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From: Jethro on 12 Feb 2010 15:11 On 12 Feb, 19:56, Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1...(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > on 12/02/2010, Mr Pounder supposed : > > > I've been on the road for 38 years, been to every inch of this county and > > have and will take roundabouts in the same way. > > Your example is just one of the reasons I get myself into L1 before the > exit - it gives them no chance to nip into the lane and cause you > problems. > I agree. On my way home *from*[1] work, I cross a motorway exit roundabout, taking 2nd exit. Things are complicated slightly by the fact that just past my exit is a slip road to the services. The road I take can accomodate 2 cars for about 50m, then goes into a single lane. It appears to have become quite a fashion for cars going round the 2-lane roundabout (with lights) to take the RH lane and then try to pull off into the single lane exit. Thing is for some reason, a case of advanced muppetry seems to occur at this island, and cars in the LH lane decide they want to go to the services (thus cutting across the correctly placed RH vehicles). After witnessing a few close shaves, I always use the LH lane, as I would rather stay as close as I can to the kerb as I exit, than find myself in no mans land with some numpty zooming in from my LH blind spot.
From: Harry Bloomfield on 12 Feb 2010 15:24 on 12/02/2010, Jethro supposed : > I agree. Well thats one :-) I try to drive such that >I< make the decision as to whether to encourage others to pull out or not. This is one method I use to discourage them from pulling into L1, but does give them the opportunity to get into L2. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Nick Finnigan on 12 Feb 2010 15:36 Ian Jackson wrote: > > See above. What I am trying to say is that, on a roundabout, you should > try to avoid getting yourself in a position where someone can suddenly > cut across you from your right (unless you actually like having > avoidable accidents, of course). At multi-lane traffic-light controlled roundabouts it is impossible to avoid getting yourself in a position where someone can suddenly cut across you from your right. You avoid positioning yourself directly alongside, and keep a look out. You do not expect anyone to 'give way' to you when you change lanes. You exit lane 'n' of the roundabout into lane 'n' of the exit road.
From: Mr Pounder on 12 Feb 2010 16:43 "Harry Bloomfield" <harry.m1byt(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:mn.64ac7da2097a90db.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk... > on 12/02/2010, Mr Pounder supposed : >> I've been on the road for 38 years, been to every inch of this county and >> have and will take roundabouts in the same way. > > Your example is just one of the reasons I get myself into L1 before the > exit - it gives them no chance to nip into the lane and cause you > problems. > > -- > Regards, > Harry (M1BYT) (L) > http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk Thanks for your words Harry. To me my driving was one of those self doubting moments. Regards Mr Pounder > >
From: DavidR on 12 Feb 2010 19:46
"Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote >> > Where one is going from r/about to an exit with two lanes that's fine, but > what about when the road one is joining has only a single lane? It may not have two full lanes but it will be wider than a single lane. Take the exit on the most open line. Looking at aerial photos, where tyre tracks are visible, this is seen to be the practice. |