Roundabouts - indicating right and going straight on
Discussion
Sheepshanks said:
I'd imagine a big hazard there (from the red arrow) if you're trying to roll out is suddenly seeing a vehicle from the right, slamming on and then being rear ended by the car behind you!
There's a roundabout near me that gets straight-lined in a very similar way - however it doesn't have the 3 O'clock exit and what makes it worse is it's extremely unusual for cars to turn right from the red arrow so you've got to be super-careful if doing it.
Inching out is the only way that vehicles coming from the right can get a sufficiently early view... of your bumper! I'll bet some coming from the right aren't even aware there's an exit immediately to their left although the fact that they've just crossed over the DC should be a dead giveaway.There's a roundabout near me that gets straight-lined in a very similar way - however it doesn't have the 3 O'clock exit and what makes it worse is it's extremely unusual for cars to turn right from the red arrow so you've got to be super-careful if doing it.
Fastest car across my bows there was an early RS4 but luckily that time I was turning left so was further over and had an extra second of warning. Heard it before I saw it. Amazing howl from that V8 as it annihilated the speed limit and disappeared up the road.
Mave said:
If you need to slam on your brakes to avoid someone who might be going across a roundabout - maybe approach the roundabout more slowly?
Oh don't get me wrong, I learned my lesson after one or two moments. As mentioned I live just off it so I'm quite used to coming up at a trailing pace - except in the winter, when the shrubs are thinner, you can see oncoming traffic through them so if there's nothing coming I just accelerate up and through.It's more those who aren't familiar with the roundabout and then hit the brakes hard, causing a concertina effect.
I am familiar with this subject having seen it many times. It is wrong and only causes confusion to other drivers, although the driver doing it believes they are being helpful.
There is a similar incredibly common one regarding indicating on roundabouts that I see all the time...
To keep it simple imagine a 4 entry/exit unmarked lane roundabout with adjacent roads at 90 degrees to each other. A car approaches intending to turn right and drives around the roundabout not indicating, before finally indicating left immediately before leaving.
It really does baffle me how the driver can think this is the correct way to indicate on a roundabout, because they certainly were not taught that way when learning.
To travel all the way round a roundabout passing at least 2 exit/entry points which can have cars waiting to join, then only indicate left immediately before exit when more often than not this indication is completely useless because it is given too late to benefit anybody, and often cannot even be seen by anybody that it potentially could benefit.
Like I said this method of indicating is incredibly common and I see it every time I am in my car.
There is a similar incredibly common one regarding indicating on roundabouts that I see all the time...
To keep it simple imagine a 4 entry/exit unmarked lane roundabout with adjacent roads at 90 degrees to each other. A car approaches intending to turn right and drives around the roundabout not indicating, before finally indicating left immediately before leaving.
It really does baffle me how the driver can think this is the correct way to indicate on a roundabout, because they certainly were not taught that way when learning.
To travel all the way round a roundabout passing at least 2 exit/entry points which can have cars waiting to join, then only indicate left immediately before exit when more often than not this indication is completely useless because it is given too late to benefit anybody, and often cannot even be seen by anybody that it potentially could benefit.
Like I said this method of indicating is incredibly common and I see it every time I am in my car.
Edited by Ron240 on Friday 25th November 13:39
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