Going through a two-lane roundabout. L or R lane?

[DEATH_INC.]

Two lane roundabouts are fucken stupid. They should only ever be one lane. There are so many accidents on them it's not funny.
A good example of the stupidity of them is the one by work. From the direction I come there is two lanes, r/h going straight through and right, and left going straight through and left or next left, but the big headache is that the next on from mine also has two lanes, left going left, straight and right, and right going right....prolly a bit hard to figure, but I'm in the r/h lane so I can go right, but to get there I have to slice across the traffic from the next on that are going right round to their right....fucken dumb.....

[Swoop]

As far as can remember, the rule is the same in NZ as in UK - KEEP LEFT

Unfortunately, the normal, retarded, inbred, fuckwit, kiwi moron who has a cornflakes drivers' licence here, has NO concept of what "KEEP LEFT" means...

NZ has it lucky - in most cases, there is enough land to have two (or more) full width lanes in the roundabout

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
Although we "have the land" the authorities have invented the world's smallest roundabouts.
Stupidity has manifested itself here. In the UK the roundabout has possibly twice the diameter of the roads entering it. Here it is about 0.25 Dia.

[Oakie]

you're not supposed to use a two laned roundabout to overtake a vehicle... that said, I regularly find that I do as the person in front of me will slow or stop instead of scanning ahead early to look for traffic.

I like using the right lane because it makes it easy to pass a vehicle or two in a roundabout just because they have to travel many metres further in the outside lane. I would do it every day on the commute.

The poll should include "If there's no traffic, start in the left hand lane, cut across to the right lane midway thru and exit via the left lane" so that the bike basically travels in a straight line Don't pretend that you've never done it

I'd never seen anyone do that until last Sunday when guy in a station-wagon did that crossing infront of us at about 70kph. Dickhead! Looked hellishly dangerous...although that was probably more to do with the speed rather than the manouvre.

[steve_t]

Hamiltron also has a number of roundabouts in town that have 2 lanes entering and exiting but become a single lane about 5m away from the exit! Add to this that there are no "lanes merging" signs as you exit the roundabout and it's a bit of a recipe for disaster, especially for people that don't like to follow the "merge like a zip" guideline/rule

[toycollector10]

Sunday the 26th of April, 09.45AM, and I'm going to meet my crew outside QEII Park. I'm late. I'm entering the big roundabout that intersects with Marshlands Rd, heading east.

I'm in the right hand lane to go straight thru. Wrong. Even though that's standard practice and legal.

Blood red (blood red, get it?) 4WD Nissan or Toyota twin cab is in the left lane in my 10 o'clock, so I'm assuming (Assume, makes an Ass out of U and ME) he's going in my direction, that is, straight through. Also, he ain't indicating a right turn so I think it's a done deal.

Wrong.

He goes right, right across my bow.

I'm all onto my brakes and doing a panic right turn on his inside. I don't know how I managed to miss hitting this piece of human excrement but I did. It was soooo close.

The lessons are.

1. Keep left.

2. Stay out of a cagers blind spot.

3. If you are late or in a hurry, Just Slow The F*ck Down and think about
what you are doing.

3. Don't put yourself in a position of danger: I should have just pulled in
behind this cage or at least accelerated ahead of him.

I'm still looking for the bastard and he better hope I don't find him. Mid 20's to 30's, fair hair, must live over that way I think. I'm gonna find you boy!

[TOTO]

Just get a KTM and you can go OVER the roundabout man ...

[Oakie]

Hamiltron also has a number of roundabouts in town that have 2 lanes entering and exiting but become a single lane about 5m away from the exit! Add to this that there are no "lanes merging" signs as you exit the roundabout and it's a bit of a recipe for disaster, especially for people that don't like to follow the "merge like a zip" guideline/rule

Yeah, that's what I have on my Anzac Drive commute in Chch. 3 roundabouts like that although I guess we get about 60 metres on the other side of the roundabout before the lanes merge again. I always keep an eye on the left for those dicks that try to nose past me even though it's back down to one lane.

[oldrider]

Like water and electricity, I always take the line of least resistance!

[Oakie]

Like water and electricity, I always take the line of least resistance!

Well I guess if anyone knows about water and electricity it's you John but do they even have any roundabouts in the mighty metropolis of Otematata?

[Grahameeboy]

Left lane always....think about it..less chance of coming across a car in left lane wanting to turn right as you have to give way because you are crossing the lane line...read the Road Code...plus this makes sense.

Turning left or going straight - Use left lane
Turning right ie past 12 o'clock position - Use right lane

Coming from the land of roundabouts this is the way to do it.

[Mr Triple]

What Yellowdog said is quite right. For me it depends on traffic flow sometimes right sometimes left. One thing if you've got some dick in a cage that's trying to race you. Go to the right lane then if he looses it he's going away from you.

[discotex]

Left lane always....think about it..less chance of coming across a car in left lane wanting to turn right as you have to give way because you are crossing the lane line...read the Road Code...plus this makes sense.

Turning left or going straight - Use left lane
Turning right ie past 12 o'clock position - Use right lane

Coming from the land of roundabouts this is the way to do it.

Finally we get the correct answer

If you're on the inside lane and cross the centreline you must give way.

If you're turning right from the inside lane you will have to cross the outside line to get off the roundabout. You must give way to others on the roundabout when you do this. The same applies if you go straight and someone in the outside lane is turning right.

[CookMySock]

Anywhere I like. Lights on fullbeam, GROWWWWWL, CRACKLE BOOM BANG POP!! grrrrrooowwWWWWWLLLL! GTFOTW!!! split up the center, FULL NOISE!! GONE!! WOOHOO!!

Steve

[TimeOut]

Finally we get the correct answer

If you're on the inside lane and cross the centreline you must give way.

If you're turning right from the inside lane you will have to cross the outside line to get off the roundabout. You must give way to others on the roundabout when you do this. The same applies if you go straight and someone in the outside lane is turning right.

What if the left lane is marked left turn or straight through only, surely you are not allowed to turn right in front of someone going straight through in the right lane! As toycollector had happen to him.

On a different matter.
If you are turning right at traffic lights that have turning arrows can you turn right on a red arrow (green for striaght through) as long as you give way?

[Grahameeboy]

Finally we get the correct answer

If you're on the inside lane and cross the centreline you must give way.

If you're turning right from the inside lane you will have to cross the outside line to get off the roundabout. You must give way to others on the roundabout when you do this. The same applies if you go straight and someone in the outside lane is turning right.

We know how to drive in the UK dude.....the Road code is actually confusing re lanes on roundabouts and the pictures which are correct are then countered by the narrative