This video is about helping you make the correct choice
the next time you are on a roundabout
in terms of whether or not to pull out
Now the only real way to master roundabouts
is through practice and experience and they do get easier over time
but the tips I will share with you now will certainly help
if they are done properly
I often find in driving lessons
that learner drivers can get frustrated and flustered
when it comes to making a decision on whether to go or not on a roundabout
because they can't quite work out, a lot of the time
what the other car is doing
probably because he's not indicating
but I always try and stress that you shouldn't worry
too much about the other vehicles indicators
because remember, if the other vehicle is going straight on the roundabout
he's not supposed to indicate anyway
at least not for the first part of his journey
think about the two S's instead
SPEED and SPACE
How fast can you take off?
and how fast is the other vehicle approaching?
and in terms of space
have you got an acceptable gap in which to pull out in?
is it too tight?
is it big enough that you won't cause the other car to slow down or stop?
let's look at that in a little more detail now in the book
So let's say that you are the yellow car approaching the roundabout
and there's a red car on the right as you can see here
you need to be aware of the speed and space
so let's deal with speed first
now don't forget there's two aspects to speed
yours and this persons
so firstly how fast is this car approaching?
is he picking up speed as he approaches?
or is he slowing down significantly?
you need to judge that
then in relation to yourself
do you, in fact, need to stop at all?
is it totally clear?
can you keep going?
and if you do have to stop
are you able to take off reasonably quickly?
without causing any undue interference or delay to the car beside you?
that's speed, the space then is in relation to how
much space you have on the right?
If you have this much space
that looks like a reasonably acceptable gap in which to go
but if the red car comes down a little bit further
and he's about one or two car lengths from the line
that may not be an acceptable gap
in which you could pull out
so instead of focusing too much on the indicators of the red car
if you're the yellow car try think of the speed and space
and I'm sure that will be more beneficial to you
in terms of making the correct decision on the roundabouts
So in this situation I'm coming down to the roundabout
taking the third exit to the right
and I'm not too sure about the truck- looks a bit close
and the other two vehicles look a bit close but once
I'm happy the black car is going
I feel that in relation to the red car
I have plenty of space and I'm able to take off quick enough
to successfully complete the turn
So as I approach this roundabout
I can see there's a couple of cars on the right
there's a green car on the roundabout
a car following the green car
and then there's a black car on the right
as it stands it doesn't look like I have the space
to enter the roundabout
as we go on we'll see that the two cars exit it
now if we have a look at the black car
the black car doesn't appear to be indicating
that's absolutely fine
she doesn't have to indicate if she's taking her second exit to go straight
she shouldn't indicate left until she passes my exit
so whether she's indicating or not is not the main thing I'm looking for here
I'm concentrating on the speed and space
as it stands I don't feel I've enough space to go there
so I'm going to let her go
now I see it's clear after her and I proceed
and yes she has gone straight as it happens
and I'll continue on my journey around the roundabout
so I was mainly focused on the speed and space
So that's just about it for now
if you would like to see more of my YouTube videos on roundabouts
click on the links on the right side of your screen now
and thank you for watching
and I will see you very soon for another driving lesson video