I'm now doing more advanced roundabouts in South East London which is rather tricky but they are managable when you know how! Thanks for the video those spiral roundabouts will be next for me to master 😊
I was the same (still not QUITE there yet) and I'm an advanced learner. It really does boil down to your speed, observation and positioning. I still fluff the odd one but I've definitely got the hang of it and keep getting the hang of it with every block of lessons. Good luck and keep at it :)
@@stevethomas74 thank you and good luck with your driving. I recently passed my test on the 29th September.. still feel like there is still alot to learn,but i think ive got better with roundabouts now these types of videos really helped me, all the best :)
@@Jessica-ie8jj Oh wow, nice one Jessica! :D The day after my birthday too! I'm still learning 'cos, y'know, lockdowns putting everything back again. But now I'm doing lessons again, I'm getting quite close to being (hopefully!) ready to take my practical by around late Summer I reckon....
Passed my test today for the first time! Had a few minors due to big roundabouts, but thankfully I made it!! Thank you so much for your videos Frances!! Whoever is still waiting to pass their test, don't give up! You can do it!!!
@@discoveringwith5075 aweeeee honestly just memorise the rules. Past 2nd exit is right lane right indicator, before 2nd exit is left lane left indicator. Good luck and update us on the test results ✊🏾 you’ve got this ❤️
The way you explained the 'spiral' system as its "spiraling me closer to the exit as it goes on" was really helpful for me. As a learner you clutch tightly to your rules on small roundabouts so much that you forget this... I'm looking forward to being better. Thank you :)
Francis is so clear and concise when explaining driving techniques. I love his energy and positivity! I passed my driving test first time and Francis's videos really helped me, I highly recommend watching his videos. I watched a lot of his videos between lessons to clear up any uncertainties I had and to keep my mind active about driving.
I actively avoid any advanced roundabout, as I get so confused by the lanes. But your explanation about spiralling closer to the exit made me look at it completely differently. Great advice, thanks.
Thank you so much. My driving test will be so soon, I'm learning about roundabout mostly from TH-cam like yours. This is really a great help, and explanation is clear. I'm still hoping that I don't get the hardest roundabout in my test. ❤
This is the video that finally helped me understand how to judge when to go, the way you keep doing them over and over explaining why youre going is so helpful
I failed on a traffic controlled runabout because the cars on the right were approaching really fast and I panicked. I would've passed with one minor otherwise 😭 my next test is soon so I'm very hopeful. Really loving your videos, super helpful and encouraging.
I follow 3 different TH-camrs and you guys give us as learners a lot of confidence and good knowledge, when you start watching and learning it takes some time to process all the information but once you start learning and watch videos like this it will give you a massive boost and makes things easy, i had 2 month break from lessons and i was still watching videos like that and when i started my lessons again i was actually much better on the road i did fewer mistakes etc like i never stopped my lessons.
‘THIS IS GOLD’... this is what I always feel when I get red signals on round abouts. Thanks for your great explanation. Round abouts were my weakness but not now.
I have the same confusion as some other people mentioned here about the rose hill roundabout at around 9:32. I understand why the instructor approached from the left lane. I think the road marking was really misleading and unclear. It looks like the layout of the roundabout allows the left lane to go onto the 3rd exit A217 because after the 2nd exit there’s no markings on the floor blocking drivers from changing lanes. But surely it blocks drivers wanting to take the 2nd exit when’s there’s traffic? On the left lane where he approached from, the road markings indicated a straight turn first and then left turn for A297 after the first exit which is also confusing as the left turn arrow should be for the 1st exit and straight turn for the 2nd exit. It should really say A217 too, that way drivers know they can use either the left or right lane to take the 3rd exit. What’s more confusing is that the 3rd exit can only fit one car so drivers from the right lane for A217 would have to check whether there’s a car using that exit from the left lane or vice versa so they don’t crash.That exit should have a solid white line to separate the lanes like other roundabouts. It’s really the roundabout layout being weird. For new drivers or learners and those not familiar with that roundabout this could cause accidents but it’s fine for locals who know that roundabout well.
