I swear you could pick 10 roundabouts in the UK and all 10 would have different lane layouts

@fizzhogg23

Жыл бұрын

Alot more than that . And more than a few are incorrectly signed on approach causing you be in the wrong lane on the roundabout

@benjohnson656

Жыл бұрын

Milbrook roundabout confuses me, coming from tesco 24hr heading to totton..

@benhardcastle2305

Жыл бұрын

That’s what the signs and road markings r for u muppet

@claretblue2509

Жыл бұрын

Roundabout handle different quantities of traffic

@TheSGRob

Жыл бұрын

well obviously, can you not see any issue with them all having the same layout? it's fairly obvious they all have to be different

I was taught if the exit is past " 12 o'clock" then you should be on the outside lane ..

@lmaolol7702

Жыл бұрын

i was never taught that

@shipahoy1001

Жыл бұрын

@@lmaolol7702 what year or decade were you taught then?

@leeroy5190

Жыл бұрын

Yes that's correct, unless the markings on the road say otherwise

@shipahoy1001

Жыл бұрын

@@leeroy5190 . Yes, but I was just referring to a normal layout

@ronc9413

Жыл бұрын

The outside lane is for cars exiting at the 1st or 2nd exit. The POV car is in the correct lane (middle lane) because continuing to the 3rd exit.

I would have got in the right hand lane,like the blue car did

@karl8805

Жыл бұрын

And leave the left lane empty? Then have to move left after taking the exit. Its 2 lanes for a reason, use then

@evzevz06

Жыл бұрын

​@@karl8805 You just said "its 2 lanes use them" while saying "why use the other lane if i have to move over". Its a 3 exit roundabout with 3 lanes going in, anyone else would take the right lane because its past 12oclock on the sign and then you have the overtaking lane on the exit.

@karl8805

Жыл бұрын

@@evzevz06 yeah so lane hogging. Left lane to said exit was empty... Yet you are in the RH lane. Left empty lane went the same place 🤷‍♂️.

@evzevz06

Жыл бұрын

@@karl8805Dont think you know what lane hogging is And right lane had right of way on the exit Left lanes for Beta's Right lanes for Top G's

@gilesaustin3320

Жыл бұрын

The blue and black car made far better progress and were completely correct in their (wise) use of the roundabout.

Only a driving instructor would call it an information board 🤣 it’s a sign

Roundabouts seem like the least worse solution to a problem. They work fine if you're local and know the layout. If you're new and in heavy traffic they can lead you into late decisions and rushed manoeuvres. Drivers that are not experienced or on the ball with their observations and signals often come a cropper on them.

@RichardSteelUK

Жыл бұрын

I had to pay for the Dartford crossing twice today because I took a damn wrong exit on a roundabout because Google maps just said "At the roundabout, exit" so I had no idea which way to go. I hate being on roundabouts for the first time.

@deang5622

Жыл бұрын

​​@@RichardSteelUKou don't need to use mapping software to negotiate a roundabout. Remember there was a time when no one had GPS navigation systems or smart phones. Learn to read the road signs and road markings. They tell you all you need to do. They really do. Work on your obsevational skills, learn to "read" the road. This is a critically important skill when driving. There have been too many cases of people blindly following satnavs, turned left because their satnav told them to do it and the driver has quite literally ended up in a river. It's stupid and it is unnecssary. So set to work on reading the road and the signs and markings.

@RichardSteelUK

Жыл бұрын

@@deang5622 I would just like you to know that being able to drive with a satnav is now actually a requirement for passing the UK driving test because they make driving safer and more efficient for everyone. Did you know that Google Maps will warn you of hazards present on the carriageway in real time such as stopped vehicles and debris in the road? Furthermore, I am not sure how familiar you are with algorithmic game theory and the academic research into Braess's paradox but blindly following road signs increases traffic density in all areas, whereas modern satnav systems redirect drivers to spread out traffic onto different road networks further helping to ease congestion and increase safety for everyone. Can you maybe look into the potential for equating the study of entropy into traffic flow? Perhaps a cost function could be created to simulate this. These are topics which I covered during my master's degree in advanced computer science. Finally, I think one minor hiccup in which I went off a roundabout at the wrong exit (safely, might I add) is a pretty good exchange for over 300 miles of more efficient and safer driving in one trip. All the best.

The missing phrase here is "pick the middle lane for that exit because the road markings allow it". Most people would go straight for the inside (right) lane.

