Lane 1 = 3rd Exit

[podwin]

Why does this happen quite a bit at this roundabout?

Am I in the wrong here - vid or is the taxi driver?

I was in the second entry lane of this roundabout (end of a dual carriageway). The road markings suggest I can go straight on (2nd exit) or right (3rd and 4th exits)

The left lane is marked as left (1st exit) and straight on (2nd exit)

[E65Ross]

I'd say the taxi driver is in the wrong.

[kambites]

The taxi-driver is in the wrong - he's the one crossing the white line that designates the lane boundary.

[750turbo]

podwin said:

Why does this happen quite a bit at this roundabout?

Am I in the wrong here - vid or is the taxi driver?

I was in the second entry lane of this roundabout (end of a dual carriageway). The road markings suggest I can go straight on (2nd exit) or right (3rd and 4th exits)

The left lane is marked as left (1st exit) and straight on (2nd exit)

Whilst the taxi driver was obviously in the wrong, you should have seen that coming a mile away!

[podwin]

The shaking of head and gestures he gave would make me think he believes I am the idiot.

I began to think maybe I have been driving wrongly over the past 20+ years. After all this chap is a professional driver.

[B5NXJ]

jesus! that was close, what a knob!

[109er]

You've got his details, you have the video, report the bugger to the police ASAP.

[podwin]

750turbo said:

Whilst the taxi driver was obviously in the wrong, you should have seen that coming a mile away!

I know, I did, but part of me thought, "no, not again, this always happens, he'll just be driving in a lazy fashion and straight-lining the bend a bit".

But no, I was right, I should have known.

I had a rant about this area a while ago, and called it the "St Helens bd Triangle" for this type of driving. I'll have to find it.

[B5NXJ]

taxi driver is in the wrong btw

[MarkwG]

podwin said:

After all this chap is a professional driver.

missing one of these, maybe...?

[Far Cough]

Poor lane discipline on behalf of the Taxi. When changing lanes its Mirror, Signal and then manoeuvre. Not drift across whenever you feel like it.

[RGambo]

The issue there is the lines on the roundabout. Yes from what happened the taxi driver is on the wrong. But if no line was present, you could have approached that roundabout in either lane and justifiably taken the exit you did. If there had been no lines on the round about, you would have been more observant to what he taxi was doing and given he hadn't idicated left, would have expected him to continue round to next exit.
The problem is the nanny state paint lines everywhere telling us where we should go, instead of teaching us how to use roundabouts properly so we can use our own judgments.

[podwin]

Here's my old rant.

I got 10 out of 10!

[Pixel Pusher]

109er said:

You've got his details, you have the video, report the bugger to the police ASAP.

Would you?

Really?

[KTF]

What dashcam do you use?

[podwin]

KTF said:

What dashcam do you use?

Blackvue

[decadent]

Taxi driver is in the wrong. From the lane you were in you would have had right of way to take the exit the taxi driver should have taken too.

Well dodged though. I tend to drive defensively so wouldn't have overtake the taxi had I been taking the exit he was "supposed" to take from road positioning as I'd be expecting this chaps behaviour.

[podwin]

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[surveyor]

Had something similar yesterday, a learner driver taking the 'shortcut' around the roundabout. Fortunately I had already analysed her driving, and when I saw her next to me, I had dropped back. Instructor waved an apology.

Just never be next to anyone one on a roundabout.

PS Taxi at fault. You were late recognising his game though.

[podwin]

Purity14 said:

Is that the roundabout in St Helens?
If so, the same thing happens to me all the time - everyone is in the wrong lane and comes off the wrong exit at that place!

Yes, it is terrible there for some reason. Read my rant a few posts up about the St Helens bd Triangle.