I’m. currently doing refresher/confidence driving lessons and went in the wrong lane yesterday. Your tutorial is really good. I’ll be watching it a few more times. Thank you!
I passed today after watching this video this morning, it helped me to understand and be so much more relax for large roundabouts during my test and general driving. THANK YOU SO MUCH !!
There’s a double round about in Liverpool one joins on to the next best piece of advice my instructor gave me was whatever lane you start in is the lane you finish in and it’s good advice I still use it today it’s a very very complicated junction but as with anything you get used to it , practice is the key . I’ve been driving for 16 years now and for the first year after passing my driving test I never had the radio on never had a cd on and anyone who was in the car with me wasn’t allowed to speak at all because I was always wanting to concentrate on the road 🛣️ and arriving safely. I have music on now if am driving around town and such . But if am driving somewhere I don’t know then I go back to that concept.
Really starting to understand roundabouts now..especially from watching the videos..when to signal & what exit to signal at to get to the exit you want..understanding it now so much..great video & great guy.
Wow this was so useful! I originally passed my test 2 years ago in Devob but soon after moved to Wimbledon and havent really driven in the time between. Now ive bought a car and roundabouts have always been an anxiety for me so it's awesome to find an instructional video covering a local area
Thank you so much guys I past first time with 3 minor fault on 30/04/2021in Wallasey test center , I had just 1 lesson from instructor the rest i lreant from TH-cam channel from these beautiful TH-cam instructors
Thank you for your selfless sharing. Your video is so helpful. I hope more people will benefit from it. After watching your video, I missed the road test today with 5 minutes. I will continue to pay attention, thank you!❤❤❤
I passed today in Morden! I watched all your videos Francis! You rock!! I failed in Morden first time, then Mitcham, and passed in Morden. I DO NOT recommend Mitcham - mega busy, not nice. Morden test centre is best. I went to the Rosehill roundabaout, I missed my exit but still stayed on my lane, I remembered Francis saying to stay on the “Tram” lane, and that’s what I did… as long as you stay safe, it doesn’t matter if you miss the direction. Than you Francis. X
The way you explain, coordinating practical situation is very helpful for first time drivers.. suggesting you to include more situations of confronting roundabouts in the video.
Passed very recently, wish I'd found your videos before! Roundabouts gave me anxiety for the longest time (took me over 2 years of lessons but got there in the end 😅). Biggest issue where I live is that we have a 3 lane roundabout right near where I work with 5 exits and half the drivers clearly don't know what lane they're meant to be in. I always had to do it on my lessons but it gave me the fear!
I passed yesterday in Morden first attempt still over the moon, many many thanks 😊 for your video and advice very very helpful , good luck for everyone
Was going straight this Sunday and I chose the right lane (Im not in the UK though) and I cut the road to the person to my left who wanted to use the 1st exit. Seeing this video choosing the same respective lane gives me a relief that I might not have been wrong. Surely the other guy should have chosen the right lane but anyway I have to refresh my knowledge about roundabouts in my country (BG) 😄
Leaving the M5 and approaching Dudley in The West Midlands, there's a large and very busy 5 exit roundabout. 4 lanes approach. Its not well signposted what lane you should be in. As a result, end up in the wrong lane and all you can do is accept your mistake. Just keep driving. I see no end of stressed drivers on that roundabout.
Thank you for uploading this useful video. I passed my driving test few days back in Morden and I watched this video many times beforehand. It helps to understand roundabouts which helps curbing that roundabout anxiety for new learners on manual cars.
I could of used this video back in the '70's as a 20 year old driving in England for the first time. Those huge, busy roundabouts were an adventure and I knew nothing of the rules and ways of driving them.
I'm literally doing rosehill roundabout in my lesson tomorrow and I was really worried about it cause to me this roundabout always seemed complicated as a passenger, but with abit of luck I found your video that had that roundabout in it and after watching this a few times I feel abit more confident doing it so thank you and I've just subscribed. Great video
Hi Francis, failed my driving test last Monday on the roundabout similar to Rosemore roundabout due to not checking mirrors. After watching this video I fill confident tackling big roundabouts. Thank you!