Finally got the picture here! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

What about the blue car that took the same exit but was on a different lane

@ArchNemesis314

2 жыл бұрын

The second lane was marked "turn or straight" the third lane was marked "straight only" (the arrows) Someone traveling to the third exit could have used either lane but someone going to the second exit has to use the second lane

@ginasta7575

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArchNemesis314 ok thank you soooooo much

@user-qj5pc4pj9k

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArchNemesis314 every book says "approach the roundabout in the right lane if you take the right exit". Now, the straight arrow means right? @@#$%&?

@NightKingMarhoom

Жыл бұрын

They got their license

@ArchNemesis314

Жыл бұрын

@@user-qj5pc4pj9k you'd be right. There's just no right turn at this round about technically. If this roundabout went all the way around the third lane would have had a "straight or right" arrow. Keep it up and I hope you pass your test

That's the voice he has chosen for his sat-nav 🤣🤣🤣

The blue car had a choice...use the middle lane or outside lane for the third exit.....if he'd needed to go all the way around the roundabout he was in the correct lane for that too.

Lane lines on a roundabout are advisory. On many roundabouts if you kept to the lane you entered without changing you would be on it forever

3 lanes and 3 exits, take the 3rd lane for the 3rd exit

@benjohnson656

Жыл бұрын

Yeh but in that case take the right lane on the 3rd exit dont cut into the left lane of the 3rd exit unless its clear

Like this I've been failed my driving test 2 times

Just been that roundabout myself today 😊

You can also use the right lane

This is in Southampton. They changed the layout after the new development. Both left and right lanes can be used to take the third exit (with the left lane becoming the middle lane). If you take the right (3rd) lane, you have to filter in turn to join lane 2. Between 4 and 5 PM, this roundabout becomes extremely busy and can back up to the M27. Most people taking the 3rd exit will use lane 2 rather than the almost empty lane 3. Unfortunately, as well as causing traffic problems, people in lane 2 get angry that people in lane 3 are "pushing in".

Thanks

Southampton baby!!!

Noooo I’ve done that on my test and failed for only this reason! My examiner marked it serious because he said on third exit if it’s past 12 o’clock you must always be on the lane with the right arrow only and to avoid the straight arrow lane/lanes because third in this case is on the right and I was so disappointed because my instructor told me to use that lane and he’s the reason I failed. My examiner told him that it’s a serious fault so be careful guys

In this case, 2 answers are correct. Either middle lane as the video then left lane at the third exit, or the right lane all of the way, as also facilitated by road markings.

I did this on a bicycle recently and it didn't stop an SUV undertaking me.

I drive this one every day just off 271 Southampton

It's going to Lordshell. I would have carried on going around rather than drive to the Wild West.

So many people cut across lanes here, live local and get through it all the time

Bravo bravo ....

Would you use the right lane?, always thought it was right hand lane if it’s that far right, the two cars passed you on the right and took the same exit

@geko7844

Жыл бұрын

It depends on the signs and markings. There’s so much information contained in our signs that even experienced drivers miss. That exit is at about 1 o clock. If it was a completely unmarked roundabout, you’d be correct to use the right lane. However, the sign and road arrows tell you that it’s treated as ‘straight over’ (even though it’s not really). If you look at the sign highlighted at the beginning of the video, you can see that the exit has a slightly bolder line drawn, along with a route number which matches the road they’re currently on - telling you it’s a continuation of the same road. This, along with the painted markings, means you can use either the centre or right lane. Keep an eye out on road signs - you’ll notice subtle little clues that help with your navigation. A big one which lots of people miss is the road sign colours and route numbers in brackets, telling you that the road you’re on will lead to that route.

@hardlifting150

Жыл бұрын

The right lane is an express lane for BMWs only. Do not use it otherwise.

@thesilentgametestr

Жыл бұрын

both lanes went the same way. only difference was the right lane allowed you to turn back on yourself where as the lane the cam was in fed round to the exit

Is no one going to talk about the 3 police vans and 2 cop cars 😂

@cristopification

Жыл бұрын

Someone's farm got demolished 🤣

On some roundabouts you can take the first exit from the right lane.

You need a drink to stay calm and should cheer when you get it right.

Hmm if you are taking the 3rd or 4th exit then you have to be in the right hand lane as a driving instructor told me think of the roundabout as a clock and if the second exit is 12 o'clock then anything past two exits is right hand lane for going right round .

