Right Of Way At Road Roundabouts
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Give way to anyone already on the roundabout. Generally this means traffic coming from your right, but during congested periods where traffic is slow or at a standstill this could mean someone directly in front of you or even stationary on the r'bout to your left.
As a practical matter there isn't really such a thing as 'right of way' - we should be giving way to any vehicle big enough to hurt us.
As a practical matter there isn't really such a thing as 'right of way' - we should be giving way to any vehicle big enough to hurt us.
smokeysmoo
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
Oh and for the love of god take a roundabout with a certain amount of confidence. Twice in the last week I've seen nervous cyclists on main roundabouts almost coming to a stop as they are unsure if cars are going to give way to them. In my opinion this is pretty dangerous as it leaves everyone in no man's land on what is about to happen.
That doesn't mean don't be aware of cars that might not notice you though!
That doesn't mean don't be aware of cars that might not notice you though!
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gaz
Cycle Camera TV
- Location
- South Croydon
Cyclopathic
Veteran
- Location
- Leicester.
I have right of way and priority on roundabouts and all other parts of the road regardless of where I am positioned or where I am going. Now if I can only get everybody else in the country to recognise this and abide by it then MY life will be much much easier.
Sorry for cross posting, but Maylian, do you mean don't do roundabouts like this?
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5N90zkDqfw&feature=plcp
I only wish the guy had taken the roundabout like that, the guy I saw came to a virtual stop in the space between the turnings.
Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
- Location
- Prestatyn, North Wales
I have a major roundabout near me (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rh...=Y_FeklwHlcKI9PgQypFPng&cbp=12,344.99,,0,7.42) and i am forced to take it fast to avoid any danger to myself.
I am always in the outside lane to take the third exit. I have to get my speed up to about 22mph (fastest I can go with the sharpness of the bend) and then make sure I am very aware of any cars behind me because my exit (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rh...=FKkEq4P62aE8kO6pSm8g2g&cbp=12,98.92,,0,11.76) is very wide and people like to undertake (even though they have been behind me right the way around the roundabout and know that I will take this exit).
Just be safe and give way to traffic on your right.
I am always in the outside lane to take the third exit. I have to get my speed up to about 22mph (fastest I can go with the sharpness of the bend) and then make sure I am very aware of any cars behind me because my exit (https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=rh...=FKkEq4P62aE8kO6pSm8g2g&cbp=12,98.92,,0,11.76) is very wide and people like to undertake (even though they have been behind me right the way around the roundabout and know that I will take this exit).
Just be safe and give way to traffic on your right.
campbellab
Senior Member
- Location
- Swindon
How do you take a roundabout fast at 22mph if theres traffic approaching from the right?
I cycle most like I'd drive them.. except
1. some stupid busy ones, i'll wait on the left for quiet traffic,then enter like a car.
2. I'll ignore the insane 'cycle lanes with stop' crap that some clowns have put in, they just make it difficult for the drivers/cyclists.. ( I have waited, ONCE, because the vehicle joining was a left hand drive cleaning thing and he couldnt see me, so I just waited.)
3. a couple of roundabouts, i'll take a ped crossing in heavy traffic because of traffic levels, speed of traffic.
1. some stupid busy ones, i'll wait on the left for quiet traffic,then enter like a car.
2. I'll ignore the insane 'cycle lanes with stop' crap that some clowns have put in, they just make it difficult for the drivers/cyclists.. ( I have waited, ONCE, because the vehicle joining was a left hand drive cleaning thing and he couldnt see me, so I just waited.)
3. a couple of roundabouts, i'll take a ped crossing in heavy traffic because of traffic levels, speed of traffic.
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
I witnessed a cyclist giving a load of abuse to a car driver this morning. The driver's misdemeanour was not ceding her perfectly legitimate priority (she was approaching from the right) to the cyclist thereby making the cyclist slow down before entering the roundabout. Don't get me wrong, I'm at the front of the queue for abusing motorists that do stuff wrong but I don't think we should be berating the ones that are driving perfectly sensibly.
Hawk
Veteran
- Location
- Glasgow Southside
You stop until said traffic has gone past. Then you enter the roundabout.