What a great video, packed with great information with clearly set out instructions. The view of the cabin and steering is a stroke of genius, so helpful, thanks!!
8:56 you did it wrong. Road markings clearly say left lane for A297, right for A217. You needed A217(right lane) to go to Mitcham. There was even a left turn only arrow which you completely ignored. Tram tracks 🤣
What I think he's done is to confuse this with a spiral roundabout, then assume that, since he thinks it is, he can't cross over to the left lane to take his exit. It's not a spiral roundabout . You can see that if you look at it from above on Google Maps: the lanes are concentric with the roundabout; they do not spiral, in which case, it is a normal roundabout and should be treated as such. Normal procedure would be to drift over to the left just past the exit before the one turning off at. There shouldn't be anybody already in that lane, unless it is him, as up till that point, the lane is for turning left only.
My issue with roundabouts is moving off quickly enough when I’ve seen my gap. My instructors car (she’s now got a courtesy car annoyingly) had an automatic handbrake and I found it really easy to get my gear and set my gas ready to move off when I had my opportunity. Now I’m back to handbrakes, it’s really hard for me to move off quickly/steer with one hand once I’ve released my handbrake 😬
I'm confused, at about 9:37 it has markings on the floor to say A127 exit is in the right hand lane, when you are on the roundabout, the lane you are in after the first exit says left turn only on the floor. I was always told, for the second exit you can always be in the left hand lane unless it is to the far right (same as you said) however, for the 3rd exit you must always be in the middle or third lane. So I understand that's how spiral roundabouts are but how do you know before approaching a spiral roundabout that it is that and not a multilane roundabout?
As mentioned in the video spiral roundabouts are large roundabouts with multiple lane exists. You could anticipate that you are approaching a spiral roundabout if you see a large roundabout with multiple lanes. (And possibly traffic lights too) Remember you should always look at the road signs and road markings before hand especially if you’re not familiar with the road. In this instance you could approach this exit from either the left or the right lane as there are 2 lanes there which merge for this exit (so in either example you are not changing lanes) however cars from the right lane could also be going to the next exit.
That's exactly what I was thinking when i paused the video and there is a left only sign on the road before the 2nd exit, which means left only and you can not go straight ahead in that lane. The roundabout board sign at 8:55 shows that 2nd exit is central London A297 which is again confirmed by the road marking just before the 2nd exit, but he continued to drive straight ahead in this left only lane to go straight ahead to A 217 third exit. It looks like he should have approached the roundabout in the right lane, as it is advised to approach these spiral roundabouts in the right lane for any exit other than the first two on the left. Approaching the roundabout in the right lane would ease him into the middle lane and that would simply take him to third exit easily.
Spiral roundabouts or not, it doesn’t matter, you need to obey the road markings, the instructor is in the wrong lane , this would be recorded as a serious fault on the driving test,
@@BradleysDrivingSchool No argument here, driving is common sense, he took A29x left only lane instead of A217. 1.He stopped blocking all traffic to the left(no space for waiting) 2. The A217 exit wasn't even a double lane and his track goes right in to the fence unless he turn right again to the proper A217 track. He was luck as everybody in front and right doing it wrong. However, one infront knew he was wrong and rocketed before anyone emerge from A217 lane.
@@GetDriving I don't even think this is a spiral roundabout, as I can't see any new lanes being produced on the inside of the roundabout to replace the lanes spiralling off; nor any hatch markings where they start and veer away from the centre, so if it is a normal roundabout, I think it would have been okay to drift to the left at the lights just before his turn-off, as you do with a normal roundabout, but not before. I can't see traffic from anywhere else using that left-hand lane, but I still think he should have been in the middle lane to start off with, as up till that point, the left lane's marked for turning left only.
It would be helpful if you could show and talk about the gears as your approaching roundabouts n junctions please. You make it understandable. I hope you do. Thankyou in advance
You’re the best! Without me taking lessons with you just watching you’re videos learned soo much and gained soo much confidence! My instructor was surprised seeing me drive today! Much love!!!!
