It happened to me on my test and the wisest thing to do is to NOT panic first of all. Acknowledge that you're in the wrong lane, chill, stay in that wrong lane and if in doubt, go round the roundabout again if needed. Then once you've settled, exit safely. I've had to go round twice before existing and I still passed. The feedback from the examiner was very positive
Wow I would have thought going all the way round would be frowned upon, especially if you did it twice! But now I'm gonna feel more comfortable when I do find myself having to go all the way round, so that's a good thing. Also, top tip... if there's a huge queue to go forwards at the roundabout, but nobody queueing to turn right, get in the right lane, go around the whole roundabout, hooray you've just skipped most of the queue! Maybe that would be a little frowned upon... but again, seems it's no big deal, I might do that more often now haha
@@PiousMoltar I'll be honest I thought I'd failed as well when I went around a second time. But all I kept saying to myself was "go the wrong way safely even if I have to do it twice and take your time" and that was exactly the feedback I got from my examiner at the end. As long as you're safe and keep doing your observations, there's no room for failure!
Alternatively, stay in the right lane and do a 540 on the roundabout, coming off at the desired exit. Do this all the time when the left lane has a massive queue.
I failed my first driving test for this exact reason, I’m still mad to this day, checked mirrors and signalled correctly and executed it perfectly but still got a major for it…
Where I live there's a particular roundabout that's most likely to be used in the test as it's right next to the test centre. Changing lane like you did here will almost guarantee you a fail in your test. That particular test center want you to pick the right lane, and if your not then they expect you to carry on to exit for that lane.
That roundabout in Colchester both lanes allow merging into that exit, so mute point. The left hand lane is for the immediate left and straight over, the right hand land is for straight ahead and any subsequent right exit...
Hey Richard! I like your videos and I'm glad to see you also make shorts now. Your profound videos can't be appreciated enough! Greetings from Germany! :)
I’d love for you to show the differences with galleys corner round about going right down the a120, the roundabout at marks tey as you turn right (near station) and the roundabout right turn at Colchester police station turning right to go past st Mary’s car park
Would this work if you wanted a right turn at a roundabout but were in lane 1 with a left turn only arrow marked (ideally you should have been in lane 3), and you safely changed lanes twice while on the roundabout 1 to 2, then 2 to 3? And would this be ok if you were at a controlled crossroad past the stop line entering in lane 1 (again in a left turn only marked lane but wanting to turn right) but then safely moved over to lane 2 to make the right turn?
For new drivers: Guys if you end up in wrong lane or miss off-ramp, don't panic, it' not a big deal, just go with traffic and make correction when possible. There is no situation which you have to risk your life or lifes of others by doing some unpredictible maneuvers in last second. Just keep calm and enjoy ride.
One of my pet peeves is drivers deliberately using the wrong lane at roundabouts to avoid a queue, I've nearly been hit several times by cars turning right from a left turn only lane
Finally someone speaking facts about roundabouts. If it happens to be on the wrong lane, but you need switch lanes and you have space to do the switch safely, there is no problem on doing it.
I did this in my test but the examiner took me back to the same roundabout, same thing happened (had to change lane) and then he failed me for poor response to road signs, despite totally safe execution.
I honestly think that part of the test. Should be the instructor giving out a wrong direction. And then follow up with the correct direction and see how the pupil reacts. Too many people don't like driving to new towns or city's because they 'don't know' the area.
Expertly done but it's important to clarify what you did there to avoid confusion. On that roundabout you can't exit from the right lane. You have to complete a change lane on the roundabout first and then exit the roundabout from the left lane.
Why should you be in the left lane? The key (for me0 is how you exit. And, crucially, how would i know what lane to be in as I approach the roundabout? There are no signs saying I need to be in the left lane?
Before my test my instructor warned me not to do this as a student who had their test just a couple of days before mine had done this as it was a bit of a trick it was follow the signs to portreath, but there were no signs for portreath before the junction but while you were actually on the round about, they had merged into the correct lane safely as there was no one behind them but they were failed for it
I'm always doing it this way as you demonstrated. If not able to I just back around the roundabout its safer than what some Muppets do and dive across the lane at the last second almost causing an accident or some cases do cause an accident.
Did this exactly as shown in the video on my first test 2 years ago and failed. I would not even recommend doing this, if you are in the wrong lane, don’t risk changing lanes mid roundabout, just take the exit that’s off route, better to be safe than sorry, they also anticipate learners going the wrong way so they won’t fail you if you take another exit (but try to stay on course)
Changing lane mid roundabout is normal practise. When turning right you start in the right and usually move to the left before leaving. Then there are spiral roundabouts where multiple lane changes are often needed. The lane change should not be the fail, it's how the lane change is done.
