In this driving lesson video I'm going to share with you
a very important piece of advice to do with roundabouts
and this is specifically in relation to a situation where
you, as a driver, is approaching a roundabout
that is bigger and has 2 lanes at least
and as you get there you are trying to make a decision
on whether or not to pull out when there is already a car
in the inside lane on the roundabout
let's have a closer look now at what I'm actually talking about here.
So in this situation here
I'm the red car
and as I approach the roundabout
I can see that there's 2 cars on my right
the blue one first of all, and then the yellow one after him
now I'm intending on turning left here like this
that's the plan
so as I approach the roundabout
just because I see this blue car here on the inside lane
that doesn't mean that he's going to stay on the inside lane
for the next 5, 10 or 20 seconds
at any moment and with minimum warning
this blue car can just as easily
indicate and leave the roundabout like that
if I was to pull out as he's leaving
I would be at risk of causing a crash in that situation
so what I have to do
I'll bring it back the way it was
I have to be observant in relation to traffic on my right
let the blue car come around
allow the blue car to exit the roundabout
and only then if it's safe, provided everything is okay
with any other cars like the yellow car
then I can go either left or straight
so what I'm saying is just because
you see the blue car on the inside lane there
as you arrive here
does not mean he's going to stay on the inside lane
this blue car is very likely to exit the roundabout
and because he's on the right
and because he's already on the roundabout he has right of way
so let the blue car continue here
and then you can continue on your way
In this situation I'm approaching quite a large
roundabout with 2 lanes
as I get up towards the line I can see that there's
some cars on the right, so I'm positioned in the left
hand lane intending on turning left for example
but look what happens next
3 cars in a row all decide to exit the roundabout
so it was crucially important that I didn't make the move to pull out
just because they were on the inside lane
like the blue car in the previous example I gave you
It was crucial that I waited for my safe gap
and then I proceeded
Let's look at this situation here from a different angle
this time I'm the one on the roundabout
I'm going around, taking the third exit to the right
so I'm on the inside lane
and I notice that there's a silver car there on my left
and the silver car clearly waits for me
to exit the roundabout before he/she
even thinks about pulling out
so the silver car thankfully didn't assume that just because
I was on the inside lane I was going to stay on the inside lane indefinitely
When you are dealing with bigger roundabouts
nothing ever stays the same for very long
other vehicles are constantly changing their signals
position and speed
and it could be easier to misinterpret
the intentions of other vehicles when they are moving
faster and more quickly on the bigger roundabouts
Remember if you are not sure about the gap
in which to pull out, don't risk it
wait for a more suitable and safer gap and then make the move
So that brings us to the end of this video on roundabouts
if you would like to learn more about roundabouts
please check out these 2 videos I've made recently
one is a comprehensive video on 5 tips to help you
and the other offers some advice on pulling out
at roundabouts
Thank you for watching and I'll see you very soon when I'll be
making another driving lesson video.