Confused on roundabouts

ERICS_MUM

Been driving in town and on motorways for 35 years quite competently, nothing special (very few accidents, caused none as far as I know).

Recently I've lost confidence on 2 particular roundabouts, I always seem to be in the wrong position when I want to exit. Could do with some advice please.

Both roundabouts have 5 entrances/exits. I usually enter at no. 1 and exit at no.4. Should I:

1. enter on the inside lane and stay close to the centre until I reach exit 3, then indicate to move over to the outside lane in time to take exit 4.

2. join the roundabout in the outside lane and stay there until I leave at exit 4.

3. OTHER Option ?

Thanks

flea72

First one.

butterfly72

I use a local roundabout with the same number of exits, enter at 1 and exit at 4!

I used to stick to the inside and move out to the outside to exit but found that drivers at exit 3 often assumed I was continuing around the roundabout rather than exiting, despite indicating in good time, and would leave their exit cutting in front of me and stopping me moving out and exiting. Its difficult to move out from the inside lane at any point as its just so busy. So now I enter on the outside lane and just drive round to my exit staying in this lane. I feel safer doing this.

Strider590

Follow the lane markings, a roundabout like that must have them.

forgotmyname

Option 3 buy a lorry and take up all the lanes. If someone is about to overtake or undertake indicate to move that direction and move over slightly to block them.

SCO

people seem to make up their own minds about what lane to use these days. Even if there is markings which are few and far between

scheming_gypsy

if you sit in the outside lane all the way around you're potentially causing an accident as you're going to be blocking everybody elses (people in the right lanes) exits. If you're in the outside lane going past exit three then the person in the inside will assume you know how to use roundabouts and expect you to take the exit - and possibly plough into you.

Up to 12 o'clock (straight ahead, not lunch time) you can stay in the outside lane but anything past that you should be in the outside lane.

DaveF327

Although option 1 is correct at most "legacy" roundabouts, more and more roundabouts are now being remarked in a spiral configuration.

If you can post the exact location of the roundabout in question so that we can see it on google maps, then I'll be happy to post the correct advice that applies in your case.

attila_

You may be on the correct lane but often what catches people out is going to slow around a round about. Being to hesitant will allow cars joining from later entrances to catchup and will inevitably honk if you sweeping across lanes to get to your exit.

Raksha

Are you also using indicators?

Norman_Castle

attila_ wrote: »

You may be on the correct lane but often what catches people out is going to slow around a round about. Being to hesitant will allow cars joining from later entrances to catchup and will inevitably honk if you sweeping across lanes to get to your exit.

You can also be "caught out" by driving too fast on a roundabout.