Which lane for this roundabout?

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If you are approachine from A and want to go to second exit C. Which lane would you get into at A?

Either. Although I’d be inclined to stay in the left.

Approach roundabout in the right hand lane then once past the first exit indicate left and move over to the left hand lane and exit.

Roundabout like this on my way home, no markings. I tend to take turns with both lanes!

As there are 2 lanes on exit c, the left lane at a should take the left lane at c, similarly, the right lane at a should take the right lane at the exit c.

Technically though, as the exit is more than 180 degrees around the roundabout, the Highway Code states that you should always be in the right lane. Nobody seeems to understand this rule though and still considers the second exit to be 'straight on' and therefore requiring the left lane, irrespective of how many degrees around the roundabout the exit it.

If you're taking any exit at 12 O'clock or before as you approach you should be in the left hand lane. Any exist past 12 o'clock you should be in the right hand lane.

But as this is dual carriageway you can use either lane as long as you exit in the same lane.

If there is no traffic as I exit I may move from right to left just as there would be no need for me to be in the right hand lane and someone may come up and want to overtake me, but any traffic and I'd stay in my lane until I was off the roundabout and then think about getting out of the way.

It isn't a right turn it's second exit.

It is a right hand turn because it's not the first exit and it's more than 180 degrees around the circle. My driving instructor was very clear about this.

Thanks for the replies. I am a new driver and this roundabout left me a bit confused so thought it would be useful to ask opinions of more experienced drivers. I was thinking right hand lane as the exit is not straight on but it seems that at this particular roundabout some drivers go for the left lane and some the right. I'm just trying to avoid cutting anyone up!

Approach roundabout in the right hand lane then once past the first exit indicate left and move over to the left hand lane and exit.

I may be completely wrong but I think this would be dangerous. I think you can use both lanes therefore if you were faffing around moving from right to left you might end up cutting people up. This looks like a second exit, not a right hand turn to me. Correct me if I'm wrong however!

I'd use the left lane unless otherwise marked, although it looks like right could also work as long as you kept in that lane going round and coming off at C.

Just to clarify there are no markings for lanes at this roundabout.

Does this help, OP?

Right lane and round the inside of the roundabout, changing to the left when y9y pass the 1st exit.

Anything past 12 on the clock needs the inside lane

There must be markings for lanes if it's a dual carriage way? Can you Google Street view it?

Do you mean there are no markings to show which lane, or no lane markings (so it's wide enough for two cars but there aren't two marked lanes?!)

I think but I’m not sure that the Highway Code says something g about if an exit is after 12 o’clock you should use the right hand lane.

There’s a roundabout like this near me, though the left turn is nearer the 10 o’clock position than the 9 o’clock one. I was once going to the second exit at 1 o’clock in the left hand lane and someone in the right hand lane who entered the roundabout at six o’clock the same as me decided to take the first exit.....which was slightly scary. I still think they were wrong, luckily we didn’t hit each other so no insurance company decision. But I suppose in their mind they thought I’d be taking the first exit and thought they’d overtake me/jump the queue of traffic and turn left as well because there were two lanes on all the exits.

So I now take the right hand lane and just make sure I stay in the right hand lane when I exit.

Either. For B you would be in the left, for D you would be in the right. For C you could be in either but if you choose the right lane make sure you check your left mirror before exiting (you should check the left mirror before exiting a roundabout anyway just to be sure there’s nothing there)

Right lane in A if joining right lane in C. Left lane in A if joint left lane in C. That's what I'd do anyway.

Just be careful, as very few people 'get' the 'more than 180 degrees rule'

You're often better off doing it 'wrong' if everyone else seems to be too, better that than an accident!

That Highway Code screenshot indicates you should approach in the right and exit in either left or right lane depending on conditions around you

And irrespective of which numbered exit anything past 12 o'clock is technically a right hand exit

Right lane, then move to left

Also most roundabouts near me with dual carriageways have arrows on them indicating that you can go straight over with both lanes. Maybe this is why so many people think that this is the norm! Myself included.

But I wouldn’t change to the left lane once I’m past the first exit because I know some people take the left lane for the second exit.

I don’t think my one is helped by the roundabout sign shows the exits at 9 o’clock and 12 o’clock but the layout is actually different. So locals know what it’s like and do one thing and non locals do something else!

Yes, either as it’s a duel carriageway but stick to ‘your’ lane! Don’t go in the right lane then try to cut into the left lane.

I dint think it matters so much which lane you are in when approaching the roundabout, as long as you stick to it...so you couldn't be in the right hand lane then exit on to the left. You could be in the left hand lane, and then exit in to the left.

If you want to go to B you need to be on the left, and D you need to be on the right.

I think it goes to show that it's a poorly planned road layout if there are no markings on the road to indicate which lane you need. The Highway Code isn't explicit enough to help helpful.

Saying that I have a dual carriageway roundabout which clearly marks the left hand lane as a 1st exit only lane and it's regularly used by people going straight on.

People really don't pay enough attention to their surroundings