Doesn't seem like a rule to me, just RSA advice.
I only asked this question because there is a particular roundabout close to me in which I always take the left lane to go straight over however many people also take the right lane to go straight over and because it ends up going into one lane there always seems to be a fight as to who has right of way exiting the roundabout.
I disagree. Indicating before changing lanes, when using a roundabout, when entering or exiting a road; these are basic driving skills. Road engineers have nothing to do with that.To the uncaring people, you should add the road engineers responsible for these road layouts.
I seriously doubt some of them have ever tried to drive properly through their own layouts.
They are primarily culpable here.
I disagree. Indicating before changing lanes, when using a roundabout, when entering or exiting a road; these are basic driving skills. Road engineers have nothing to do with that.
I was at a junction yesterday when a Garda Jeep with lights flashing and sirens blaring maneuvered its way through the traffic coming towards me. Everyone stopped and as the Jeep made its way through the junction a woman of about 60 drove straight across the Jeep, totally oblivious to its presence not 10 feet away. That's just good old fashioned incompetence.
It was a T-junction. She just didn't see the big white Jeep with the flashing lights and sirens which was in the junction before she entered it. That's bugger all to do with road design.Even in your example everyone stopped except one. It's clear the numbers confused by roundabouts due to signage, lanes etc suggest the number is a lot higher - I'm blaming that on road engineers.
Just because there are some awful drivers out there, it does not absolve road engineers of their responsibilities.
If you have to put pedestrian traffic lights surrounding the roundabout, take out the roundabout and put in a proper trafffic controlled junction.
If you there are two lanes on approach that can both legally take a single lane on exit, change the signage so only one approach lane can legally use that one exit.
If someone still takes the wrong lane, then I'll exonerate the road engineer and blame the driver.
The purpose of roundabouts rather than traffic lights is to assist traffic flow. In far too many locations they are jammed in places where to navigate them safely you have to crawl through as two lanes merge into one on exit, or you cannot exit because the pedestrian light just turned red for you.
It was a T-junction. She just didn't see the big white Jeep with the flashing lights and sirens which was in the junction before she entered it. That's bugger all to do with road design.
Using a roundabout is simple.
Approaching the roundabout you often have no idea where on the clock your exit is, or how many lanes there will be per exit.
Would you reckon that was because the driver was a woman or that she was 'old'? or both maybe?Everyone stopped and as the Jeep made its way through the junction a woman of about 60 drove straight across the Jeep, totally oblivious to its presence not 10 feet away.
I don't know her so I am not in a position to say why she did it.Would you reckon that was because the driver was a woman or that she was 'old'? or both maybe?
You should be in the left lane if taking the second exit. See here for details.Surely roundabouts are fairly simple in general . . unless road markings dictate otherwise
1. if turning left (1st exit), be in the left lane, indicate left (continue to indicate left leaving the roundabout)
2. going straight (2nd exit), pick a lane, don't indicate (indicate left leaving the roundabout)
3. if turning right (other exits), be in the right lane, indicate right (indicate left leaving the roundabout)
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