Ive always been taught that if going straight on stay in the left lane as the right hand lane is for turning right.
fungus wrote:Hi weehazey, and welcome to the forum,
When going ahead in the situation you describe I would use the left lane if the second exit is at 12 o clock, or to the left of 12. If the second exit is to the right of 12 o clock I would use the right hand lane. The DSA in their book, Driving the Esential Skills advises using the left lane to go ahead. However, if you decide to use the right hand lane to go ahead, you must be very aware of vehicles in the left lane and be prepared to continue around the roundabout if someone is in the left lane going ahead, especialy if you are likey to cause that driver to alter speed or position.
My guess is that the taxi driver thought that he could beat you to the exit.
A roundabout near me has three lanes ( unmarked ) on approach, and three exits There are no markings on the roundabout. Most drivers use the middle lane to go ahead, but quite a few use the left lane. All exits are single lane. One day I was in the middle lane going ahead second exit with a car behind me also doing the same. There was a car in the right hand lane going right third exit. A taxi came up in the left lane not signaling. As we emerged onto the roundabout I checked my NS door mirror, sure enough, the taxi was going second exit, and the car behind me had followed me out. I was the meat in the sandwich. I could not brake. I could not go round. The only option was to out accelerate the taxi. Fortunately my car was more powerfull than the taxi. My guess was that the taxi driver thought that the driver of my car was a learner as I had my head board on the car having just finished a lesson.
Nigel ADI
IAM trainee observer
Highway code rule 186 wrote:When taking any intermediate exit, unless signs or markings indicate otherwise
•select the appropriate (my bold) 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.
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