Indicating on a roundabout

gaz_jones

The worst roundabout I know of is just outside Milton Keynes (land of roundabouts).

There are three lanes. Left lane for going left or straight. Middle lane for going right or straight, and right lane for going right or straight. Have you seen the problem with this already?

Lots of times on my way past there will be someone in the middle lane going right (legal) and someone in the right lane going straight (legal). Come to the corner of the roundabout and it makes good watching :rotfl:

The amount of times I've seen the aftermath of a crash there is unreal. Neither driver at fault techincally though.

cyclonebri1

gaz_jones wrote: »

The worst roundabout I know of is just outside Milton Keynes (land of roundabouts).

There are three lanes. Left lane for going left or straight. Middle lane for going right or straight, and right lane for going right or straight. Have you seen the problem with this already?

Lots of times on my way past there will be someone in the middle lane going right (legal) and someone in the right lane going straight (legal). Come to the corner of the roundabout and it makes good watching :rotfl:

The amount of times I've seen the aftermath of a crash there is unreal. Neither driver at fault techincally though.

The man with the paintcan went wrong there surely? that just cannot be correct

leosayer

Sometimes I think the roads would be safer if no-one ever indicated.

Drivers would then need to look at other cars position, speed and path for themselves rather than relying on a flashing yellow bulb.

We always get told not to rely on the indication of other cars, so what's the point?

fatpiggy

I was taught a. taking first exit (ie. turning left) left lane, indicating left. b. going straight on left lane, no indicator. c. any other exit, right lane, indicate right until passing the exit before the one you want to leave at, cancel right indicator, activate left indicator, move across to left lane and take exit.

Here in Manchester things are a tad different - you can approach in any lane you like, ignore traffic approaching from your right (they can da*n well wait for you) and don't indicate at all. After 25 years of this my psychic skills are incredibly well honed Good thing too considering all the near-death experiences I've collected along the way.

Jakg

leosayer wrote: »

Sometimes I think the roads would be safer if no-one ever indicated.

Drivers would then need to look at other cars position, speed and path for themselves rather than relying on a flashing yellow bulb.

We always get told not to rely on the indication of other cars, so what's the point?

Because if (like round here :X) people dont follow either lane discipline or indication and hang in the centre of 2 lanes it's pretty much impossible to know where they're going...

Throbbe

DaveF327 wrote: »

Not quite true; both markings are enforceable. See the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002, regulations 16(1) and 25(5).

Doh. You are right, although in my defence it's the presence of the sign to Diag 611.1 that brings in Regulation 16, and the line indicates the give way position (that's my interpretation anyway, on current form i wouldn't give it too much weight!). I must actually look things up before spouting off.

cyclonebri1

leosayer wrote: »

Sometimes I think the roads would be safer if no-one ever indicated.

Drivers would then need to look at other cars position, speed and path for themselves rather than relying on a flashing yellow bulb.

We always get told not to rely on the indication of other cars, so what's the point?

Because they are called indicators, ie, they should give a clue (indication), of the other drivers intent. Sadly not to be relied upon at all:mad:

Altarf

gaz_jones wrote: »

The worst roundabout I know of is just outside Milton Keynes (land of roundabouts).

And there is another one just outside MK by junction 13 of the M1, again 3 lanes in, and 3 exits. The left lane is for the 1st or 2nd exit. The middle lane is for the 2nd exit. The right lane is for the 3rd exit. So far so good.

But... the 1st exit is straight on, the 2nd exit is 3/4s the way round, and the 3rd exit is 7/8ths the way round. So effectively you can are in the left hand land to turn right. That really confuses people.

And then as the icing on the cake, the 2nd exit goes from 2 lanes to 1 within 10 feet of the roundabout, as all three lanes fight for space.

hewhoisnotintheknow

i just put my hazard lights on, keeps everyone happy

inmypocketnottheirs

The whole point here is, you do not go by the actual physical layout of the roundabout to decide where the lanes and entry/exit points are, but by the indicator board before the roundabout.