No you're not. If you're going "straight ahead" you don't indicate until you're about to exit the roundabout and then you indicate left.
marte,
May 25, 12:44am
Some roundabouts have 3 exits, some have 5, even if its 'straight thru' its still 'around about' & theres a need to indicate before leaving it.
I do understand your point though, if im in the left lane on a normal 4 exit round about, I would have to indicate left to use the first exit as it us a left hand turn, and since im going straight thru in the left ( correct ) lane, then where else could i go? There seems no reason to indicate because i cannot go anywhere else but exit on the straight thru and by using that lane i cannot interfere with anybody elses course of driving. But i still indicate.
Weirdest one i have seen do far entered the roundabout in the right hand turning kane, ( doubke kabed tiad in each direction, 4 lanes' in total ,) indicates tight, then after going past the first left hand exit, indicates left and drives straight thru. Scarey.
Not as bad as the ones who use that lane, then indicate left to exit and then veer across the dividing lines into the lefthand lane as they exit.
shortee2,
May 25, 1:48am
Exactly
shortee2,
May 25, 1:54am
Well if they dont indicate on approach, means they are either, going straight through, or going right, so will indicate at the halfway mark, as to which way they are going , indicate Left if going straight through, indicate Right if Going further round the Roundabout.
bronzeblood,
May 25, 2:00am
Correct on straight through Wrong on the other.
#3: When entering the roundabout & intending to take the third exit, you indicate right first as you enter, then you indicate left as you pass the apex of the second exit.
cathi,
May 25, 2:08am
so someone is on the other side of the round about car A enters the round about but does not indicate. car B then thinks oh they are going straight so I wil go but Car A is actually going past car B as they are turning right but car B did not know this. and a crash occurs. if car A had indicated right before entering the round about the car A would have (well should have waited)
pdc1,
May 25, 2:15am
beats me why / how people notice what the car is indicating on the other side of the roundabout! Surely they have better things to do with their life? I’m only interested in cars on my right quadrant, ie, am I going to hit the vehicle immediately to my right. All I need to know is if the vehicle is going past me, or exiting before me. Then its just a bit of planing to merge into the gap. Its simple stuff, yet we constantly have people that make it a compulsory stop and wonder what the car is up to on the other side.
kazbanz,
May 25, 2:17am
The issue I see is that theres a universal rule but a multitude of roundabout sizes. From pimples to virtually city blocks
nice_lady,
May 25, 2:18am
Two lane roundabout. I was going straight through. Had some clown in a Ute beside me, but on the inside lane, try to exit left THROUGH my car.
I'm not even sure he indicated. It's irrelevant anyway. You don't turn across in front of through traffic.
cathi,
May 25, 2:26am
because if a round about is small enough that I can see a car on the other side i t is kind of nice to know if they are going to turn right so I can give way to them or if I can go
socram,
May 25, 2:27am
The only minor ding I ever had in the UK was precisely in that situation. Three lane entry. The woman on the outside insisted I was wrong, so the police were called, as if I'd been in the wrong, I'd have lost my job as I was driving part time for Hertz and in one of their cars.
They took her to one side and explained to her in no uncertain terms that she was in the wrong. She was somewhat subdued after that.
marte,
May 25, 3:18am
Theres no ' inside lane' in NZ, it means different things where its used overseas too. Its the ' centrelane' if theres two lanes going in the same direction, but its also called the ' overtaking lane' & its supposed to only be used for overtaking, or turning to the right, or access to the far right turning lane.
You are correct, that car was either supposed to turn right, or be overtaking & then observing all of the overtaking rules, which they were not. Even worse, from your description, they were changing lanes while travelling straight thru the round about, changing from the centrelane to the left lane during the roundabout.
