Is it a roundabout or a road?
Discussion
Here's one for the AD collective to chew the fat (mouse/keyboard?)over.
Scenario: Two dual carriageways meeting at right angles connected by a "roundabout". Those of you in my area may know it; it's the junction where the A50 meets the A38 south of Derby.
The "roundabout" is a large three lane affair with entrances/exits for the A50, A38, the Toyota Factory and a B road. This junction is so big that the roundabout forms an oval with large distances between the entrances/exits.
Now here's the question I put to you: My wife (not an IAM member but a good driver all the same) indicates all the way around the roundabout when making a right turn e.g. leaving the A38 southbound and joining the A50 westbound. I say that, due to the distance between the exits, and the fact that you have three lanes on the interconnection roads, any indication that you plan to turn right will, most likely, be forgotten by a driver behind or not clear to a driver joining from another entrance and that your repeated right indication could mean you wish to move lanes within the interconnection roads. I maintain you should treat the whole junction as a series of entrances/exits/lane changes (if needed). I.e. indicate onto the roundabout at/before the give way lines, cancel the indication when on the roundabout as you are in the correct lane, or indicate to move over a lane, then indicate left to move back a lane and/or leave the roundabout.
My local IAM groups’ consensus was that you should treat it as a series of junctions, but my wife won't have it, maintaining that the Highway code illustrates how you should indicate at a roundabout and nothing is mentioned about this kind of road layout.
Discuss
Scenario: Two dual carriageways meeting at right angles connected by a "roundabout". Those of you in my area may know it; it's the junction where the A50 meets the A38 south of Derby.
The "roundabout" is a large three lane affair with entrances/exits for the A50, A38, the Toyota Factory and a B road. This junction is so big that the roundabout forms an oval with large distances between the entrances/exits.
Now here's the question I put to you: My wife (not an IAM member but a good driver all the same) indicates all the way around the roundabout when making a right turn e.g. leaving the A38 southbound and joining the A50 westbound. I say that, due to the distance between the exits, and the fact that you have three lanes on the interconnection roads, any indication that you plan to turn right will, most likely, be forgotten by a driver behind or not clear to a driver joining from another entrance and that your repeated right indication could mean you wish to move lanes within the interconnection roads. I maintain you should treat the whole junction as a series of entrances/exits/lane changes (if needed). I.e. indicate onto the roundabout at/before the give way lines, cancel the indication when on the roundabout as you are in the correct lane, or indicate to move over a lane, then indicate left to move back a lane and/or leave the roundabout.
My local IAM groups’ consensus was that you should treat it as a series of junctions, but my wife won't have it, maintaining that the Highway code illustrates how you should indicate at a roundabout and nothing is mentioned about this kind of road layout.
Discuss
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