Great Tutorial Mate. My biggest bugbear is Traffic lights at and on Roundabouts, it totally defeats the whole idea of flowing traffic that Roundabouts were designed for. And added to this some Roundabouts will have Zebra /Pedestrian crossings just as you exit the Roundabout that are just far enough away to allow for One car to stop and all following vehicles will have to stop on the roundabout causing more delay and potentially being hit from behind. Roundabouts are brilliant when they are left as they were intended alas the Highway Planners who come up with these schemes are not. When something works well leave it be. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
Fantastic explanations, please do a video about problem solving action on roundabouts, ie what to do if someone undertakes you and you can't move to the left to exit. Driving instructors always say check the left mirror, yes, AND..? They never explain what to do if you see a car. Also please mention that antisocial thing the pedestrian crossing right by the exit. And the roundabouts with a choice of lane where it does matter because there's another one straight after 😬
It's not always the case that on spiral roundabouts, you stay in the same lane to take you to your exit. For example, if you're on the Hospital Bridge Roundabout in Twickenham on Chertsey Road, turning right, you are required to slot into the right hand lane after the hatchings.
I'm now doing more advanced roundabouts in South East London which is rather tricky but they are managable when you know how! Thanks for the video those spiral roundabouts will be next for me to master 😊
Victoria o u mean belvedere one..
Practice makes perfect! We are happy to hear that you're enjoying the videos :)
@@MuhammadUsman-hx6vg yes but I maybe doing my test in Erith
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Round abouts give me anxiety as a learner driver, you make it look so easy! Some great tips though thank you
You'll get more comfortable with time, don't stress! :)
I was the same (still not QUITE there yet) and I'm an advanced learner. It really does boil down to your speed, observation and positioning. I still fluff the odd one but I've definitely got the hang of it and keep getting the hang of it with every block of lessons. Good luck and keep at it :)
@@stevethomas74 thank you and good luck with your driving. I recently passed my test on the 29th September.. still feel like there is still alot to learn,but i think ive got better with roundabouts now these types of videos really helped me, all the best :)
@@Jessica-ie8jj Oh wow, nice one Jessica! :D The day after my birthday too! I'm still learning 'cos, y'know, lockdowns putting everything back again. But now I'm doing lessons again, I'm getting quite close to being (hopefully!) ready to take my practical by around late Summer I reckon....
Same thing with me roundabout a bit difficult 😢
Passed my test today for the first time! Had a few minors due to big roundabouts, but thankfully I made it!! Thank you so much for your videos Frances!!
Whoever is still waiting to pass their test, don't give up! You can do it!!!
Thank you so much 🥺 I can do all manoeuvres confidently it’s just the roundabouts that knock me doen
@@OfficialKenzieTv i am also struggling with the big roundabouts. My test is in 2 weeks, but still nervous.
@@discoveringwith5075 aweeeee honestly just memorise the rules. Past 2nd exit is right lane right indicator, before 2nd exit is left lane left indicator. Good luck and update us on the test results ✊🏾 you’ve got this ❤️
@@discoveringwith5075 did u pass
@@B27397 yes i passed in first attempt 😊👍
The way you explained the 'spiral' system as its "spiraling me closer to the exit as it goes on" was really helpful for me.
As a learner you clutch tightly to your rules on small roundabouts so much that you forget this... I'm looking forward to being better. Thank you :)
YESSS ur a genius, in the way u explain, animations, examples, tips and tricks, u even mentioned my test route (morden) thanks man!!.
You're very welcome!
THANKS BRO FOR THE LESSON . I GOT MY LICENCE
Best channel on TH-cam for driving. Enthusiasm and the video quality is second to none.
Francis is so clear and concise when explaining driving techniques. I love his energy and positivity! I passed my driving test first time and Francis's videos really helped me, I highly recommend watching his videos. I watched a lot of his videos between lessons to clear up any uncertainties I had and to keep my mind active about driving.
I actively avoid any advanced roundabout, as I get so confused by the lanes. But your explanation about spiralling closer to the exit made me look at it completely differently. Great advice, thanks.