I did exactly this and failed for this exact reason... I made sure to safety change lane (the roundabout was empty at all sides anyway) yet the examiner stated that I was in the wrong lane at first so it's my fault.
What if you were in the right lane. But you need to leave on the first exit. Is it impossible to change lanes for that? Or do you have to go fully round to?
There are a lot of so called "qualified" drivers who have no clue as to what lane they should be in when approaching a roundabout, especially those with 4 or more exits! It has to be said most notably women and foreigners!
I was in the wrong lane and did everything right and he said it was a serious fault for forward planning. It was a half mile away to the test centre. The guy prejudiced me because I was in my own car.. test 2 and three he did the same thing! I got mad, test 4 was conducted in a different city with an instructor car, pass! Amazing, moral of this story, some examiners are bullies and their decisions are final!
Shouldn't it be the other way around? You can safely go straight even if u r in the inside lane, but not safe to turn right if u r coming from the outside lane. Am i wrong?
Surely you could also just take the third exit. Admittedly not going where the examiner wanted you to go, but not unsafe so shouldn't be marked down as long as you do it properly. Should also work if you were in the left lane but had been instructed to take the third exit - Ignore the examiners directions and go straight on.
Surely acknowledging you're in the wrong lane, doing a full cycle of the roundabout and moving to the appropriate lane during a test would constitute a pass still. As long as, you recognise your error, make a point of calling it out, and explaining how you plan to rectify it, safely. Taking the wrong approach on a roundabout is such a common mistake most experienced drivers do quite often. That surely wouldn't be a fail, unless in a blind panic the learner does something reckless.
How strange. When I took lessons I was taught to do them exactly like this. I was taught there is no such thing as straight on a roundabout only lefts and to move into the left lane after passing the exit before your exit. Should nt you be in the left lane turning left? I did this on my test on every roundabout. I passed without a single fault.
See that now all depends on the road markings on the floor. If the road marking on the floor said you could only go third exit then you've got no choice but to go around that roundabout.
I have never done that roundabout in the left lane 😳🤣🤣🤣
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Asking as a Dutch driver, how come this is "wrong lane"? You're taking the second exit from the roundabout (straight), therefore both lanes, both while entering and while driving towards the first exit, are perfectly valid parts of the driveway to be on...(you have two lanes of traffic moving all the time, why squeeze yourself?) I've also noticed some people pointing out that one shouldn't go round on roundabouts in the first lane, which negates the purpose of roundabouts, as well...
Left lane is normally left or ahead, and right is right only, unless the "ahead" road is also 2 lanes (in which case you'll just exit in the right lane). Road markings can (and often do) override this.
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@@ScaledNotesMusic Roundabouts split intersection maneuvers into multiple ones - going straight on a roundabout means at least 2 turns, 3 if you do the lane shuffle (right to join, right to lane change to inner lane, left through the outside lane for exit). You're right, lane markings override all, but then it stops being a roundabout and becomes a traffic plaza or complex intersection (unless you're on a turbo-roundabout with spiral lanes)
You're an instructor so you know more than me obviously, but as a motorcyclist, changing a lane in the middle of roundabout is a big no no, for me and for the cars around me. My take is: just don't do it. You can legally go around the roundabout 3 times, take the wrong exist and then come back around. You'll wait 10min but this will be much, much safer than changing lanes mid roundabout
Rubbish, straight ahead can be either which is why it has a break in the road markings and a filter down to the single lane. As long as done safely with consideration to other drivers.
Could you imagine the carnage there would be if everyone learns this way and pass there test ,its going to be accidents a go go.😂😂....everyone changing lane all over the shop 😂😂
Happened to me in my test I just went the wrong way as it’s not a fail but I still failed for another reason ahahahaha but didn’t get a fault for going the wrong way
Anyone else looking for the comment where this is *wrong* in the EU? Yeah so was I... Outside lane is exclusively for leaving the roundabout on the next exit. What he demonstrated is not only legal, but mandatory in the EU.
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This happened to me in my test and I didn't get any faults for it. "Whatever you do, do it safely" is how I was taught.
bro and then theres me who failed for stopping for a pedestrian walking onto the road just because i had the right of way...
