gcl2013 wrote:This made me a bit confused and disorientated and as a result I ended up being stuck in the 2nd lane forcing me onto the M32 motorway instead of where I wanted to go.
I reckon you were correct in your initial assessment. The thing to do is try to be correct in your approach, and in the face of the madness of other drivers try to avoid problems. You can do this by giving yourself more time, for example by moving a little bit slower off the line, and by being quite assertive about following your chosen path. If necessary it is worth giving an audible warning if drivers near you aren't following lane discipline - on this you need to be giving the warning quite early, at the first signs they might be thinking about crossing your path, so you'd be looking for movement in your direction before they've even reached the boundary of their own lane.
Are you a Bristol Advanced Motorists member? If not, why not!
TBH, with that roundabout specifically, I was tempted to (although didn't) write to the council and suggest lane 1 was used for exits 1, 2 and 3, leaving lanes 2 and 3 for the vastly more popular exit 4.
Steptron wrote:Always remember when approaching a roundabout with two lanes on the approach if you want the first exit stay to the left, any other exit stay to the right and move across to the left after you have passed the exit before yours.
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