Thank you so much. My driving test will be so soon, I'm learning about roundabout mostly from TH-cam like yours. This is really a great help, and explanation is clear. I'm still hoping that I don't get the hardest roundabout in my test. ❤
This is the video that finally helped me understand how to judge when to go, the way you keep doing them over and over explaining why youre going is so helpful
I failed on a traffic controlled runabout because the cars on the right were approaching really fast and I panicked. I would've passed with one minor otherwise 😭 my next test is soon so I'm very hopeful. Really loving your videos, super helpful and encouraging.
Really grateful for this video because my test is in 2 hours and I was worried about this roundabout but now I think I understand it better 🙌🏽
Happy to hear that it helped! Hope your test went well👍
this was so helpful!! my instructor never told me it was a spiral, make so much sense now!!
Glad it helped :)
I follow 3 different TH-camrs and you guys give us as learners a lot of confidence and good knowledge, when you start watching and learning it takes some time to process all the information but once you start learning and watch videos like this it will give you a massive boost and makes things easy, i had 2 month break from lessons and i was still watching videos like that and when i started my lessons again i was actually much better on the road i did fewer mistakes etc like i never stopped my lessons.
I’m from Germany and trying to prepare for driving in UK with a rental car. You’re doing such a great job! I’m so grateful for your tutorials
you know how to explain things for new drivers in a very understandable way! thank you! it is very helpful!
I passed my driving test in November 2021 thanks to these videos !
‘THIS IS GOLD’... this is what I always feel when I get red signals on round abouts. Thanks for your great explanation. Round abouts were my weakness but not now.
Glad it was helpful!💪
Very helpful, thank you
Thanks so much for this wondarful education.
Thank you, for your videos I just passed my test first time❤❤
It was very useful thank you. This guy deserves more subscribers than this❤️
I have the same confusion as some other people mentioned here about the rose hill roundabout at around 9:32. I understand why the instructor approached from the left lane. I think the road marking was really misleading and unclear. It looks like the layout of the roundabout allows the left lane to go onto the 3rd exit A217 because after the 2nd exit there’s no markings on the floor blocking drivers from changing lanes. But surely it blocks drivers wanting to take the 2nd exit when’s there’s traffic? On the left lane where he approached from, the road markings indicated a straight turn first and then left turn for A297 after the first exit which is also confusing as the left turn arrow should be for the 1st exit and straight turn for the 2nd exit. It should really say A217 too, that way drivers know they can use either the left or right lane to take the 3rd exit. What’s more confusing is that the 3rd exit can only fit one car so drivers from the right lane for A217 would have to check whether there’s a car using that exit from the left lane or vice versa so they don’t crash.That exit should have a solid white line to separate the lanes like other roundabouts. It’s really the roundabout layout being weird. For new drivers or learners and those not familiar with that roundabout this could cause accidents but it’s fine for locals who know that roundabout well.
Roundabout layout is OK. Not the clearest but the issue here is the driver not paying attention. He was in the wrong.
I’m. currently doing refresher/confidence driving lessons and went in the wrong lane yesterday. Your tutorial is really good. I’ll be watching it a few more times. Thank you!
I'm teaching my son and that was a really useful lesson for me (driving for almost 30 years) - thank you
No problem, good luck to your son!
I passed today after watching this video this morning, it helped me to understand and be so much more relax for large roundabouts during my test and general driving. THANK YOU SO MUCH !!
Even though this video has been out for 2 yrs, I still find it very useful. Thank you, Francis.
There’s a double round about in Liverpool one joins on to the next best piece of advice my instructor gave me was whatever lane you start in is the lane you finish in and it’s good advice I still use it today it’s a very very complicated junction but as with anything you get used to it , practice is the key . I’ve been driving for 16 years now and for the first year after passing my driving test I never had the radio on never had a cd on and anyone who was in the car with me wasn’t allowed to speak at all because I was always wanting to concentrate on the road 🛣️ and arriving safely. I have music on now if am driving around town and such . But if am driving somewhere I don’t know then I go back to that concept.