@willhem69

Жыл бұрын

Yh I would of gone in the right lane but tbf the round about allows it

@thesilentgametestr

Жыл бұрын

@@willhem69 incorrect lane for no reason if you did. that would suggest you cant read road markings. one thing common with drivers. i have one with no markings on my route to work and people cut it as they are dumb and cant read the road

@deang5622

Жыл бұрын

On roundabouts where the lanes are marked with road numbers, you follow the road markings, just as you would do at any other time. It really is that simple. Why? Because everyone else is following those markings too and if you aren't then you are going to cause an accident. See that's the funny thing about haviny a set of rules, if everybody sticks to them, accidents are reduced.

@wooooo0oo

6 ай бұрын

@@thesilentgametestrwhy is it incorrect lane usage, the exit has two lanes and by staying in the right u just leave in the overtaking lane. u dont jump lanes

I must drive too much because I recognise that roundabout

Logically you would manoeuvre, without inconveniencing other cars/drivers, into lane 3 (right-hand lane) on the approach to the roundabout for a right-hand turn on the roundabout (see the alignment on the sign). If not, who does use lane 3 on the approach (it is not there only for a very small number of cars going back on themselves (ie going right around the entire roundabout)).

@thesilentgametestr

Жыл бұрын

you would like to think people read the road markings and not just naturally get in to lane as people end up cutting others off

@deang5622

Жыл бұрын

Totally wrong. UK road rules is that you keep to the left hand lane unless over taking. If there is no traffic around then you take the left most lane if there are 2 lanes that you are permitted to take.

@fugginbazza

7 ай бұрын

@@deang5622 No - you go on the lane that the markings tell you to. If people kept in the left lane roundabouts would grind to a halt - they're not somewhere where overtaking is generally a thing. Your confusing a general concept relevant mainly on motorways for a universal rule.

@deang5622

7 ай бұрын

@@fugginbazza Only true if the lanes have writing in the lane informing you of a destination. Many roundabouts are NOT like that.

@fugginbazza

7 ай бұрын

@@deang5622 Regardless you don't stay left on a roundabout. Overtaking on a roundabout isn't really a thing unless you're a maniac.

Actually as the exit has two lanes the middle lane and right hand lane are OK.

I failed because I exited the round about and drove on right lane.

I thought this would be a crash video not a learners vid lol 😆 😂

Thanks guys I was really struggling counting to 3 before I watched this clip

I live right next to a massive roundabout and I honestly don't see a problem when it comes to lanes. Which indicator and when however seems to be most drivers biggest problem with roundabouts

I’d have gone in the right hand lane as the exit is past 12 o’clock

I had a impression you should have been closer to the roundabout upon entry then change lane is it not??

Try driving like that in MK . Roundabout City...

Its simple this is treated as straight exit because other two are on the left.

I have some questions: If it is the "third exit right", why take the middle lane? Is that an "intermediate" exit? Was that the last exit or there was another one?

@rachaelogunleye4603

Жыл бұрын

The third exit here is straight ahead, the first 2 were left. Apart from counting the exits, it's so important to read the road signs and markings.

@thesilentgametestr

Жыл бұрын

@@rachaelogunleye4603 the middle lane was left and straight

I use this roundabout every day. It’s a bloody nightmare. 🤷🏻‍♂️🥜🥜🥜

Why not the far right lane while positioning to enter the roundabout?

No, you don't "need to take the middle lane", as the right lane would be more usual for taking an exit top right as you approach.

The 3rd exit is past 12’oClock, so I thought this means that your turning right and u need to stay in right lane. So how come the lane he initially chose was marked for left and straight ahead. Can someone plzzzz explain this 😭?

Didn't hear any indicators clicking away for the 3rd.

All roundabouts are different even if they are the same 😅

Even road marking not showing it right how can you say it right ? Its ahead or forward. Isn't it ?

You should also 4th exit, bascically a u turn

Some next misleading road markings, how is the middle lane heading to the 3rd exit on the right??

The right-hand approach lane is redundant then.

@deang5622

Жыл бұрын

Not when there is a lot of traffic. Which happens typucally in rush hour or on easter get-aways.

