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Really glad you found it useful. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

A very valid point. My problem is that I’ve no idea how to help anyone with red-green colour blindness. If it’s red it’s law, if it’s green it’s not. Perhaps you’ll have to assume it’s law if unsure. Gemini, Google’s AI, after much persuasion to talk about the UK and not the US, still talked a load of bull about diamond and pentagon signs. The only useful advice I got was: * Nearby Signs: Look for other signs that might indicate a hazard or change in road conditions, as these can often be associated with advisory speed limits. Remember: If you're unsure about a speed limit, it's always better to err on the side of caution and drive at a safe speed.

It’s also worth considering the placement of the signs, as most mandatory speed limit signs are at junctions, and most advisory ones are not. This is no guarantee, so I hesitate to recommend using this.

You’re welcome. Hope you passed!

@@DrivingvideosUK Sadly I missed the pass mark by 1 point. Taking the exam again in 3 days time.

Good luck! You can do it!

@@DrivingvideosUK Thanks very much. Passed this time around 48/50 and 58/75

@@Abioladavid01Ah, good news! Well done.

Good advice.

You’re very welcome. It’s a topic many novice and even experienced drivers struggle with. Hopefully it’s helped.

As your knowledge and experience increase, your anxiety will reduce, as you become more sure that you’re doing the right thing. Normally it’s too low a speed that causes trouble on slip roads but it sounds like that’s not your problem. Are you looking early enough to predict where a gap could appear?

It was a fabulous day, sorry you missed it.

I’m not sure which part of the video you’re referring to. It’s not uncommon to find advisory 20 limits in 30mph limit areas.

Thank you! 😃

Really pleased that it was useful, and many thanks for the feedback! 😁

Thanks for the reminder. I’m not sure how I’m going to handle Wales. TH-cam don’t allow editing a video so I think I’ll need a new one just covering Wales.

Glad you found it useful, and many thanks for taking the time to comment. 👍

Thank you! Really great for you to take the time to say so.

Thanks! There’s a second roundabout on the channel done with my usual top-down animation style rather than live. The two videos are in this playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLscyK-vhYfWzyJKi_g7KthrZX7eCL1afr.html&si=H-rhWPikHrC51hB8

I’m a long way from Watford, and I’m afraid I need to be familiar with a roundabout to do a decent job. Hopefully what I’ve covered in the three spiral videos can carry general principles to other spiral roundabouts.

Once you’ve entered the roundabout, there’s generally no need to change to a lane on your right unless you’re in the wrong lane. The right signal confirms you’re not leaving at the next exit. Switch to a left signal once you’ve passed the exit before yours. The signals are to inform others where you’re going on the roundabout rather than for each lane change.

@@DrivingvideosUK thanks for thorough explanation.

If you’ve not seen this video it may help to clarify… Spiral roundabout example - demonstration th-cam.com/video/SmoCLQEWzjA/w-d-xo.html

Thank you! Your feedback is much appreciated.

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Wow, thank you. Great feedback.

Oh, and just this week I have a new spiral roundabout video which you may also find helpful. It’s live action rather than animated, so I’d love to know which is more useful. Thanks again. th-cam.com/video/6OEBUOXWjAo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=--bM-lqczDLC0ZBU

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You’re welcome 😊 and thank you. I’ve not made a video for a long time but hopefully I’ll get around to a few more!

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They’re not meant to deceive. If you let me know which ones are deceiving and why, I’d be happy to explain. If you haven’t already watched the following video you may find it resolves your issues… Speed limits - identifying them. All you need to know as a car driver. th-cam.com/video/281L8qs2Kdo/w-d-xo.html

@@DrivingvideosUKOK I've looked again and now I pause on each one there is perhaps just number 11 that is deceptive as you can't see if the section the arrow is in is street lit or not and only signs are for the start of the 20 zone so you would have to assume it is 30mph (but it could just as easily be something else)

Strictly speaking you have a fair point. All I’d say is that the street is lit and therefore very unlikely to be unlit before the 20 starts, but your point is valid.

Apologies. It’s very difficult to both keep it simple but also realistic. Perhaps watch once to get the feel, then watch one chosen vehicle on a second viewing.

Many thanks for the positive feedback. Glad you got some benefit from the video. Enjoy your course!

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I’m not really sure what point you’re making, but the video is about identifying speed limits, not about setting them, which is what you seem to be unhappy about.

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Thank you for the very positive feedback. You're very welcome!

What’s the source of this? The DVLA has nothing to do with speed limits.

@@DrivingvideosUK Sorry: Highways Agency not DVLA. Councils cannot just invent speed limits. They try, but, they are not enforceable, they are advisory (unless EVERY attempt is registered, which costs money) and people need to know that so that they can have this cash cow attempt laughed out of courts. 🤣 Go read the traffic act, instead of being suckered by MSM (just like people were with COVID).

The video is about understanding speed limits, not setting them, so forgive me if I spend no more time on this, unless you’re proposing that drivers should ignore speed limits because they haven’t been set properly, in which case I ask that you provide a reliable source for your information. Meanwhile please take a look at this: www.gov.uk/government/news/new-speed-limit-guidance-for-councils

@@DrivingvideosUK I suggest that speed limits are now becoming yet another cash cow from motorists. 20 mph carte blanch is ridiculous, and for the those that say "If it saves one child": that proves there is no benefit except for cash, because they have no argument.

Thank you! Much appreciated.

Number 8 is a motorway, number 12 is not. To see the difference, see th-cam.com/video/281L8qs2Kdo/w-d-xo.html

One speed limit is law, the other is advice. See th-cam.com/video/281L8qs2Kdo/w-d-xo.html for the difference.

You’re welcome. Hope it confirmed you’re doing it right 🤗

@@DrivingvideosUK i like to think so but always learning .

