Another thing that pisses me off......
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Nictrix said:I reckon he knew exactly what the other guys intentions were and thats why he went straight for the inside lane.buzyg said:Not sure i'd have posted that up. Little impatient. I guess you miss read his intensions, which can end badly. But I guess we've all done similar. :roll:
As far as I remember from the highway code if going round a roundabout and leaving on the third exit you should be in the right lane until you are exiting and can then use either lane.
You should not switch lanes half way round a roundabout.
If taking third exit, approach the roundabout in the right lane indicating right, enter roundabout, after going past second exit indicate left and get over to the left lane, as you exit the roundabout there is no need to be in the right lane unless you approach something slower in the left lane.
AndyBeech said:
I disagree - the other driver was signalling his intention to remain travelling around the roundabout by continuing to indicate right. In fact, the indicator likely self-cancelled as he exited the roundabout.
As you progress around a large roundabout you are supposed to sequentially move to the outermost lane of the roundabout, then signal your intention to leave before so doing. To circumnavigate the roundabout in the inside lane whilst indicating right then spear across the other lanes to exit the roundabout whilst still indicating right shows a complete detatchment from the act of driving!
Maybe so, but if I'm at a junction waiting to come out and your indicating to turn into the junction I'm coming out of and I pull out and you go straight on into me instead of turning, it would be my fault. Indicators should never be taken as an absolute intention. The OP undertook, if in doubt you hang back, the OP would certainly be at fault in the eyes of the law. He didn't spear in front of the OP, he just took the outside lane, not ideal, but not as bad as purposely undertaking. Not preaching, just better hanging back IMHO
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TitanTim said:OP
Who was your driving instructor
Tim.
Looks like Vin Diesel....
Russ59 said:Nictrix said:I reckon he knew exactly what the other guys intentions were and thats why he went straight for the inside lane.buzyg said:Not sure i'd have posted that up. Little impatient. I guess you miss read his intensions, which can end badly. But I guess we've all done similar. :roll:
As far as I remember from the highway code if going round a roundabout and leaving on the third exit you should be in the right lane until you are exiting and can then use either lane.
You should not switch lanes half way round a roundabout.
If taking third exit, approach the roundabout in the right lane indicating right, enter roundabout, after going past second exit indicate left and get over to the left lane, as you exit the roundabout there is no need to be in the right lane unless you approach something slower in the left lane.
The driver in the Golf was driving like a Dork, no question, he may have been unsure which exit he was taking and realised a little late. However Nine times out of ten an insurance company would blame the driver at the back. Agree the video would probably turn that to a nock for nock, but it would not be blamed on the driver in front, so probably best to hang back until Mr dork moves over.
BMWZ4MC said:thepits said:FYI - the law on undertaking is a bit fluid :roll:
so let's have a look at some recommendations..
Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions, you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake. -
This is loose enough for a traffic cop to book you for driving without due care and attention should he be short of hits that day. Generally, I avoid doing so unless everyone is moving slowly and then with great caution, trying to make sure the overtaken vehicle is aware of my presence.
• only overtake on the left if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right, and there is room to do so
• stay in your lane if traffic is moving slowly in queues. If the queue on your right is moving more slowly than you are, you may pass on the left.
Good enough for me, he's in the RH lane, turning right [eventually] - pass in the LH lane.
I was going to post something similar to this.
The other guy was still indicating right when he pulled to the left and exited the roundabout - he's an idiot of that there can be no doubt!
I didn't notice the indicator in the video, but explains why at the time I thought he was going all the way round, as I said in my first post. My initial intention was to go in the right hand lane and overtake Then thought he was going all the way round, but when I realised he wasn't going all the way round I had to change course for the inside lane.
It seems that people not sticking to the correct lanes on roundabouts is becoming the norm.
I cant stand people turning right from the left lane and vice versa. Really annoys me
I cant stand people turning right from the left lane and vice versa. Really annoys me