@@Ptoki1that’s fucked…
@@Ptoki1what?! But if you didn’t stop that could’ve been a whole lot worse
@@xtialeigh.xo. exactly
It happened to me on my test and the wisest thing to do is to NOT panic first of all. Acknowledge that you're in the wrong lane, chill, stay in that wrong lane and if in doubt, go round the roundabout again if needed. Then once you've settled, exit safely. I've had to go round twice before existing and I still passed. The feedback from the examiner was very positive
Wow I would have thought going all the way round would be frowned upon, especially if you did it twice!
But now I'm gonna feel more comfortable when I do find myself having to go all the way round, so that's a good thing.
Also, top tip... if there's a huge queue to go forwards at the roundabout, but nobody queueing to turn right, get in the right lane, go around the whole roundabout, hooray you've just skipped most of the queue! Maybe that would be a little frowned upon... but again, seems it's no big deal, I might do that more often now haha
@@PiousMoltar I'll be honest I thought I'd failed as well when I went around a second time. But all I kept saying to myself was "go the wrong way safely even if I have to do it twice and take your time" and that was exactly the feedback I got from my examiner at the end. As long as you're safe and keep doing your observations, there's no room for failure!
Driving in Colchester it barely safe anymore anyways
Alternatively, stay in the right lane and do a 540 on the roundabout, coming off at the desired exit. Do this all the time when the left lane has a massive queue.
That's true, but this video is focusing on the fact that you can change lane mid roundabout if it's safe.
Yep he did say at the end that he could do that
Ye Olde Slingshot!
I do this too, thanks for letting everyone else know... May as well stay in the left now ;)
Are you more important than everybody queuing or less patient?
A real legend drives around the roundabout regardless.
Respect to this guy teaching in colchester, that place is hard and the people are assholes
As someone from Colchester I completely agree 😂
as someone who is from colchester i can agree
Hi fellow Colchestrians lol
Colchester😛😛😛 so many add holes live there including me
Go back to Jaywick! Chavscum.
I failed my first driving test for this exact reason, I’m still mad to this day, checked mirrors and signalled correctly and executed it perfectly but still got a major for it…
That's why my instructor said it's better to go the wrong way than risk it
Things going wrong won't generally get you failed. It's how you cope when things go wrong that counts.
Or, what people here do, completely stop and block the two lanes, then decide which one to use… no, don’t do that, that nearly causes accidents
Where I live there's a particular roundabout that's most likely to be used in the test as it's right next to the test centre. Changing lane like you did here will almost guarantee you a fail in your test.
That particular test center want you to pick the right lane, and if your not then they expect you to carry on to exit for that lane.
That roundabout in Colchester both lanes allow merging into that exit, so mute point. The left hand lane is for the immediate left and straight over, the right hand land is for straight ahead and any subsequent right exit...
Hey Richard! I like your videos and I'm glad to see you also make shorts now. Your profound videos can't be appreciated enough!
Greetings from Germany! :)
I’d love for you to show the differences with galleys corner round about going right down the a120, the roundabout at marks tey as you turn right (near station) and the roundabout right turn at Colchester police station turning right to go past st Mary’s car park
Lol, I know where that is. Just entering Colchester right?
Yes
Would this work if you wanted a right turn at a roundabout but were in lane 1 with a left turn only arrow marked (ideally you should have been in lane 3), and you safely changed lanes twice while on the roundabout 1 to 2, then 2 to 3?
And would this be ok if you were at a controlled crossroad past the stop line entering in lane 1 (again in a left turn only marked lane but wanting to turn right) but then safely moved over to lane 2 to make the right turn?
"All the way around" You make a 20 sec diversion sound like going on holiday with Philias Fogg.
ayyyyyyyyyy love your vids and also i didnt know you was in colchester i am to :)
Is that remembrance avenue?! I hate that road with a passion
probably one of the country with the hardest roads to understand
Would you not need to check your left blindspot before moving over and changing lanes?
For new drivers: Guys if you end up in wrong lane or miss off-ramp, don't panic, it' not a big deal, just go with traffic and make correction when possible. There is no situation which you have to risk your life or lifes of others by doing some unpredictible maneuvers in last second. Just keep calm and enjoy ride.
One of my pet peeves is drivers deliberately using the wrong lane at roundabouts to avoid a queue, I've nearly been hit several times by cars turning right from a left turn only lane
Finally someone speaking facts about roundabouts. If it happens to be on the wrong lane, but you need switch lanes and you have space to do the switch safely, there is no problem on doing it.
I did this in my test but the examiner took me back to the same roundabout, same thing happened (had to change lane) and then he failed me for poor response to road signs, despite totally safe execution.
I honestly think that part of the test. Should be the instructor giving out a wrong direction. And then follow up with the correct direction and see how the pupil reacts.
