How would you approach this roundabout?

Delivery_Driver

If there was much traffic in the left lane, I'd use the right hand lane of the slip road, the middle lane of the roundabout and enter that dual carriageway in the right hand lane.
I'd imagine most people would use the left hand lane of the slip road, outside lane of the roundabout and enter the DC in the left hand lane and so would I if the traffic in both lanes of the sliproad were equal.

System

Why are you using the whole of a dual carriageway section as a filter lane system?

badaz52

With Dual Carriageway roundabouts it is a very difficult situation. The HC states if you intend to exit a roundabout to the left or go straight on then you stay to the left. However some roundabouts now are so narrow they are often marked up left lane left only and right lane straight on which completely contravenes the HC.

I believe the safe and correct procedure here is stay in the left lane of the dual carriage way and once you have taken your exit begin to move over to the right when safe to do so.

BUT I always say this to people, the right lane of any dual carriageway is for overtaking only although most people constantly stay in the right lane because they believe it is faster and have no real reason for being there but than to push other drivers out of the way who have a genuine reason for being in that lane if only momentarily.

Fact of the matter with this is who adheres to the rules of the road anymore? at least 95% of drivers break plenty of rules on a per minute basis. Undertaking, running red lights, speeding, failing to signal, using a mobile phone, tailgating and general aggresive behaviour. Just have a good look around and you tell me who is doing things right.

The only reason insurance costs continue to rise is when a collision occurs no one has a clue who is in the right or wrong so insurance companies usually have to shell out when sometimes they really shouldn't be.

Mrs_Arcanum

In answer to the OP. If soon after on the second exit I would need to turn right I would use the middle lane. If just taking the second exit to follow the road, then the LH lane.

LandyAndy

If I was approaching it for the first time I would almost certainly use the 12 o'clock rule and take the leftmost lane.

Once I knew the layout of the roundabout and that the exit is a DC then I would be happy to use either the leftmost or middle lane and take the corresponding exit lane.

Lum

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Why are you using the whole of a dual carriageway section as a filter lane system?

If you're referring to my wanting to exit into the right lane of the northbound DC, it's because the next roundabout (which I posted at the bottom of the last page) is very close by.

The left lane of that roundabout always backs up because it goes to a retail park with an Asda on it.

jase1

On the original roundabout, first or second lane depending on traffic as mentioned.

However, I'll be the first to raise the obvious question: WHY lane 2 on the road you're heading to if not overtaking? Is there another roundabout within a few hundred yards?

Lum

jase1 wrote: »

On the original roundabout, first or second lane depending on traffic as mentioned.

However, I'll be the first to raise the obvious question: WHY lane 2 on the road you're heading to if not overtaking? Is there another roundabout within a few hundred yards?

Yes, the second roundabout I posted is a few hundred (if that) yards north of the first one. The left lane always backs up because of the retail park, the Asda, and also because that Asda has the cheapest fuel in the area by quite some margin.

alinwales

ha ha i'm laughing to myself. Looked at the pic, yup lane 2 or 3 on the approach, L1 is definitely the housing estate only.
Then I read the other posts and then realise where it is... and d'oh, I always use lane 1 for the approach to go up to Asda. Though to be fair to me I've never been there when busy. Still, stands to reason if you want to be in L2 on the DC, then use lanes 2 or 3, but probably 2 - yes L3 approach is a waste of space, but 'local knowledge' on a place like this isn't to be trusted.

On another matter, I've approached this junction from the other side.. which has 2 lanes on the approach. I'm very happy to be in L1 and drive around the outside to get to the DC (being aware of other roundabout users of course)... again, it's a case of 'all the exits are right, so I should be in the right lane' numpties who don't consider the entire roundabout.

prowla

The highway code says:

186

Signals and position.
When taking the first exit to the left, unless signs or markings indicate otherwise

• signal left and approach in the left-hand lane
• keep to the left on the roundabout and continue signalling left to leave

When taking an exit to the right or going full circle, unless signs or markings indicate otherwise

• signal right and approach in the right-hand lane
• keep to the right on the roundabout until you need to change lanes to exit the roundabout
• signal left after you have passed the exit before the one you want

When taking any intermediate exit, unless signs or markings indicate otherwise

• select the appropriate lane on approach to the roundabout
• you should not normally need to signal on approach
• stay in this lane until you need to alter course to exit the roundabout
• signal left after you have passed the exit before the one you want

When there are more than three lanes at the entrance to a roundabout, use the most appropriate lane on approach and through it.

I would tend to be in the left or middle lanes approaching the roundabout, but never the right-hand one.

Unless all of the other road users had an apparent alternative approach, and/or the left lane was blocked by cars taking the first exit, or unless there were road signs. (The black tyre markings on the road suggest that the left lane is used for straight on.)