Oh thats here near me lol

If you use right lane (3rd lane) you should exit to right lane. If you take middle you should exit to left. Enter from right lane (3rd lane) and exit to left lane is dangerous fault. I instantly fail my test yesterday because of this fault. when i took the left a big lorry behind me about to take the same left lane exit as me. Because i already indicate left i throught i can move over as soon as posible. The lorry driver about to crash into examiner side and almost end up dead fortunately he slammed the brake hard and manage to stop. So i carrird on. What i must do is keep my signal on and keep on few more on right hand lane and move over to left when its clear to do so. I messed up.

and I have lost count of third exit roundabouts where you start from the the third lane....

Sorry I need to ask this. Do we need to give a right signal first, after pass the second one need to give left signal for the third exit?

@ronc9413

Жыл бұрын

No, only need to signal left when going to outer lane or exiting.

@sxrge7349

Жыл бұрын

@@ronc9413 Incorrect.

@ronc9413

Жыл бұрын

@@sxrge7349 ​ Why would you need to signal right? You are NOT merging/turning right. You maintain your lane in the roundabout until you approach your exit. Then you signal left to exit. The only place where you might signal left/right is at the beginning where the lane splits-off. Maybe signal right to indicate you are choosing the right-split (middle lane). But, I feel it’s OPTIONAL because no one is effected by which lane you choose (no opposing traffic. No one effected to your right or left). I also think signaling right might confuse the person in the inner lane (merging into the inner lane?). The narrator also said “keep the middle lane” (implying no lane change). You could signal left if choosing to shift to left-split (outer-lane).

@Forest_Knight

Жыл бұрын

you need to start signalling right BEFORE the roundabout. As you pass exit 2, signal left to indicate you're exiting at exit 3. (tbh, in this particular example signalling left is not that necessary, as per the road markings you must leave at exit 3 anyway, but it's just good practice).

@thesilentgametestr

Жыл бұрын

@@ronc9413 you dont need to signal if the lane feeds to the exit. thats as stupid as those who stop not paying attention its a feed lane

How do u know to take the middle lane?

@BlueSquad00

Жыл бұрын

The arrows on the floor the left lane is straight ahead and left only the middle lane is right and straight ahead and the right lane is right also. Use middle lane instead of the right lane because you need to keep to the left as much as possible

@southlondonunderground7293

Жыл бұрын

@@BlueSquad00 Problem is you cant always see roadmarkings and also slightly misleading. It’s a right turn but arrows show straight on.

Can you not see the blue car taking the right lane to the third exit?

We can take r8 lane aswell?????

Check the highway code

why is right = straight here?????

For 3rd exit can we use 3rd line as well ?

@muhammedwaqar2656

Жыл бұрын

Yes

Uk Road system is a confusing mess. I bet any money (and I've seen it many times) that an instructor will fail a mock exam when driving on unfamiliar roads because no two roundabouts are the same.

How did we know middle lane for 3rd exit?

@VSTV1993

Жыл бұрын

Signs on the board and writing on the road/lane

@Nigel345

Жыл бұрын

Bruh I would just use the right lane

I would go to the right lane because going right we sppose to be in the right lane why middle lane its making me confused thsts the reason its been 4 years im learning to drive and im not booking my test because im confused😮

Someone’s getting raided😬😬😬😬

This requires some knowledge of the roundabout because id have assumed stick to the right.

On the minor road exit (first exit here) why design the exit with 2 lanes that immediately bottleneck. I always think this creates more risk than if it’s a single lane so you don’t get drivers that dont understand lane discipline go wrong and add the risk of the left lane continuing around to the next exit making an additional risk of a side impact. Road signs on where the principle is the double lanes allow you to continue on the “main road” should be much clearer. You could make the main road line much thicker as it’s not as clear as it could be. Non-main road exits can be much smaller.

@Forest_Knight

Жыл бұрын

agree

Road markings say two lanes straight through, what’s the problem? Did that roundabout at least twice a week row three years.

@deang5622

Жыл бұрын

Because you should always use the left hand lane when there are two marked lanes which you can take. The right lane is an overtaking lane and takes you on to the overtaking lane on the road exiting the roundabout. And the rules say you should always keep left unless overtaking. In times of heavy traffic then you might happen to be in the right hand lane approaching the roundabout in which case it is safer to stay in rhe same lane and not change. So technically you have been doing it wrong for years. Hope you learn now how you should drive across this roundabout.

@cliveburt2638

Жыл бұрын

@Dean G No such thing as the "overtaking" lane.... there is the left lane and the right lane. The right lane is used for overtaking, but you can overtake in the left as long as you do not the move back into the right lane - that is undertaking.

can you not take the 3rd lane too?