Too many people don't like driving to new towns or city's because they 'don't know' the area.
If you decide to continue round do you throw on a right signal and change to left signal at pernultimate exit??
Is there not a requirement for a blind spot check when changing lanes?
Expertly done but it's important to clarify what you did there to avoid confusion. On that roundabout you can't exit from the right lane. You have to complete a change lane on the roundabout first and then exit the roundabout from the left lane.
Sound advice, and relayed in a clear and concise way, bravo
Why should you be in the left lane? The key (for me0 is how you exit. And, crucially, how would i know what lane to be in as I approach the roundabout? There are no signs saying I need to be in the left lane?
Wait is that a Seat Leon? My mum drives one of them
The exact way my test went, fortunately did it safely so passed first time, 2 minors
When ever I see these videos I look at hood socks 😭
Before my test my instructor warned me not to do this as a student who had their test just a couple of days before mine had done this as it was a bit of a trick it was follow the signs to portreath, but there were no signs for portreath before the junction but while you were actually on the round about, they had merged into the correct lane safely as there was no one behind them but they were failed for it
AHH Colchester, what a crappy place to drive these days. So many unnecessary road layout changes over the years.
SOOO many people go straight over a roundabout on the right lane
Unfortunately a lot of roundabouts in UK have the lane indication too late for strangers.
What about if the roundabout exits onto two lanes? Is it still a pass?
Highway code says EITHER, unless lanes are marked.
"signalling to leave" I've seen so many drivers not do this 😢
I'm always doing it this way as you demonstrated. If not able to I just back around the roundabout its safer than what some Muppets do and dive across the lane at the last second almost causing an accident or some cases do cause an accident.
If the exit straight over has 2 lanes, most roundabouts allow the 2nd lane to be used for this purpose
A lot of roundabouts are a mess, no consistency in rules so it’s a nightmare when using new and unfamiliar roundabouts.
Would it be ok to be in that lane when going straight on if the exit off the roundabout is a duel carriageway?
Same happened to me and I did exactly the same. But it was marked as a serious fault and failed me saying not followed lane discipline.
I've got my test in 1 month and my intensive course instructor cancelled due to illness. I am freaking out. 😢
I like your does shoes!
Did this exactly as shown in the video on my first test 2 years ago and failed. I would not even recommend doing this, if you are in the wrong lane, don’t risk changing lanes mid roundabout, just take the exit that’s off route, better to be safe than sorry, they also anticipate learners going the wrong way so they won’t fail you if you take another exit (but try to stay on course)
Changing lane mid roundabout is normal practise. When turning right you start in the right and usually move to the left before leaving. Then there are spiral roundabouts where multiple lane changes are often needed. The lane change should not be the fail, it's how the lane change is done.
I did exactly this and failed for this exact reason...
I made sure to safety change lane (the roundabout was empty at all sides anyway) yet the examiner stated that I was in the wrong lane at first so it's my fault.
Or avoid the avenue of remembrance :)
What if you were in the right lane. But you need to leave on the first exit. Is it impossible to change lanes for that? Or do you have to go fully round to?
Fully go round
Its still illegal, but it is way less dangerous than cutting across
You can go fully around the roundabout.
This is what Clark Griswold couldn't accomplish when he visited London with his family.
Was just thinking, I know these roads.... Colchester ftw....
There are a lot of so called "qualified" drivers who have no clue as to what lane they should be in when approaching a roundabout, especially those with 4 or more exits! It has to be said most notably women and foreigners!
I was in the wrong lane and did everything right and he said it was a serious fault for forward planning. It was a half mile away to the test centre. The guy prejudiced me because I was in my own car.. test 2 and three he did the same thing! I got mad, test 4 was conducted in a different city with an instructor car, pass! Amazing, moral of this story, some examiners are bullies and their decisions are final!
Colchester big up
Impossible to know the lane if you've never been there before
Shouldn't it be the other way around? You can safely go straight even if u r in the inside lane, but not safe to turn right if u r coming from the outside lane. Am i wrong?
Some roundabouts are tricky.
A12 slip road onto avenue of remembrance Colchester.
I’ve went around 2 lane roundabouts in America and they’re kind of scary since I have no experience
smooooth operator
Surely you could also just take the third exit. Admittedly not going where the examiner wanted you to go, but not unsafe so shouldn't be marked down as long as you do it properly. Should also work if you were in the left lane but had been instructed to take the third exit - Ignore the examiners directions and go straight on.
