How to drive on 3 lane roundabouts
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- How to successfully drive on 3 lane roundabouts is what we are covering today. Most roundabouts have 2 lanes on them, but when you are confronted with a roundabout that has 3 lanes on it you must still remember the roundabout rules.
Still use your routine on the approach to the roundabout(mirrors, signal, position, speed and look)M.S.P.S.L. If you want to move across from centre lane to left lane, always check your left mirror before moving and even check your left side passenger window to see what's there. The same would be repeated if you were in the right lane on the roundabout and was wanting to come across to the left.
Know where you are going on the roundabout and know which lane to enter onto the roundabout and which lane to exit the roundabout.
Be aware of bad drivers on large roundabouts that speed past you on possibly both sides and be aware of drivers who drift into your lane on the roundabout when entering the roundabout.
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Watch this on roundabouts
th-cam.com/video/we5Zsc89Fzg/w-d-xo.html
I'm thinking of learning to drive but i'm 58, do you think this is too old to start 🤔
No it's not too old depending on where you want to drive...
I am a Truck driver and on Motorways it can be cut throat driving with car drivers.....
Even after passing my test, I still like to watch your videos to help refresh and improve my driving knowledge. Keep up the good content!
Thank you and safe driving
Me too!!!
I don't even live in the UK but roundabout info is always useful
Safe travels
Avid watcher of your videos, passed yesterday with 0 minors. Thanks for all your help James!
If anyone struggles with nerves, try chewing gum. I went for Airwaves as it's hot enough for me that it distracted from the initial nerves and as the test went on, the chewing just helped me focus. Really recommend it!!
I love airwaves. Congratulations on passing and thank you for watching and for being subscribed
Awesome! I got my license only driving in a small town... Had first experience driving alone to Edinburgh and done a couple of mistakes 😭😂 my instructor didn't explain nothing for 3 lanes. Thanks a lot. Now next time i go it will be bloody easy. Nearly had accident last time xD after watching your video no more mistakes. Thanks a lot boss. Awesome explanation. Portuguese thanking you :p
Drive safe.
Great Video. I hate large roundabouts always try and avoid them if i can
Thanks and safe driving
Thanks Travis. I always watch all your videos 👍
I appreciate that!
Passed on Monday!!these vids are excellent, thanks xx
Congratulations on passing and thank you for your lovely comment
Thanks for this, very helpful and please more roundabout videos, thanks!
Checkout this one too th-cam.com/video/EQkxIXWrtIY/w-d-xo.html
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Thank you Phil
Great video Travis 👍
Thank you for watching
Great video mate very informative
Thank you for watching. Safe driving
I'll use this for my students Travis. We have a very smaller version of that roundabout which you have to switch lanes on and tends to confuse everyone so this will be really helpful. Thank you as always! 😁
Hi Josh, thanks for the feedback. I will be pointing all my students to this video to help them.
Me to very helpful
This is very helpful, more than you can imagine
Thank you. Safe driving
I passed my test and still watching your videos 😀
Excellent
Straightforward, thanks!
Safe driving
Very informative Thankyou
Glad it was helpful!
5:04 very useful legit thank you will help me for sure when I start going two more big roundabouts
Happy to help
Very informative ❤
Thank you for watching
Thanks for that😊
Thank you for watching
Thank you!
Thank you for watching
cheers very informative
Thank you for watching
Doing my mod 2 on my motorbike very helpful cheers
Safe driving
Except for an unmarked roundabout when it's left for left and straight over, middle is overtake If left hand land is busy with those exiting left and right for right..
What a lot of drivers overlook is that where lane1 on approach is left turn only it expires at the first exit. Straight ahead traffic needs to move left into the new lane 1 as the left turners should have gone. Not moving left puts you in conflict with the right turners
That’s correct
the exact knowledge i needed for my test tomorrow. i was confused about this until now. thank you
@@xJeffHD good luck
@@JamesTravis I failed my first test when I made this comment. But I took my second test today and passed. Thanks for the knowledge bro
@@xJeffHD congratulations 🙌
Hi. Such a helpful video thank you. I have my test at Chadderton on Friday and I'm pretty sure I will get the Greengate roundabout but I'm struggling to know when and how to use the middle lane, please could you help explain?
If you are driving ahead taking the second exit, then the middle lane would usually be the starting lane and then moving over to the left to exit.
