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?

Left hand side for turning directly left as you exit the roundabout. Other exits take the right hand lane and adjust your position as you transition.

Some drivers, however, may choose the left hand lane whilst indicating right, possibly to be overtaken by other traffic.

Always make your intention clear.

www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/using-the-road-159-to-203

Rules 184 onwards has a nice diagram. I think technically it would be an exit to the right, so RH lane. However, locally here convention would be to treat as a straight on option and that you could use either lane but would need to stay in lane (so RH of C if you started at RH of A).

I'm genuinely concerned that I have never heard of this 180 degree rule. When I did my test as far as I was aware the 'rule' was just always left hand for first exit, always right hand lane for last exit, and choose the 'appropriate' lane for any intermediate exits as per signs/lane markings.

Now wondering how I've never had an accident nor do I get beeped very often

I came up to a weird junction roundabout in Nottingham like this! Have done it 3 times now and still not managed to do it right [grin[

I would have thought either lane.... dual carriageway straight over to dual carriageway ...but depends what the signs and road markings say!!

I’d said either lane, left lane only for left turn: right for right but either for straight over as it’s a duel carriageway. No need to change lanes in the roundabout then

We have a roundabout very similar to this outside of my work with no lane markings (though no dual carriageway) & it has caused many an argument about which lane you should be in! I was taught by my driving instructer that if it is past the 12 o clock position, even slightly, it is the right hand lane. There has been a few times where there has been someone going the same way but in the left hand lane which makes it awkward to exit. I wish they would put markings on the lanes!

I think the main thing this thread demonstrates is keep your wits around you on Roundsbouts because other people may interpret it very differently. Am currently teaching dd to drive and am trying to impress on her the need to be alert for people doing things you really wouldn’t expect them to do. And yes, always use your left wing mirror before exiting a roundabout!

My understanding for some reason is that 1st and 2nd exits are left lane and 3rd and 4th are right lane, so I would use left lane. However what everyone is saying about 180 degrees sounds right and I hadn’t heard of this before. The main issue is that being in the right lane and having aggressive drivers not letting you turn off can be a dangerous problem, so sometimes the left lane is better in these circumstances.

Right or left-hand lane are acceptable unless there are road markings

tinydancer88 i am with you.

To me, it is left hand lane. There re 3 exits, left - obviously left hand lane, right - obviously right hand lane and 'straight over', or second exit - left hand lane, unless duel carriageway and in that case, depends on how fast you are 😁

I too, in coming on 40 years of driving have never had a problem with adapting this method. No accidents, no horns blaring (in this particular instance), and no 'near misses'.

Now wondering how I've never had an accident nor do I get beeped very often confused

...most people don't understand this rule, you're probably in the majority.

I did a speed awareness course a few years ago and it was truly shocking how little awareness some drivers (especially the older ones) had of the basics the highway code*

*In my defence, I did know the rules, just was't sticking to them at the time!

I always go by past 12 o clock is the right hand lane.

.::but something similar came up on fb and I asked my driving instructor friend and he said both lanes could be correct so you need to be aware that people could use both... but vague lol

If you approach from six o’clock and go round in the left lane for second exit you run the risk of someone in the right lane not checking their mirror and cutting across to the left lane once they’ve gone past the first exit. They could hit you.

If you’re in the right lane and don’t cut across (or only do so after checking it’s safe in your mirror) there won’t be an accident.

I think being in the right lane cuts down the chance of a muppet hitting you.

Thanks everyone this has been really helpful. I will probably use right in future but be very aware many people may choose the left and I will try to keep my wits about me!

Right.

Anyone who thinks that's straight needs their eyesight checking.

There’s something similar near to me, straight on is slightly off centre. I always use right lane and move across to left, but you get equal amounts of drivers using left hand lane.
You just have to be mindful of whose to left of you if you use right hand lane and speed up, or slow down to let them exit first or visa versa.

OP as you're a newish driver I'd say stay in the left lane. That way you don't need to worry about changing lanes for the exit or about other cars on your inside while you are exiting.

I have a roundabout like this locally. I would go in the righthand lane, then move to the left once past the 1st exit, and exit from the left lane. I have always followed other cars doing the same and have never noticed (or been cut up by) anyone going round in the left.

This is the first time I’ve heard of this 180 degrees rule.
It was alway left hand lane for 1st, 2nd and 3rd exit and and right hand lane for 3rd exit unless the road markings say otherwise.

Either would be fine because there’s two lanes at both junctions.

There’s a similar roundabout near me, you stay in left if taking that exit unless you intend to immediately overtake or take a right.

Either unless there’s road markings, well whichever has the shortest queue

Either - if you are in left then come off on inside lane of dual carriageway, in right then outside lane of dual carriageway. Indicate as soon as you are past B.

If A and C are dual carriageways, then depends which lane you want to exit on.

If you are on LHS of A, then you leave LHS of C. If you are RHS of A, leave RHS of C.

If you take one lane but decide to go to another lane, then look for traffic.

But you will always get idiots on those roundabouts.

tiny and toool I was taught anything upto 180 degrees / straight on is left hand lane and anything past that was right hand lane.
I have seen drivers do what you describe, which I find slightly annoying as people should be moving into the left hand lane when they are about to exit, so you never know if they are about to exit and have forgot to indicate, or if they are lost and doing a merry go round on the roundabout.