Surely acknowledging you're in the wrong lane, doing a full cycle of the roundabout and moving to the appropriate lane during a test would constitute a pass still. As long as, you recognise your error, make a point of calling it out, and explaining how you plan to rectify it, safely. Taking the wrong approach on a roundabout is such a common mistake most experienced drivers do quite often. That surely wouldn't be a fail, unless in a blind panic the learner does something reckless.
How strange. When I took lessons I was taught to do them exactly like this. I was taught there is no such thing as straight on a roundabout only lefts and to move into the left lane after passing the exit before your exit. Should nt you be in the left lane turning left? I did this on my test on every roundabout. I passed without a single fault.
Indicate immediately after the first exit
See that now all depends on the road markings on the floor. If the road marking on the floor said you could only go third exit then you've got no choice but to go around that roundabout.
Yes but need to check blind spot if you change Lane could’ve still gotten failed
Simon off inbetweeners
Did this on my test. Passed first time
I have never done that roundabout in the left lane 😳🤣🤣🤣
Asking as a Dutch driver, how come this is "wrong lane"?
You're taking the second exit from the roundabout (straight), therefore both lanes, both while entering and while driving towards the first exit, are perfectly valid parts of the driveway to be on...(you have two lanes of traffic moving all the time, why squeeze yourself?)
I've also noticed some people pointing out that one shouldn't go round on roundabouts in the first lane, which negates the purpose of roundabouts, as well...
Left lane is normally left or ahead, and right is right only, unless the "ahead" road is also 2 lanes (in which case you'll just exit in the right lane).
Road markings can (and often do) override this.
@@ScaledNotesMusic Roundabouts split intersection maneuvers into multiple ones - going straight on a roundabout means at least 2 turns, 3 if you do the lane shuffle (right to join, right to lane change to inner lane, left through the outside lane for exit).
You're right, lane markings override all, but then it stops being a roundabout and becomes a traffic plaza or complex intersection (unless you're on a turbo-roundabout with spiral lanes)
Not all left lanes are for going straight ahead.
Love doing the ol’ slingshot when the left lane has a huge queue 👌🏻
How do you drive in krustys shoes man
You're an instructor so you know more than me obviously, but as a motorcyclist, changing a lane in the middle of roundabout is a big no no, for me and for the cars around me.
My take is: just don't do it. You can legally go around the roundabout 3 times, take the wrong exist and then come back around. You'll wait 10min but this will be much, much safer than changing lanes mid roundabout
Rubbish, straight ahead can be either which is why it has a break in the road markings and a filter down to the single lane. As long as done safely with consideration to other drivers.
I thought u can go straight in both lanes? Past 12 o’clock you can only be in the right lane
Only if there are two lanes on exit, also look for signs and road markings which may tell you which lane you can use.
Could you imagine the carnage there would be if everyone learns this way and pass there test ,its going to be accidents a go go.😂😂....everyone changing lane all over the shop 😂😂
I can't see any road markings or signs, so why can't you use the right-hand lane?
This video seems to contradict the HWC
Noooooo way, the white car was very close to you on the left. That's a serious fault in the exam and fail
Really didnt think this would count. I believe many instructors would fail it. I might be wrong tho
These roundabouts actually work I hate one lane American roundabouts
I changed lane on a roundabout during my test and it was classed as a major fault and I failed.
Good old Colchester
Hello Colchester!
Try do this at 5 o'clock in busy cities its gonna be a long video
Now can you do the next roundabout you came up to and the people in the right lane want to take the 2nd exit and cut you up.
Spring Lane Roundabout, Colchester
Colchester roundabouts are a free for all.
Happened to me in my test I just went the wrong way as it’s not a fail but I still failed for another reason ahahahaha but didn’t get a fault for going the wrong way
Same thing happened to me on my test but I passed
Anyone else looking for the comment where this is *wrong* in the EU? Yeah so was I...
Outside lane is exclusively for leaving the roundabout on the next exit. What he demonstrated is not only legal, but mandatory in the EU.
Which EU country? Because there isn't a common highway code for the whole of the EU, until recently UK was an example of this.
Would've failed years ago because you didn't check your blindspot before changing lanes
Wouldnt it be much safer to just exit from the right lane instead of changing lanes mid roundabout for no reason.
Colchester nice
Colchester!
In Poland that would be fail test. UK way make more sence
All around the round about
Just go the wrong way, you don’t get faults for that, all you need to do is be safe
I failed my test for going straight over on an empty mini roundabout in the left lane which was supposed to be left turn only
But I recommend u do a full loop around the roundabout instead, changing lane mid-roundabout is very tricky