To hate roundabouts

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This morning, once again cut up on a roundabout by a wanker going in the right hand lane when going straight ahead. I had to slam on breaks and the horn. I know it's not a big thing but I dread coming up to them now.

Click on the link above.
There is diagrams galore.

People who hate roundabouts can't drive. They like traffic lights that tell them when to stop and when to go. They also don't understand that Give Way doesn't mean Stop. They are a menace whether you are driving or walking.

So left lane for 1st exit, right lane for going round and ‘appropriate’ for intermediate exits?

I thought the general recommendation was the clockface i.e. anything up to and including 12 o clock is left lane and anything after is right lane. Not always the case though

People who hate roundabouts can't drive.

I drive very well. thank you.
unless a roundabout is signposted - and many aren't - properly they are a liability.

If this has happened repeatedly op I would guess it's you who's wrong. Also you shouldn't be using your horn. It's not a device to express anger, it's to alert other road users to your presence and that cAr driver knew you were there.

Picture is from the link above. Going straight on should be in left hand lane.

That's a three lane road going onto the roundabout, so surely the middle lane would go straight ahead. The OP was talking about a two lane road - big difference.

PatMullins yes and I am guessing "appropriate" is down to exactly where the straight-on exit is, is it a single or a double lane, etc. But it's interesting some people have clearly elided this ambiguous rule into a certainty of this lane = that exit in their minds.

Rocking out here.

We've got one of these in our town. Two lanes leading up to the roundabout, an exit to the left, one straight across which is single lane and a right turn. The amount of people who zoom up the right hand lane then try to push in onto the single lane is mad, especially at 5pm. It causes no end of tail backs for the ones wanting to turn right as they block the roundabout. You have reminded me to get onto our highways people to see if they can mark it out. If you're going the other way the roads are marked but this one is a free for all.

Mybrilliant Where's the third lane? The blue car (going straight) is in left hand lane and the green car (going right) is in the right hand lane. There isn't a third lane. (Unless you was responding to someone else)

But then NerrSnerr may have provided the answer, because the picture doesn't appear to conform with the actual wording of the rule.

Don't visit Swindon with the so-called magic roundabout (six or seven in one).

I drive perfectly well thank you. On this roundabout it happens a lot (not just to me it is a frequent complaint locally) the exit if looking at a clock would be around 10oclock and a single lane exit and I do not believe the right hand lane is the most appropriate lane to use.

Everyone is jumping on the fact that the op has likely (assuming the exit has 2 lanes) misunderstood the roundabout rules, but all are ignoring the fact that she says she was cut up. Surely that's an indication that the other driver was in the wrong - not in going straight ahead from the righthand lane - but exiting into the OP's lefthand lane on exit, instead of staying to the right where neither would have interfered with the other's path?

Forall I passed my test in Swindon. Luckily we didn't do magic roundabout but the place is bloody full of them.

If you assume that most other users are idiots and drive yourself with suitable caution (and correctly) there should be no trouble.
Give way lines mean that if they are 'against' you, YOU STOP, or in fact give way if it comes to a choice.

X-posted. Single lane exit means you're 100% correct OP.

I drive very well. thank you

Really? Roundabouts don't need to be signposted. People who can drive understand the rules. It's not hard.

Sorry, I didn't expand the picture so didn't see it properly.

I was taught that it's left lane for left and straight on and right hand lane for rest. Unless markings state other wise or there is no right hand turn in which case right lane is for straight on.

I passed my test in Swindon. Luckily we didn't do magic roundabout but the place is bloody full of them

I used to drive in Harlow, Essex, NerrSnerr - the land of the roundabout and pubs named after butterflies.

There was also a very scary three lane approach to one of the many roundabouts where it was up to the driver to take the middle or give way. You ended up playing chicken with mad people.

I can't imagine that exists any more but who knows?

By saying "you're 100% correct OP" I meant you were 100% in the right in that situation, and the other driver was a tosser, but I actually strongly disagree with dismissing roundabouts as a whole. They are awesome for maintaining traffic flow, used correctly, and I really wish there were more of them over here in Canada, instead of all these bloody 4-way stops, which are so disruptive to traffic.

I think the problem with two lanes exiting the roundabout then merging in to one after a few metres is that we in Britain don’t generally understand the concept of merging. Yes, if there’s only one lane exiting the roundabout then being in the inside lane to go left or straight over is correct. With two lanes leaving, both lanes are designed to be used equally and merging to be done in turn like a zip. We Brits however, judging from what I see everyday on the roads, seem to think it is fair and virtuous to get into the left lane as soon as possible, with the right lane for selfish Audi and bmw queue jumpers. Left hand queuers seem either surprised or enraged that right lane users dare to expect to be allowed to merge. Just watch how much congestion is caused by long left hand queues and empty right hand lanes. Google HOW TO MERGE. It makes sense but it’s downright stressful using the right hand lane correctly before merging as so many people don’t understand it. But, if there was only one lane leaving the roundabout, then using the right lane is downright dangerous. Good drivers, however IMO, drive defensively and don’t expect perfect driving from others. Apart from the inevitable selfish arses, most driving mistakes are genuine human error. No one’s perfect all the time no matter how good a driver you are.