killingtime wrote:There's also the issue of transitioning from the inside lane to the outside lane to come off (remember I'm approaching the roundabout to turn right) in heavy *rush hour* traffic. If you leave the transition to the penultimate exit then there's no free lane space. Signal earlier to get a space in the outside lane and you've got the above problem where people think you're coming off at an earlier exit and pull out....
Alasdair
what confuses me slightly is your suggestion that you need to signal to get into the outside lane or else there is traffic there - where has that come from?
- ahead of you, stay behind
- behind you, stay ahead
- onto the roundabout as you go round - you have right of way, position yourself to stop them - if necessary come into the outside lane earlier (without indicating) and go round in that lane...
StressedDave wrote:1. Don't turn with anyone else on a roundabout - gives you more space to play with
2. Don't indicate - you actually want to confuse everybody so that they stay clear
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote: don't be afraid to bend so-called "rules" if it helps you to stay safe.
Alasdair
you need to be in the outside lane by the first orange dot.. so that the position of your car gives a much clearer message as to where you are going
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner:
I think I'd be straddling the lane line by the last green dot, fully in the left lane by the second amber one, thus completely blocking the A-ers from emerging. Signal would go on somewhere between first and second amber dots.
chriskay wrote:As I remember it, approaching/on roundabouts, no signal sends the message that you are continuing round, a left signal is used when preparing to exit, and when that signal is given depends on the road layout. Oh, and of course, if yours is the only vehicle on the roundabout, no signal at all. It seems to me that there's altogether too much signalling used; as akirk said, positioning often gives all the information necessary.
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