Roundabout exit blocked - correct procedure?

[numtumfutunch]

Hi

Ive just read (today's) road rage thread where a blocked roundabout lead to some aggro

But whats actually the right thing to do in the circumstances? The Highway code doesnt seem to offer any help

There is a roundabout down the road from me
It has light controlled pedestrian crossings on its exits, which is nice, and so traffic is often backed up and stationary on it
It has NO yellow hatches or "keep clear" markings

Options:

1) Do not enter roundabout if exit is blocked thus wicking off everyone behind you on your approach

2) Pull on and queue thus blocking roundabout and and winding up those trying to enter from next bit with potentially different exit clear for them (there are 2 big roads crossing each other and many cars just want to get straight across)

3) Pull on and leave gap for next section who stream through one after the other often making it difficult for you to get moving again and move through a stream of fast moving cars, who should yield but often dont as they tend to straight line it from a major road

Thoughts?

[Petrolhead_Rich]

numtumfutunch said:

Hi

Ive just read (today's) road rage thread where a blocked roundabout lead to some aggro

But whats actually the right thing to do in the circumstances? The Highway code doesnt seem to offer any help

There is a roundabout down the road from me
It has light controlled pedestrian crossings on its exits, which is nice, and so traffic is often backed up and stationary on it
It has NO yellow hatches or "keep clear" markings

Options:

1) Do not enter roundabout if exit is blocked thus wicking off everyone behind you on your approach

2) Pull on and queue thus blocking roundabout and and winding up those trying to enter from next bit with potentially different exit clear for them (there are 2 big roads crossing each other and many cars just want to get straight across)

3) Pull on and leave gap for next section who stream through one after the other often making it difficult for you to get moving again and move through a stream of fast moving cars, who should yield but often dont as they tend to straight line it from a major road

Thoughts?

There is no right answer, it's the council/highways poor road planning that has caused this impossible scenario???

[Buff Mchugelarge]

If there's no way off, don't go on.


The exception to this in real life is to sit between exit/ entrance so as not to get in the way, but then some nobhead will always park behind you and block it all up anyway.

[surveyor]

If it's busy and progress cannot be made normally, then it's every man for themselves.....

[jamieduff1981]

Option 1 is the correct answer, but since everyone else ignores the needs of all other road users you'd literally sit there all day waiting for a clear run. In practise you'll probably have to do Option 3 and try to minimise impact on other road users.