Really starting to understand roundabouts now..especially from watching the videos..when to signal & what exit to signal at to get to the exit you want..understanding it now so much..great video & great guy.
your delivery with your talking is really good, confident and clear and super helpful, and more like a conversation than a lesson
Wow this was so useful! I originally passed my test 2 years ago in Devob but soon after moved to Wimbledon and havent really driven in the time between. Now ive bought a car and roundabouts have always been an anxiety for me so it's awesome to find an instructional video covering a local area
Can’t thank you enough for the amount of support you give us . Very grateful for making all of your videos 🙏🏼☺️
You're so welcome! Thank you for your lovely comment - Makes it all worth it💪
Thanks so much for Morden Roundabout, it’s really very helpful . I am watching it again and again to get the clear concept.
Thank you so much guys I past first time with 3 minor fault on 30/04/2021in Wallasey test center , I had just 1 lesson from instructor the rest i lreant from TH-cam channel from these beautiful TH-cam instructors
Driving year tomorrow, roundabouts are my worst fear but the quality of this video is amazing honestly, what a good job mate.
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Glad it helped🙏💪
past my test this morning because of this video cuz I came across so many roundabouts and used these methods
Thank you for your selfless sharing. Your video is so helpful. I hope more people will benefit from it. After watching your video, I missed the road test today with 5 minutes. I will continue to pay attention, thank you!❤❤❤
I passed today in Morden! I watched all your videos Francis! You rock!!
I failed in Morden first time, then Mitcham, and passed in Morden. I DO NOT recommend Mitcham - mega busy, not nice. Morden test centre is best. I went to the Rosehill roundabaout, I missed my exit but still stayed on my lane, I remembered Francis saying to stay on the “Tram” lane, and that’s what I did… as long as you stay safe, it doesn’t matter if you miss the direction. Than you Francis. X
The way you explain, coordinating practical situation is very helpful for first time drivers.. suggesting you to include more situations of confronting roundabouts in the video.
Great suggestion!👏
I'm an American that was curious about busy roundaouts, this seems wacky af but it works. Cheers from across the pond
Many thanks Sir 🙏🏾 good lesson
Passed my practical test first time
Thanks to ur videos
Passed very recently, wish I'd found your videos before! Roundabouts gave me anxiety for the longest time (took me over 2 years of lessons but got there in the end 😅).
Biggest issue where I live is that we have a 3 lane roundabout right near where I work with 5 exits and half the drivers clearly don't know what lane they're meant to be in. I always had to do it on my lessons but it gave me the fear!
I passed yesterday in Morden first attempt still over the moon, many many thanks 😊 for your video and advice very very helpful , good luck for everyone
Thankyou very much Francis sir
I passed my test first time today
Thanks for all your informative videos
They helped me a lot
Passed with 4 minors. Did this roundabout and took the same exit. Thanks for the video.
This is the best explanation I have come across. Thankyou!
Any videos on borehamwood roundabouts/tips?? (Sterling corner etc)
Passed my test first time today because of this video 🤗🤗
Was going straight this Sunday and I chose the right lane (Im not in the UK though) and I cut the road to the person to my left who wanted to use the 1st exit.
Seeing this video choosing the same respective lane gives me a relief that I might not have been wrong.
Surely the other guy should have chosen the right lane but anyway I have to refresh my knowledge about roundabouts in my country (BG) 😄
🙌🙌🙌 You got this!
Francis is awesome
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Leaving the M5 and approaching Dudley in The West Midlands, there's a large and very busy 5 exit roundabout. 4 lanes approach. Its not well signposted what lane you should be in. As a result, end up in the wrong lane and all you can do is accept your mistake. Just keep driving. I see no end of stressed drivers on that roundabout.
That video is 2 years but actually is still up 👏👏😃 well done Get driving
perfect for driving in hounslow, so many roundabouts 😂
Thank you for uploading this useful video. I passed my driving test few days back in Morden and I watched this video many times beforehand. It helps to understand roundabouts which helps curbing that roundabout anxiety for new learners on manual cars.
Good video, you deserve more likes and comments
Thank you, we appreciate it!
This is so dope.
Brilliant video, as always. Very good tip regarding the car's body language - seeing which way the wheels are pointing.
I had a test today and last night watched all your tutorials Definitely helped me pass
This was so so good gonna watch ALL of them before I get back to driving...
