Not quite right. for example if the 2nd exit is more than half way, you must Indicate right as you are travelling more than half way around. the roundabout
ronaldo8,
May 25, 8:25am
Yes it is correct, either lane can be used for going straight ahead if so marked.
"If you’re going straight ahead at the roundabout (eg halfway around), you need to use any lane which is marked for that purpose. You must signal a left turn as you pass the exit before the one you intend to take.
Both are going straight ahead, the blue car must give way to the red car as it is approaching from the right and not indicating an intention to go right, which it must do if it intends to do so.
marte,
May 25, 8:43am
No, what i mean is the Blue car should also be in the left lane. The only time a car can be in the right hand lane is if its turning right, or its overtaking a car thats in the left lane. And it cannot overtake a car in the left lanE, because if it can enter the roundabout & overtake it, the car in the left lane is either turning left, or moving forwards anyway so it might as well be behind it. Overtaking rules would still apply too. 100 metres of clear road for the whole time you are passing, etc.
tygertung,
May 25, 9:21am
You can pass a vehicle which is in another lane.
ronaldo8,
May 25, 10:06am
intersections have their own rules, I think its erroneous to be applying open road rules to intersections, they simply aren't the same thing. Whats more, if there are two lanes leading up to a two lane roundabout there is no obligation to stick to either lane, if you intend to turn right then the right hand lane is the obvious place, vice versa the left hand lane for left turninge but you can go straight ahead through the roundabout from either if the lane marking allows it.
tygertung,
May 25, 11:01am
But it can lead to issues if the person in the left lane wants to go right and the person in the right lane wants to go straight ahead. Leads to evasive action by the person in the right lane!
Im still of the theory that only the left lane should be used if I/you intend to drive straight thru. And that the right hand lane is for right hand turning traffic, or emergency traffic. Though, if somebodys turning left in the left hand lane, then if somebody uses the right hand lane to go forwards, technically they are overtaking the left turning vehicle, And this gives a opening for another left turning vehicle to turn left at the next exit, so they will use the left lane exit opposite the straight thru driver.
My main reason for my theory is that quite often theres only one lane to exit the intersection onto, so traffic has to know this & merge mid intersection, somehow.
Red cars blocking blue car from its attempt to overtake orange car. Orange car is in the correct lane to start with.
There's a obligation to drive on the left, and given two lanes, use the left lane, leaving the right hand lan3 to overtake slower traffic on.
pauldw,
May 25, 3:43pm
That's a poorly illustrated example. Red is in lane marked straight through and right turn. The marking in left lane isn't shown but is probably left turn only ie blue can't use it to go straight ahead even if the orange car wasn't as close.
trackim,
May 25, 6:44pm
Rules and logic go out the window when some roundabouts are the size of hubcaps!
mrfxit,
May 25, 7:30pm
Incorrect, The focus of the law and logic is on the specific Entrys & Exits with priority on Exits. Multi lane/ split/ merging lanes are a different story & each has their own issues. Distance between two exits next to each other is not an issue, neither is the size of the roundabout.
Tho, some practical discretion is allowed for not signaling on ultra mini roundabouts when driving "straight" ahead
Practicalities & logic say that any vehicles on a roundabout are suspect in behavior until physically exiting.
nice_lady,
May 25, 7:36pm
Well whatever you call it he was on the inside of me, closest to the roundabout structure and he tried to turn across my lane whilst I was pretty much right beside him. I was going straight through. What he did was exactly the same as someone in a lane to the right of you on a dual lane carriageway, (motorway perhaps), trying to take a side road on the left and turning 'across your bows' so to speak - except he pretty much came very close to hitting my car as I was essentially right beside him. Bloody fool.
nice_lady,
May 25, 7:40pm
Personally at roundabouts if I'm about to enter one I look to see if any traffic is coming from the right and if there is I assume that I'm going to have to give way to them UNTILL they've passed me, or already turned off.
When going "Straight" ahead entering from #1 to exit #3, do you need to signal left as you exit the roundabout
This is a local roundabout to where I live.
mrfxit,
May 25, 7:50pm
Practicalities & logic say that any vehicles on a roundabout are suspect in behavior until physically exiting.
ronaldo8,
May 25, 8:13pm
Id say yes, even though there is no preceding exit to 3 because the purpose of the signalling is for the benefit of those sitting at 5 waiting to enter, I.E. you are indicating, so indicating to who? I.E. they don't need to be a mind reader, mind reading and the expectation of mind reading on roads being a major cause of strife.
You hear me "helpful" people who want to give the right of way even though you shouldn't be? it's not helpful.
loose.unit8,
May 25, 8:39pm
Either way, it's a waste of time as there is no way 4&5 could see your left hand indicator anyway
mrfxit,
May 25, 8:43pm
Not the point. At that specific location, you can see some indicators & the vehicles movement could suggest it's going to go straight ahead but I have been caught out a few times coming in from the other side when ppl have suddenly swung around to their right (in front of me.)
Yes. You indicate left when entering the roundabout if you are taking the first exit. And whatever exit you are taking, you indicate before you do so.
raewyn2,
May 25, 9:51pm
One of the problems we have is the shrubbery that gets put onto roundabout islands and obscures the view. Not being able to see past it reduces the efficiency of the roundabout but doesn't change the rules.
raewyn2,
May 25, 9:53pm
Which is why people should indicate correctly. Left if they're going left, and if they aren't indicating they should be assumed to be going straight ahead. Which then holds up the traffic flow and is annoying when they do end up going left after all.
raewyn2,
May 25, 9:56pm
Person entering at 1 and exiting at 3 must indicate left when they approach/enter the roundabout. Person entering at 1 and exiting at 4 must indicate left after they have passed 3. Others are going more than half way around so indicate right until they pass the exit before theirs, then indicate left to exit.
kerryalan,
May 25, 9:58pm
Don't trust anybody on roundabouts
ronaldo8,
May 25, 10:50pm
Entirely dependent on the angles involved. From that drawing id tend to agree with you however rules aren't up to what you may or may not think about them. That half the point, to remove your guestimates from the equation.
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