Hope it’s useful! Good luck.

There are many reasons. Probably the most common, especially drivers with years of experience, is that the 20 limits are relatively new. 30 limits have been around since the mid 1930s.

I really appreciate the time you’ve taken and the positive feedback. I’m really glad the video was helpful 😎

You’re very welcome! Thanks for taking the time to comment.

You’re very welcome. Thanks for taking the time to comment. And you’re right! After 14 years teaching speed awareness courses I’m no longer amazed how little some drivers know!

@@DrivingvideosUK you're welcome. Thanks again. After nearly seven years of independent driving, I still watch driving videos. Always useful I find. Some drivers can get confused with advisory limits as they say max speed in them, e.g. max speed 40 when the maximum limit is say 50 or 60. Therefore, the driver would be confused what the maximum limit is; 40, 50 or 60? The way that I see it is that if the limit is in a red ring, that's the maximum, e.g. a 50 or 60 in a red ring, which means no more than 50 or 60 and advisory limits won't have a red ring around the number, e.g. max speed 40; the 40 won't have a red ring around an advisory limit of 40. It's still good to stick to advisory limits I find though and a good way of practicing driving safety. There's a road near me which has a maximum limit of 40 and has a sharp bend on it and an advisory limit of 30 on both directions of the bend. I always stick to the advisory 30 on that road, even if the maximum is 40.

Spot on. Red ring is mandatory. Mandatory speed limits are a maximum, and at all times your speed needs to be appropriate. There are blind bends on national speed limit roads where 20mph would be way too fast.

@@DrivingvideosUK exactly. On the road I was referring to, you can get up to the maximum limit of 40 on some the straighter and flatter stretches of that road, but going down the hill at the full 40 would be foolhardy. I often drive down that hill in a low gear (a sign on that road even advises this), say third, even if it makes the revs increase and the limit is 40. On the up hill, I have to often go down to second as it is very steep coming up the hill and getting up to the full limit of 40 is nine times out of ten unachievable. On the bends slightly after and slightly before the hill, there is an advisory 30 limit, which I always stick to and sometimes have to go less than the advisory 30, even if the legal maximum is 40. Driving round those bends at 40 would be very risky. And indeed, many country lanes are national speed limit (60), but you can rarely get to 60 on those roads. Even 30 can be hard to get to at times. There's a road near me which is national speed limit (60) and on some parts of the road, even 30 isn't always achievable. That road should have a 30 limit, not a limit twice as much. Drivers just need to use their common sense and study the road and conditions of it and drive accordingly. That's why a speed limit is called a speed limit, not a speed target.

As you say, it’s a maximum and we always need to drive WITHIN the limit, not AT the limit. Speed limits are set due to risk. Mostly the risk to others. They’re not going to set the limit lower where there are bends and brows of hills. That’s down to the driver. Imagine how often the limit would change on a road somewhere like the Lake District. National for the long straight bit, 20 for the tight bend, back to National for 1/2 a mile, 30 for the bend etc. If they did that then drivers would blame the limit when they spin off into the ditch. The limit is never a guide to the right speed, just the legal maximum. The right speed requires judgement and depends on changing conditions as well as static hazards.

Thank you! Much appreciated. 😎

Well done you! I hope the videos helped a bit. Congratulations 🎉

@Driving videos UK a bit? They helped a lot. I will just implore you to do more focusing on automatic transmissions. I enjoyed most, the junctions and the roundabouts videos. Thank you again.

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Glad it was helpful!

It’s normal to indicate right before entering the roundabout, leave it on, and only switch to a left indicator after passing the exit before your own. As with all signals, use them for the benefit of others, but don’t confuse others. Your right signal as you approach exit 2 informs drivers entering from that road that they need to wait. Not so much on this roundabout due to its size and the traffic lights. Provided you use signals intelligently for the benefit of other road users without confusing any, that’s fine. It should not be confusing to drivers in the far right lane if you entered on a right signal, stayed in the middle lane, then signalled left to leave the roundabout in the left lane.

Wow, great feedback. Thanks 🙏

Nice onee

Thank you!

Many thanks for the feedback. It sounds like you just need to practise. Most experienced drivers have specific roundabouts that they dislike. Make sure you’re doing the right lanes and signals etc. and give others the space to get it wrong, then any anxiety you have should reduce.

So you’ll see everybody getting it wrong then 😉😂

@@DrivingvideosUK including myself! a few times haha but I've learnt how to do this one right because I need to use it from time to time.

Thanks very much - appreciated! 😊 And best of luck with the test!

They’re signalling their intention to turn right at the roundabout. This is particularly important to inform people entering the roundabout at the 12 o’clock position that they’re not exiting the roundabout there. Not so much on huge roundabouts like this one, but on a smaller roundabout the signal tells people at 12 o’clock to wait. In this case they’re also signalling their intention to take the lane to the right where their lane splits just in front of them. Useful to people behind them. When turning right at a roundabout, signal right on approach then signal left just after passing your penultimate exit.

@@DrivingvideosUK 'signal right on approach then signal left just after passing your penultimate exit'. Yes, but how about the car in the middle lane continuing to indicate right throughout all the bits in between this? I'm a beginner, so looking to see if that is really necessary as it feels to me that it could confuse one group as much as inform another?

Because it’s the norm to keep the signal going , other drivers will (should!) accept it for what it is. On a roundabout as big as this one, you could signal for the lane selection at the start, cancel the signal, then re-apply it on the way to exit 2 (for the benefit of those who need to stop for us). The key is (for all signals) to signal for those who could benefit but not to confuse anyone where it could cause danger. The driver on our right shouldn’t be confused by our continued signal but if they’re a good driver they’ll give us space to get it wrong just in case.

Thanks for the positive feedback 😊