I know right so much help! Back to driving on 13th for me and only thing that ruined my last test was roundabouts so confusing sometimes lol
This guy is amazing! Great explanantions.
Glad you think so!
My test is in about 2 weeks and I'm still to complete these. I've got a bit of knowledge as I have driven on them before but a long time ago
I could of used this video back in the '70's as a 20 year old driving in England for the first time. Those huge, busy roundabouts were an adventure and I knew nothing of the rules and ways of driving them.
I Passed yesterday, thank you for your videos and tips Francis! I learned a lot 😊
Great video, good breakdowns and some handy knowledge. I have my test in October and I'm dreading it.
Sidenote: you look like Anderson Silva.
Many thanks for all ur videos. It helped me to pass the test first time.
Nice video mate. I like your instruction style. For some reason I struggle with spiral roundabouts but watching this has made it a bit clearer.
You really deserve my gratitude, stay blessed man.
I watched your videos today and I just pass my drive test. Thank you.
I'm literally doing rosehill roundabout in my lesson tomorrow and I was really worried about it cause to me this roundabout always seemed complicated as a passenger, but with abit of luck I found your video that had that roundabout in it and after watching this a few times I feel abit more confident doing it so thank you and I've just subscribed. Great video
Thanks, Francis. Lovely video
Nice
Hi Francis, failed my driving test last Monday on the roundabout similar to Rosemore roundabout due to not checking mirrors. After watching this video I fill confident tackling big roundabouts. Thank you!
Thanks
What a great video, packed with great information with clearly set out instructions. The view of the cabin and steering is a stroke of genius, so helpful, thanks!!
I failed my first driving test on a large multi lane round about. I got confused in the lanes 🥺. Thank you for this!!
8:56 you did it wrong. Road markings clearly say left lane for A297, right for A217. You needed A217(right lane) to go to Mitcham. There was even a left turn only arrow which you completely ignored. Tram tracks 🤣
What I think he's done is to confuse this with a spiral roundabout, then assume that, since he thinks it is, he can't cross over to the left lane to take his exit. It's not a spiral roundabout . You can see that if you look at it from above on Google Maps: the lanes are concentric with the roundabout; they do not spiral, in which case, it is a normal roundabout and should be treated as such. Normal procedure would be to drift over to the left just past the exit before the one turning off at. There shouldn't be anybody already in that lane, unless it is him, as up till that point, the lane is for turning left only.
Yeah I noticed that. I had to play it back 3 or 4 times. Confusing
Exactly! Thanks for pointing this out, just confirms I am not alone! 😆
Yes, he made a clear mistake! He just ignored that and swept it under the rug and continued, hoping we will not notice😂😅
I'm also glad I'm not alone on this. Made me doubt everything I know 🤣
thanks man i got my test today
Damn Rosehill roundabout. Never gets easier.
My issue with roundabouts is moving off quickly enough when I’ve seen my gap. My instructors car (she’s now got a courtesy car annoyingly) had an automatic handbrake and I found it really easy to get my gear and set my gas ready to move off when I had my opportunity. Now I’m back to handbrakes, it’s really hard for me to move off quickly/steer with one hand once I’ve released my handbrake 😬
I'm confused, at about 9:37 it has markings on the floor to say A127 exit is in the right hand lane, when you are on the roundabout, the lane you are in after the first exit says left turn only on the floor. I was always told, for the second exit you can always be in the left hand lane unless it is to the far right (same as you said) however, for the 3rd exit you must always be in the middle or third lane. So I understand that's how spiral roundabouts are but how do you know before approaching a spiral roundabout that it is that and not a multilane roundabout?
As mentioned in the video spiral roundabouts are large roundabouts with multiple lane exists. You could anticipate that you are approaching a spiral roundabout if you see a large roundabout with multiple lanes. (And possibly traffic lights too) Remember you should always look at the road signs and road markings before hand especially if you’re not familiar with the road. In this instance you could approach this exit from either the left or the right lane as there are 2 lanes there which merge for this exit (so in either example you are not changing lanes) however cars from the right lane could also be going to the next exit.
