Stopping at roundabouts.

OddSox · 25th September 2018, 16:59

Why do (Some) folks insist on stopping on roundabouts when there is NOTHING is coming?

It infuriates me..

Negotiating a roundabout, you are busy looking ahead, left right and centre and to the rear and to the right, then you get some plonker who just sits there.

WHY oh why do they do this?

Localised blindness or just carelessness?

Personally i would never dream of stopping at a roundabout if the road ahead was clear and nothing was coming.!

KWIL · 25th September 2018, 18:05

Equally annoying are those who turn out rightwards before they actually turn left!

Jim Jamieson · 26th September 2018, 08:13

Worse still are the drivers who accelerate on approaching round a bouts, especially when light controlled.

planenut · 26th September 2018, 08:19

The fact that some will stop at a roundabout is down to their training and confidence. As the following vehicle, you actually have more responsibility. Never assume that the driver in front, drives as you do.

The "swingers", those who move in the opposite direction before completing a turn, are very dangerous, and they don't realize.

Avulon · 26th September 2018, 08:40

One thing I constantly observe a large percentage of drivers do - approach a junction (including roundabouts) looking straight ahead only. Only once stopped do they look left and right. Of course there's a slightly smaller percentage that just don't bother stopping - sometimes this group looks.

Darcydog · 26th September 2018, 10:56

It’s those that stop 6inches from the rear of my car that get me

Like the “two second rule” - it seems that “Tyres on Tarmac” is no longer taught when training people to drive.

stevestrat · 26th September 2018, 11:46

I'm always wary of vehicles joining off a slip road. Seem to think they have a divine right and its up to traffic to let them in rather than adjusting their speed to slot into a gap. Saw one a while ago, car coming off the slip road smack into the side of a car on the dual carriageway.

Jay · 26th September 2018, 12:32

You should see the roundabouts on the new Norwich North Circular. To say they are badly lit is an understatement. And the approach signs are p*ss poor and the exit roads are on top of each other and also confusingly signed.
On a route I have used for 35 years before the new lay out I have since ended up going off on the wrong turning more than once

The amount of accidents that have occurred on these since they were put up is beyond belief. You just don't know they are there until you are on top of one, quite literally

It doesn't matter what lane you are in everyone is lightly to end up in a pile of scraped metal.
What where the highway planners thinking of???!!!

Snetty · 26th September 2018, 14:07

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Originally Posted by Jay

You should see the roundabouts on the new Norwich North Circular. To say they are badly lit is an understatement. And the approach signs are p*ss poor and the exit roads are on top of each other and also confusingly signed.
On a route I have used for 35 years before the new lay out I have since ended up going off on the wrong turning more than once

The amount of accidents that have occurred on these since they were put up is beyond belief. You just don't know they are there until you are on top of one, quite literally

It doesn't matter what lane you are in everyone is lightly to end up in a pile of scraped metal.
What where the highway planners thinking of???!!!

And no lights either total madness

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Gino · 26th September 2018, 14:46

A couple of weeks ago I got stuck behind a C4 that would top out at 40 & take an age to get there. The worse thing though, was their understanding of roundabouts.
They would approach it indicating right, but hog both lanes then go straight over! Not once, but 3 times in succession. The first time caught me out & I nearly lost my side, but I hung back for the next 2 roundabouts.

25th September 2018, 16:59	#1
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26th September 2018, 08:19	#4
planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,948 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	The fact that some will stop at a roundabout is down to their training and confidence. As the following vehicle, you actually have more responsibility. Never assume that the driver in front, drives as you do. The "swingers", those who move in the opposite direction before completing a turn, are very dangerous, and they don't realize. Last edited by planenut; 26th September 2018 at 12:42..

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stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,465 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	I'm always wary of vehicles joining off a slip road. Seem to think they have a divine right and its up to traffic to let them in rather than adjusting their speed to slot into a gap. Saw one a while ago, car coming off the slip road smack into the side of a car on the dual carriageway. __________________ Steve T4 Location Map

26th September 2018, 12:32	#8
Jay This is my second home Small....Far away Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norwich Posts: 9,473 Thanks: 2,707 Thanked 2,060 Times in 1,194 Posts	You should see the roundabouts on the new Norwich North Circular. To say they are badly lit is an understatement. And the approach signs are p*ss poor and the exit roads are on top of each other and also confusingly signed. On a route I have used for 35 years before the new lay out I have since ended up going off on the wrong turning more than once The amount of accidents that have occurred on these since they were put up is beyond belief. You just don't know they are there until you are on top of one, quite literally It doesn't matter what lane you are in everyone is lightly to end up in a pile of scraped metal. What where the highway planners thinking of???!!! __________________ ~Karma will help or hinder you. Therefore look positive for this day~

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KWIL Precise Rover 75 Tourer 2.5KV6 Connoisseur SE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Fleet Posts: 2,952 Thanks: 630 Thanked 617 Times in 480 Posts	Equally annoying are those who turn out rightwards before they actually turn left!

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Jim Jamieson This is my second home Rover less ! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tarbolton Posts: 3,442 Thanks: 393 Thanked 888 Times in 542 Posts	Worse still are the drivers who accelerate on approaching round a bouts, especially when light controlled.

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Darcydog This is my second home Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,428 Thanks: 3,123 Thanked 3,170 Times in 2,096 Posts	It’s those that stop 6inches from the rear of my car that get me Like the “two second rule” - it seems that “Tyres on Tarmac” is no longer taught when training people to drive.

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Gino Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Newmarket Posts: 601 Thanks: 384 Thanked 130 Times in 99 Posts	A couple of weeks ago I got stuck behind a C4 that would top out at 40 & take an age to get there. The worse thing though, was their understanding of roundabouts. They would approach it indicating right, but hog both lanes then go straight over! Not once, but 3 times in succession. The first time caught me out & I nearly lost my side, but I hung back for the next 2 roundabouts. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] MODS DONE; plenum spyhole, bonnet cable divider block (previous owner), chrome wing mirror covers, gold fan resistor (previous owner), s/s bumper bolts, uprated under tray fittings silicone intercooler hose, Viton O rings, Crofts door finishers, boot badge, wood dash, Phil-t4's magic wand, wood wheel, mk2 repeaters, HK tweeters & Angel eye projectors.