I get that a lot too. In fact, its done wrong so often that when somebody actally does drive to the road rules, it confuses a lot of other people.
marte,
May 25, 3:25am
It all works well if everybody obeys the rules, the idea is that the traffic keeps flowing. Years ago there was a ' Public education ' series of adds on TV & media & for a while everybody was on the same page, so to speak. The difference was amazing, roundabouts that during peak flow would normally be backed up for blocks, were moving freely & no cars were actually stopping, just slowing & matching their timing with the cars to their right, then go.
loose.unit8,
May 25, 3:59am
Quite right. I had my wires crossing and was giving my opinion on the left indicator when going straight.
Multiple lane roundabouts are the only ones when it makes sense due to crossing over lanes
ronaldo8,
May 25, 4:22am
This discussion is going in circles. Some people get off on this stuff I guess.
Indicate you F%^&$%&! @! R^%&^^!
cjohnw,
May 25, 4:33am
All of this shows how roundabouts can be dangerous! And guess what? In Blenheim we have zero traffic lights, we have roundabouts - heaps of ‘em.
raewyn2,
May 25, 4:51am
You are going to give way to the car immediately to your right. What they are going to do (ie whether they enter the roundabout or not) is governed by the car on their right. So if you know what it is going to do, you know whether to go or not.
The problem we have is that so many people don't follow the rules correctly so we all end up hesitating when we should "go" because we can't trust people to indicate their intentions correctly. Then the traffic flow is slower than it should be and the roundabouts become inefficient.
raewyn2,
May 25, 4:57am
And in that case the left lane may also be marked for turning right and the instances above where people have traffic trying to cross their path may be exactly that - the car on the right is travelling contrary to the lane markings.
In this area, if you are coming out of Truman Lane, the right lane is right turn only and only useful if you are going to double back to Papamoa at the main intersection. People going to the Mount need to use the left lane to turn right (which is marked for the purpose). Trouble is they get !@#$%^&* using the empty righthand lane to jump the queue by going straight ahead.
jhan,
May 25, 5:40am
People are variably attuned to the environment of the roundabout. I was taught to drive near the Royal Oak roundabout 50 years ago, so my behaviour approaching one is different to someone who is new to them. So we all forgive strange behaviour at roundabouts. most of the time. I still can't get over how people love discussing the laws of indicators at this intersection, like that is all that is important. There are other factors but it all comes down to communication and interpretation of intentions. I don't take much notice of indicators myself, to me a drivers behaviour and the configuration of the roundabout tells me the truth. I've never had an accident or even a near miss at one. If in doubt, I don't move. Some drivers are all at sea and don't give others many clues.
socram,
May 25, 5:55am
Can we at least agree that that leaving a roundabout (i.e. veering left) with the right indicator flashing is ALWAYS wrong? We seem to see it daily.
wind.turbine,
May 25, 6:03am
I have never ever ever had a problem with indicating on a roundabout.
I just don't get how people just don't understand the rules about when and where then need to indicate. its frustrating while in the same car as one of these people too!
having no time to use your indicator is no excuse in my book, you need to make an effort
bethd754,
May 25, 6:50am
The road code said if you are going straight ahead in the approaching round about you don't indicate until just before exit the round about.
ian1990,
May 25, 7:09am
This one might catch a few people out. Two Lanes for Right Hand turn, but the right hand lane is bus only. What's the bet some people don't read the Bus Only lane sign and Right Hand Turn arrow and tries to go straight from the right hand lane and causing an accident.
To me the Blue car is in the correct lane, while the Red car isn't. The Red car should be the left lane, because we drive on the left. If theres two lanes, we drive in the left one unless we are overtaking, and drive only on the right lane if we are actually in the process of overtaking a vehicle in the left lane. Of course, if that Red car was turning right, it would be in the correct lane. Theres no need for it to overtake a car in the left lane ( because there isnt a vehicle there ) & because, well " 100 metres" etc etc.
marte,
May 25, 7:25am
{signal left as you pass the exit before the one you wish to take. At some small roundabouts it may not be possible to give three seconds warning, but it is courteous to give as much indication as you can.}
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