That's exactly what I was thinking when i paused the video and there is a left only sign on the road before the 2nd exit, which means left only and you can not go straight ahead in that lane. The roundabout board sign at 8:55 shows that 2nd exit is central London A297 which is again confirmed by the road marking just before the 2nd exit, but he continued to drive straight ahead in this left only lane to go straight ahead to A 217 third exit. It looks like he should have approached the roundabout in the right lane, as it is advised to approach these spiral roundabouts in the right lane for any exit other than the first two on the left. Approaching the roundabout in the right lane would ease him into the middle lane and that would simply take him to third exit easily.
Spiral roundabouts or not, it doesn’t matter, you need to obey the road markings, the instructor is in the wrong lane , this would be recorded as a serious fault on the driving test,
@@BradleysDrivingSchool No argument here, driving is common sense, he took A29x left only lane instead of A217.
1.He stopped blocking all traffic to the left(no space for waiting)
2. The A217 exit wasn't even a double lane and his track goes right in to the fence unless he turn right again to the proper A217 track.
He was luck as everybody in front and right doing it wrong. However, one infront knew he was wrong and rocketed before anyone emerge from A217 lane.
@@GetDriving I don't even think this is a spiral roundabout, as I can't see any new lanes being produced on the inside of the roundabout to replace the lanes spiralling off; nor any hatch markings where they start and veer away from the centre, so if it is a normal roundabout, I think it would have been okay to drift to the left at the lights just before his turn-off, as you do with a normal roundabout, but not before. I can't see traffic from anywhere else using that left-hand lane, but I still think he should have been in the middle lane to start off with, as up till that point, the left lane's marked for turning left only.
I feel very confident when I watch your tips 😌 ☺ 😊 thanks for your help 🙏
It would be helpful if you could show and talk about the gears as your approaching roundabouts n junctions please. You make it understandable. I hope you do. Thankyou in advance
You’re the best! Without me taking lessons with you just watching you’re videos learned soo much and gained soo much confidence! My instructor was surprised seeing me drive today! Much love!!!!
So useful, thanks
Francis your videos are epic. Thank you from your fellow driving instructor 😁😁😁
Great Tutorial Mate.
My biggest bugbear is Traffic lights at and on Roundabouts, it totally defeats the whole idea of flowing traffic that Roundabouts were designed for.
And added to this some Roundabouts will have Zebra /Pedestrian crossings just as you exit the Roundabout that are just far enough away to allow for One car to stop and all following vehicles will have to stop on the roundabout causing more delay and potentially being hit from behind.
Roundabouts are brilliant when they are left as they were intended alas the Highway Planners who come up with these schemes are not.
When something works well leave it be.
If it ain't broke don't fix it.
Fantastic explanations, please do a video about problem solving action on roundabouts, ie what to do if someone undertakes you and you can't move to the left to exit. Driving instructors always say check the left mirror, yes, AND..? They never explain what to do if you see a car. Also please mention that antisocial thing the pedestrian crossing right by the exit. And the roundabouts with a choice of lane where it does matter because there's another one straight after 😬
1:35
This happened to me yesterday, luckily I braked so no one got hurt
Great channel, thanks for tips!
I have my test next week, roundabouts is probably the trickiest part for me. Any tips on keeping lane discipline when lane markings aren’t available
this is me too how did you get on xx
Thank you so much Francise, best regards.
Very good video thank you francis 👍🏻😍
The green car at 1.50 if it was leaving at your junction it should be signaling to turn left.
Thank you, very helpful
It's not always the case that on spiral roundabouts, you stay in the same lane to take you to your exit. For example, if you're on the Hospital Bridge Roundabout in Twickenham on Chertsey Road, turning right, you are required to slot into the right hand lane after the hatchings.
Thanks really helped me understand spiral roundabouts better
The best vid by far! You’re just amazing.
Got my first driving test tomorrow, wish me luck everyone, i am NERVOUS. I’ll come back tomorrow with my results!!🤞
Really useful didn't know about Spiral roundabouts.
Thank you, sir. It's helped me lots to understand about the roundabout.
Glad to hear that