Indicating on a roundabout

DaveF327

fatpiggy wrote: »

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.

Let me guess... Cheetham Hill?

fatpiggy

DaveF327 wrote: »

Let me guess... Cheetham Hill?

No, just about everywhere I think! One of the absolute worst is in Trafford Park. I was nearly totalled there (taking 3rd exit) by a double-length HGV pulling out from my left when I was already on the roundabout. He totally ignored the rules and just didn't even stop to look as he reached the roundabout. Good job I was on the ball and able to brake to a standstill to avoid him or it would have been jam for me.

Cheetham Hill - you wouldn't happen to be referring to folk of a particular religion that inhabit the area would you? That drive Volvo's mainly??

DaveF327

fatpiggy wrote: »

Cheetham Hill - you wouldn't happen to be referring to folk of a particular religion that inhabit the area would you? That drive Volvo's mainly??

You're thinking of Sedgley Park / Broughton Park not far away, but those Volvo estates are exactly what sprang to mind on reading your post. Most notably, that bloody mini-roundabout on Leicester Road.

cyclonebri1

You have to accept that it's partly the design of the roundabout that at fault here.
View the highway code and you get a stereotype image of the perfect "round" about. In practise it's very much different.

They can vary from a blog of paint in the road, a "theoretical" roundabout, through the highway code version, up to the mega motorway style which is a 1/4 mile round series of straights and corners?

Yes the rules remain the same but the differences are massive.

It is mini roundabouts that cause the biggest issues, very often they have been installed at cross roads, great idea, but for economy of installation, and often out of nessesity due to existing buildings, they afford a straight line route for approaching traffic. Yes they have to be low to allow buses, hgvs etc to pass. So, with no actual need to slow down, people drive straight over them without slowing down..

How about a series of spikes set in the middle, that only start to descend when a tyre crosses the giveway line at the RB?? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Tongue in cheek of cause, but watching those police camera shots of folks trying to drive over the bus lane bollards, well.....

Mark_Hewitt

Had another frustrating one this morning. I was approaching a bigish roundabout. Van approaching me signalling right, so I stop. Of course he goes straight on. So I'd stopped to give way to him when I had no need to do so.

BritRael

CHR15 wrote: »

Fingers of Fury when I wrote that!!

It's a pet hate of mine seeing some chump indicating right (so I stop expecting him to come round in front of me) only see the clown peel off before! kind of like the OP :mad:

Its a pet hate of mine when some [STRIKE]w***er[/STRIKE] chump interprets something that I said incorrectly. :rolleyes:

Could you show us where I said I indicate right only to turn left?

NoLogic

I've always wondered this:

......D
C.. |
B- O - E
.....|
.....A

If this were a two lane roundabout with the O just being the roundabout, if I came into a clear roundabout at point A in the right lane, (not indicating at all) and someone else joined at point B in the left lane, and I came off at point D (indicated left after point C), but they intended to go to point E, and they were going so fast that I hit them, who's fault would it be?
Theirs because they joined when it wasnt clear? Or mine for going into their lane even though they shouldn't have joined/sped up so much?

fatpiggy

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

You have to accept that it's partly the design of the roundabout that at fault here.
View the highway code and you get a stereotype image of the perfect "round" about. In practise it's very much different.

They can vary from a blog of paint in the road, a "theoretical" roundabout, through the highway code version, up to the mega motorway style which is a 1/4 mile round series of straights and corners?

Yes the rules remain the same but the differences are massive.

It is mini roundabouts that cause the biggest issues, very often they have been installed at cross roads, great idea, but for economy of installation, and often out of nessesity due to existing buildings, they afford a straight line route for approaching traffic. Yes they have to be low to allow buses, hgvs etc to pass. So, with no actual need to slow down, people drive straight over them without slowing down..

How about a series of spikes set in the middle, that only start to descend when a tyre crosses the giveway line at the RB?? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Tongue in cheek of cause, but watching those police camera shots of folks trying to drive over the bus lane bollards, well.....

Strraight across them - blimey, they just drive on the WRONG side of them round my way!!

movingforward2010

noone seems to indicate at any time around here never mind rounderbouts

cyclonebri1

NoLogic wrote: »

I've always wondered this:

......D
C.. |
B- O - E
.....|
.....A

If this were a two lane roundabout with the O just being the roundabout, if I came into a clear roundabout at point A in the right lane, (not indicating at all) and someone else joined at point B in the left lane, and I came off at point D (indicated left after point C), but they intended to go to point E, and they were going so fast that I hit them, who's fault would it be?
Theirs because they joined when it wasnt clear? Or mine for going into their lane even though they shouldn't have joined/sped up so much?

Well done for putting that one into print, gave me a headache for a while:rolleyes:

The answer being, in my view, it would be their fault, but as they would argue you were side by side and you deliberatly cut into them, it was your f........
Get my drift ?, caution needed at all times.

There's one view on all this that stacks up, would you rather have an accident knowing you were in the right?, or give way, (and avoid one), to the total prat that does not care either way? :money: :money: