turn left, that the pedestrian thinks your carring on around the roundabout and steps out. Use your feckin indicators... Audis are the new beemer for sure. and dont sit parked onj the wrong side of the road with your headlamps on as were going to nail that pedestrian that just walked across behind you coss we didnt see them! And best of all dont read a text as you roll up to a junction behind another car and assume its set off! It hasnt!
not all roundabouts are the same 3 lane onto roundabout near my home left lane to go left middle lane to go left or straight on - right lane to go right or straight on. I tend not to use the middle lane to go straight on as on several occasions drivers in the left lane have gone strqaight on and left me nowhere to go. Might be fun playing chicken with a big truck. How you going to feel when you kill someone. Everyone makes mistakes when driving, they may not be familiar with the road lay-out. Its all of our jobs to be a little forgiving and accept its other peoples lives were *****ing around with. Too many people wont be returning home to their loved ones tonight because someone made a mistake!
The other thing that people are really bad at on roundabouts that no-one has mentioned yet is lane discipline. I'm always wary when I go round a roundabout alongside someone else because invariably they wander out of their lane. These people have a tendency to try and flatten out the roundabout by cutting straight across. I'm not talking about lorry drivers here, they have issues with their size that mean you have to naturally be aware of them and the possibility of the trailer swinging out or cutting a corner - what I'm talking about here is CAR drivers who seem incapable of sticking within the dotted white lines on a roundabout!!
I'm sure when you buy a BM road sense, consideration, and indicators are on the options list under "expensive" and many choose to avoid in favour of mahoosive wheels that are drawn to kerbs in multi story car parks!
that's cause we don't have roads just dirt tracks ............and learning to drive around sugar beat fields in a John Deere does not count
Not roundabout related, but I would like to add to my own list, drivers that slow down excessively on A roads and motorways before they are actually on the exit slips. The slip roads are usually ( but not always) long enough to brake down from max speed to a complete stop without even spilling your Starbucks.
On the RAB's theme - people who daren't look and see it the road is clear without stopping first really shouldn't be allowed on the road. If they can't do this I can only assume they also daren't take their eyes off the road to look in their mirrors either.
My driving instructor taught me to slow down gradually while watching the traffic on the roundabout. It means if you spot a gap, then you go for it, without having to come to a complete stop. Much better for the flow of traffic.
I just had to join in with this one, as we seem to be plagued with this sort of stuff around our way as well. I`m wondering if people are misconstrueing what their sat navs are telling them now days as they all seem to have slightly different versions of telling you where to go and what lane to be in. Around my way I`m up to date with where everything is, and where you can go straight on in the outside lane etc. Someone around here has had the bright idea of changing all the markings in the road to read in the left lane a straight ahead arrow even though the place is off to the left ?? The central one is straight ahead too which is great because that`s where I`m going and that`s where the arrows pointing, and the right hand lane has an arrow pointing straight on as well even though the place is off to the right. It must be a great idea because it`s all over the place down here in Bristol. Must work well because most of the time you can`t even see them when everyone`s at a standstill. After lots of beers one night, I was navigating from the safety of the back seat as Mrs Ozziedog and her friend was riding shotgun as they were driving me home, they wouldn`t listen to me as they laughed and sped along at 20 - 25 chatting about all sorts of wonderfull things that girls chat about, including,,,, do you know that man because he just beeped you etc etc. I am now cowering into the rear wheel arch and thanking my lucky stars that I got my Stella overcoat on, I`m looking everywhere I can without looking at the road ahead and concentrate on all the kee babby shops on the way home. I know from the shops etc that we are approaching a roundabout Mrs Ozziedog says to her mate " What lane should we be in here" her mate says " Oh,,, I don`t mind" my Mrs says "You choose" her mate says "No,,, you`re driving ,,, you can choose" they both start laughing insanely and they think it`s hilarious that they have no idea of what lane they should be in. I`m cowering in the back and I don`t feel so good any more Long story cut short,, we get home in one piece and I`m thinking never again,, never never ever again,, but I always get a lot braver when I got my Stella overcoat on Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,,, They`ve both been driving over thirty years
I dont drive a big truck. I drive a 206. I get being considerate but when I am driving on unfamiliar roads if I make a mistake and end up in the wrong lane I just go where the lane I am in takes me until I reach somewhere safe to turn off/around I dont just think crap wrong lane and swerve across to the lane I want like a large majority of people do. If you are in the righthand lane and realise you want to go left then just drive around the roundabout full circle. There are signs to tell you which lane you need. Also not letting someone in front of me when they are swerving across the road is a far cry from running people off the road.
