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And why do so many people get it wrong?
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It's the left hand lane because turning left is easy due to cars not using the island much so they dont take much time to exit. It therefore makes sense to use the left for 1 of the harder ways and the right for right only. People get it wrong because before May 1999 the test was very very easy to pass. Anyone who passed before this should really be retested as they will be far below standard usually. All drivers will soon be retested every few years anyway so this should sort it!
left
the left hand lane. my dad always goes into the right though, he swears that's how he was taught. maybe cos he's so old.
Left... because they are men usually
left
The whole point of two lanes is that you could be in either.
left.and then indicate left as you pass the junction just before your exit.(don't you just hate drivers who cut you off as they pull in in front of you from the right hand lane!)
According to the Highway Code, if you're going straight ahead you can approach the roundabout in either lane. The problem is that whichever lane you approach in, there's always someone complaining that so many people get it wrong.
the left--
2 reasons
1--- selfish g+ts , wanna hop a queue, and its usually quicker/easier to get out because no ones blocking your view
2--- road planners confuse the issue by sometimes making it OK by painting arrows on the road.
N.B. -- the highway code does not say you can go in either lane--- read it before quoting !!!!
i guess the right one unless it is indicated otherwise - i think some people are worried about getting over into the 'fast lane' so cause bloody chaos on the left (rover drivers are particularly inept)
General rule is left. But if you are in the right lane, you can go ahead too.
Also, it depends on how many lanes there are on the exit as well. If it goes into two lanes, then the car on the right can go straight on if he exits in the right lane.
There is no right answer really. I work as a claims negotiator in a large motor insurer and we get accidents like this all the time.
When we do deal with them, they usually go 50/50 meaning that both parties agree to take 50% of the blame.
Although the Highway Code does show that left lane is ahead, the problem we insurers have is that it DOESN'T say you CAN'T use the right lane.
Speaking personally, it's common bloody sense to use the left lane and I find those using the right lane are usually impatient queue jumpers!!
the left hand lane. i drove a truck for a living and this was the most annoying traffic mistake that i saw. people just don't know that you should be in the correct lane approaching a roundabout. read the highway code.
right hand lane for me, will use the left from now on
You enter the roundabout, after you pass the first exit, you indicate to leave at the second exit and stay in the lane nearest the kirb, basically on your left.
I used to drive across the middle of the roundabout but now i'm older and wiser i use the corect lane the left..
Left hand lane unless markings on the road state differently
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I go on the left, my driving teacher always told me thats the safest to do. But you wrote it at the top so I don't sound half as sensible.
at a traffic island near by the lane markings are left hand lane though traffic centre lane turn right and outer lane turn right, as you drive to the right the traffic in the outer lane also turning right the island its self is a mini round a bout I'm surprised it's not a accident black spot
its defo left.but people do what they want at the time anyway
Alison is right - unless the island approach lanes are specifically designated otherwise, of course!
However, I tend to choose the LH lane since, if you take the RH lane you'll often get a LH lane vehicle pull out to overtake just as both of you enter the ahead road, increasing the danger of collision. Better 'safe than sorry' is the best approach!
There has also been quite a discussion about this recently on the uk.rec.driving Google discussion group.
For most normal circumstances, in the absence of any other markings on the carriageway, left. If the exit is a dual carriageway, then you can argue a case for entering and exitting in the right-hand lane.
However, if you don't know which exit you want (quite easy if you are on unfamiliar territory and with overgrown signs) then it is actually best to use the right hand one, go past the first and second exits to check the signs, and, if you really did need one of them, go right around the roundabout and take it as usual.
hi this is easy?
the lane to go straight ahead is allways the one to the cerb ok
the reason why mubets dont do this is they are all ways 50 minuets behind and need to get that second in front of you. &
advanced motericed
Depends if I'm in my car I would be in the left hand lane but if I was on my motor bike I would be in the right hand lane and the reason for that is because I can out accelerate most cars in a straight line where if I was in the left hand lane I would have to lean and ride around the corner, saying that as said, some roundabouts you have to stay in your lane
if unmarked then either if it a four road roundabout if it three then depends how they are situated but as a rule keep left unless you are going right
The left hand lane unless arrows on the road surface suggest otherwise. Personally I would use the lane that had the least traffic in it! lol
you normally stay in the left hand lane to go str8 on, why do people feel the need to indicate left though? its a waste of time
depends on the roundabout mostly left but you can be in the right try taking more notice of arrows on the road
Left unless the lanes are marked otherwise. It used to be either but this was changed some time ago. Keep up with the changes and make sure you get the latest Highway Code.
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