Could I have that time back please

Why not signaling at all???

Would you still indicate left to come off ? Cheers

@hdot4258

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you'd indicate right on approach of the roundabout and then indicate left after you pass the 2nd exit

All 3 arrows point straight. Its just ridiculous the lack of consistency in the UK. Why cant they point right? Why do arrows in the UK have to be in intervals of 90°? Just crap roads compared to Europe.

And your point is 🤔

Look at the arrows on the road. Lane 2 shows left and straight on, not right !!!!!!

@gilesaustin3320

Жыл бұрын

I'll accept that it is a poorly marked roundabout

Incorrect. You do not NEED to stay in the middle lane. You can use the right lane too.

I know this roundabout well. The number of cars criss crossing these lanes is awfull

What's worrying is that you should need to explain this.

Whats your point.?

Road markings clearly stated middle lane for straight on and left only so you were in the wrong

It is a fairly unique/unusual roundabout, not least because the first turn off is only to a hotel so will not generally be that busy. The 'right turn' is not dissimilar to straight on (evidenced by the arrows in lanes 2 and 3 showing straight on !!! None have a right turn arrow !! I fear that this content will therefore just cause confusion for inexoerienced drivers.

@thesilentgametestr

Жыл бұрын

common type of round abouts really

@deang5622

Жыл бұрын

Nothing unusual about this roundabout. Now that weird one in Hemel Hempstead is something else.

8

why not third lane 🤷‍♂️

Thi sight tells you where the exits are but only the road markings tell you how to get to them! The road markings that are way too close to the junction to give you enough time to safely get in lane (especially in heavy traffic!), or they are worn so the are unreadable or they are hiding under a stationary articulated lorry. I wish I could meet the person who signs off on this so called road planning, I’d happily punch them in the face repeatedly until they explain the logic. My driving instructor, back in 1990 told me that if I was unfamiliar with a roundabout then use the following rules, left hand lane to turn left or straight over and right hand lane to turn right! Simple! and most importantly everybody else understood that rule!

So what’s the 3rd lane for then

@thesilentgametestr

Жыл бұрын

read the road markings :rolleyes:

@thesilentgametestr

Жыл бұрын

read the road markings ? just an idea

@MattyinWorksop

Жыл бұрын

So when I’m pulling up to the roundabout and it’s heavy traffic and we can’t see the road marking now what? What’s the idea now ?

What??..

Why there sm feds

@Manu-Official

Жыл бұрын

*grammar has left the chat.

You would use the 3rd lane only, if you were looking to take the 4th exist.

@evzevz06

Жыл бұрын

What 4th exit

@trytellingthetruth.2068

Жыл бұрын

@@evzevz06 The 4th exist will take you back the way you came.

@evzevz06

Жыл бұрын

@@trytellingthetruth.2068 no roundabout is built with an entry lane designated for people doing U-turns, that's why there is a break in the roundabout on the sign

@trytellingthetruth.2068

Жыл бұрын

@@evzevz06 Look at the sign again and count the exits including the the exit that will take you back the way you came. There is traffic in the other side of the road as the car approaches the roundabout. That traffic comes off the 4th exit .

@trytellingthetruth.2068

Жыл бұрын

@@evzevz06 No, you are right. My mistake.

Way off mate the middle lane was for 2nd exit you should have been in the right hand lane for the right turn look at the arrows on the road

American drivers: * dial up noises * Yes I know this is an easy and very bad joke.

Not gunna mention all the fed

@hikaru9624

Жыл бұрын

Why mention the police at all? Have you got something to hide or what?

@Peachybundah

Жыл бұрын

@@hikaru9624 na g but someone clearly has tho looks like they were about 10 mins away from a raid

@Manu-Official

Жыл бұрын

Video: how to deal with roundabout lanes Him: why is nobody talking about the police vans?

Why not the right hand lane as the third exit was the last exit before coming back on yourself ? Your no driving instructor.

Common sense really.

😂😂😂

Just buy an Audi and do what you like

WTF was the point???

Your so wrong. You should be in the right hand lane. A round about is divided into 4 quarters you use the third quarter.

@MrLordingit

Жыл бұрын

The writing in the 2nd and 3rd land say L'HILL, which is the 3rd exit.

Generally women need this

@Forest_Knight

Жыл бұрын

shut up

@ak47972

Жыл бұрын

@@Forest_Knight simp.

Wrong