Signalling at roundabouts

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Signalling at roundabouts

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Following up from my last controversial driving post 'Parking in gear'. Do you signal left coming off a roundabout or are you one of the 99% of people who don't bother. Are you even one of those special people who signal right to go straight on a 2 exit roundabout, misleading people into thinking you're going full circle. Which one are you?
 
I signal when leaving roundabouts (and at other junctions and lane changes). As for "..signal right to go straight on a 2 exit roundabout" it depends if "straight on" is the first or second exit.

Robert G8RPI.

Doesn't matter signalling right means you are turning right it tells people you're going full circle rather than exiting. Straight ahead is left signal after you pass the last exit before yours there is no right signal about it :):)
If you did that on your driving test would be a serious fault and you'd fail
 
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Doesn't matter signalling right means you are turning right it tells people you're going full circle rather than exiting. Straight ahead is left signal after you pass the last exit before yours there is no right signal about it :):)
If you did that on your driving test would be a serious fault and you'd fail

Not on a two exit roundabout. If it's the second exit and more than 120 degrees from the entry I'd signal right. This gives the person at the first exit extra indication the you re not going to exit before them. The only person it might affect adversly is one coming from the entrance I'd just left, and I'd be signalling left long before they saw me. A three exit roundabout no right indication for second exit.
Wrong signals on a roundabout might get you marked down on your test but it's not a instant fail.
Any of the driving instructors want to pitch in?

Robert G8RPI.
 
Not on a two exit roundabout. If it's the second exit and more than 120 degrees from the entry I'd signal right. This gives the person at the first exit extra indication the you re not going to exit before them. The only person it might affect adversly is one coming from the entrance I'd just left, and I'd be signalling left long before they saw me. A three exit roundabout no right indication for second exit.
Wrong signals on a roundabout might get you marked down on your test but it's not a instant fail.
Any of the driving instructors want to pitch in?

Robert G8RPI.

I'm an ordit approved trainer. If you misled drivers by incorrectly signalling then it would be classed as serious. The DVSA do not agree!
 
Doesn't matter signalling right means you are turning right it tells people you're going full circle rather than exiting. Straight ahead is left signal after you pass the last exit before yours there is no right signal about it :):)
If you did that on your driving test would be a serious fault and you'd fail

It can never be as clear cut as that. Each layout is different, and the movement of other traffic may change the signalling at different visits.

Any signal should be given to inform others of your intentions. Care needs to be taken to avoid misleading signals.
Around Swindon we have many mini-roundabouts where signals need care. Sometimes a right signal is needed at a two exit roundabout to discourage vehicles form entering at exit one. But on some, U-turns are common, so such a signal will have oncoming traffic stopped unnecessarily. Each arrival must decide which is the best at that time, dependent on an assessment of any drivers on the left. Do they need to be told, or do they look like they'll stay put?
Some will argue that this is advanced driving techniques, but my learners have to think. I do not have a lower standard for learners. They work hard, poor things, but I'm happy to share the road with any of mine.

So there's no answer to this. Each junction is different, each time you negotiate it.

Many years ago, it was practice to always signal right if going beyond exit 1, so signal right, enter roundabout, signal left and exit at 12 o'clock. This practice was removed from the highway Code only a few years before I started driving, (early seventies), but sadly I still see some doing this. It can be confusing, but always irritating. Makes you wonder what were they thinking when the rule was introduced.
 
I always wondered the percentile of idiot drivers who don't signal off of roundabouts! Do you have statistics for people who don't even bother to signal as they approach a roundabout to do a first, third or fourth exit? FYI; my driving instructor actually taught me how to drive not pass. (This isn't directed at portland_bill, instead I agree with his points as I did my test in Swindon).
 
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Following up from my last controversial driving post 'Parking in gear'. Do you signal left coming off a roundabout or are you one of the 99% of people who don't bother. Are you even one of those special people who signal right to go straight on a 2 exit roundabout, misleading people into thinking you're going full circle. Which one are you?

I certainly didn't think that this was controversial, it was just a case of peoples parking habits, & to be frank, no real surprises, that's human nature for you. Regarding indicators, I'm well aware what they are for & know when to use them. I could rant on about drivers in my neck of the woods & the very bad driving habits, but I don't want to get myself all grumpy & bothered........:D
 
The Highway Code USED to say you should use your indicators "where it will warn or assist other road users"- the wording has been changed,not so explicit but essentially the same meaning - so if there's nobody around to warn or assist, then it's pointless to use indicators.............................
 
At the end of the day most drivers do indeed know when to use their indicators,or should do, but as I keep saying, human nature dictates to laziness & a lot of drivers nowadays seem to be wrapped in their own little bubble & don't bother with basic rules & courtesy aimed at other drivers. As an old git & cynic to boot, in today's society, no surprises there.....:D
 
What annoys me most at roundabouts are teh people who fail to indicate right, but still expect me not to enter the roundabout and squash them, but then always indicate to leave, when their road position has by then made it obvious. Priorities?
 
Believe it or not, up here in the Highlands ranks as one of the worst places I've come across for bad/lazy/crappy driving habits, & I've driven all over the UK & in mainland Europe. Compared to down south there are far fewer vehicles on the road, although more than ever before. It really is an education watching some motorists going all the way round a multi exit roundabout in the left lane. It seems not a rarity for a driver, first thing in the morning, only me & him/her in front approaching a roundabout which you can see there is nothing coming for hundreds of miles in any direction, only for them to stop, check & see,:confused: Braking & stopping at green lights is another favourite here.

I kid you not, you couldn't make it up. There's lots more, but I must stop now....:bang:
 
Re: Signalling at roundabouts and general rant!

Yes I do. Makes me the minority in these parts.

Another useful little trait I do but appear to be the only one on the planet that does is I indicate well in advance of braking.

The number of people I see who brake first then indicate while their brake lights are illuminated is ridiculous.

Mirror: Signal: Maneuver!

Not

Maneuver: Signal! :bang:

Braking is the initiation of the maneuver so they are all failing as drivers and should be rounded up given electric shock treatment and have "Mirror, Signal, Maneuver" cut into their foreheads with a blunt craft knife before being allowed back into society.

People who fail to or only indicate a couple of times when changing lanes on a dual carriageway or motorway. Nine times out of ten into the path of someone already in the lane they want to go to because they only use their mirrors to take selfies.

These alleged human beings need chemically castrating before they take a dump in the gene pool because they are wasting Oxygen already and the World's limited resources will only be wasted further on their spawn.
 
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