No line divisons on roundabout - 1 or 2 lanes???

[JB_Hull]

I had an accident on this roundabout yesterday, one thing I am unclear on if there are no division lines for lanes should the roundabout be considered as one lane or as two, as you can see in Street View 2 vehicles comfortably fit side by side as it is 7.3m wide??

I have looked around and found no answers to this.

Overhead view
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hull+HU3+4AE/@53...

Street view
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.7290548,-0.3744415...

[Gavin0478]

If there are multiple lanes entering the roundabout you have to presume these lanes continue on the roundabout.

[ging84]

That roundabout has 2 lanes marked on every single entry, not sure where the doubt is coming from.

[JB_Hull]

Gavin0478 said:

If there are multiple lanes entering the roundabout you have to presume these lanes continue on the roundabout.

As you have stated this is how I have approached it, but cannot find anything definitive in the Highway Code on the matter.

Life would be much simpler if all roundabout had division lines, as the insurer has already said it will be a 50:50 claim as there were no witnesses or video, prove my road position.

[Boosted LS1]

It's never ocurred to me that you should have lanes on a roundabout. That said, I'd treat that roundabout as having space for 2 imaginary lanes and common sense would apply.

[ericmcn]

common sense 'should apply' but some due diligence is always required on roundabouts, I had many a close call from idiots not in the correct 'lane' and almost colliding - ie someone taking the 2nd exit ahead and me the 3rd, I was on the inner lane and a driver who clearly was going an entirely different direction somehow felt the need to get into my path.

The fact that people cant drive properly on normal roads it is hardly surprising you get people unable to navigate a roundabout, that or people who feel the need to come to a complete stall at a roundabout and take ages to move on when there is f***k all coming the other way - just move on ffs, just inept drivers everywhere