Thank you @@JamesTravis
I wish there was a version for those drinving on the right.
All the videos on big roundabouts and circular intersections in europe are for UK but driving on the left is confusing.
Thank you for your feedback
Hi I am watching your video very helpful .still learning driving in uk I can’t get roundabout line always big roundabout line making mistakes please tell me how do to
Watch this it might help Spiral Roundabouts | Understanding what to do
th-cam.com/video/e6TsX9Ob91w/w-d-xo.html
What about roundabouts that have two lanes on approach, but three lanes on exit with no clear road markings or signage for who can exit on the middle lane? Further back from the approach, there are road markings saying both lanes can go straight ahead, however there are no more markings at the entrance or clear lane lines on the roundabout dictating which lane can exit where. This is important because the three lane exit immediately leads to another round about where the left lane on approach is only for turning left (A1 sliproad), the middle lane is for straight or turning right, and the right lane of course also to turn right. (For reference to look at the road on google maps, its the A1114 that leads to a double roundabout that leads to A695 (Scotswood Bridge) or A1 sliproad at Gateshead/Newcastle.
That’s a good point. Unfortunately I don’t have any roundabouts within 20 miles like you describe. But if I did I would definitely record a video on it.
Hello, Exactly like this roundabout is the Prince of Wales interchange roundabout in Sheffield, but with a small difference,. The right lane have the arrow just ahead, Is it that lane for go ahead and right as well or just for going right?
I've seen many roundabout like this but its confusing when seeing a right lane with ahead arrow.
Yes it can be confusing.
In that case, is it ok to go ahead from taking that right lane (3rd) that have the arrow just ahead? ⬆️
If ahead has a dual carriageway and the left lane says left, and the middle and right lanes say ahead then you can use right lane to go ahead.
Super video!
Thank you
I passed my test 2 months ago, brought a car and im still here lol
Congratulations on passing. Thank you for your continued support
I thought the default rule in UK is the left Lane is usually for going left or straight? Even for spirals I would have thought the same??
Yes on basic two lane roundabouts. But on 3 lane roundabouts the left lane on approach usually goes left only.
Hi. So for the middle lane we always use the left lane when we enter the roundabout?
If there are no lane markings, then left would go left and the middle would go ahead.
@@JamesTravis go ahead into the left lane?
on a 3 lane roundabout can the first and middle lane (upon entering the roundabout) go straight ahead
If the lane markings on the ground says you can, then yes. But normally the left lane would go left
3:26 is it correct? What happens if someone from the left moves left lane?
If traffic enters the roundabout from the left entrance before you have passed, then they would be at fault.
:O bro, you're driving on the wrong side
That’s for the heads up.
Thanks for the video. My problem is that in busy traffic you don't know what lane to be in on approach to the roundabout until it's too late because you're too far back from the arrows on the ground and/or signage obscured by vehicles in front.
Of course if you drive the route regularly you will get to know and needless to say the layout of one roundabout could be completely different from the next.
What is your advice in this situation?
What catches lots of people out is which lane to do ahead.
If on a dual carriageway approach in the left lane but keep the white lane dividers close to your side as you reach the roundabout. It will 99 percent of the time lead you into the lane to go ahead.
If the roundabout has no right turn, then the right lane will go ahead.
At 3:21 you were in the lane to turn right but you went straight forward, could you explain why was that?
At that point in the video I was deliberately straggling middle lane and right lane to go ahead but giving the HGV space on my left who was starting to drift into my middle lane. If the HGV was not drifting into my lane I would of been in the middle after entering. Hope that makes it clearer for you.
Good luck with your driving
@@JamesTravis Thank you very much for your explanation. I am driving in Ireland and I struggle with the Walkinstown roundabout which also has 3 lanes upon approaching, and the road markings don't show any arrow to tell which lane to use for which exit, there are just 3 triangles which means "Yield". If you have some spare time you can do a search on Google Maps for this round about and you'll see.
I guess, left lane is for exit 1 and 2, middle lane is for exit 3 and 4, right lane is for exit 5 and 6, not sure if it's correct. Yesterday I used the middle lane to take the 3rd exit, as I passed the 2nd exit I mirrored signaled left and on my left there was a car that honked at me furiously. I thought that driver was going to take the 4th or 5th exit and she honked at me because if I turned left to take the 3rd exit and she was still going around to get to the 4th or 5th exit we would crash into each other. But no she took the 3rd exit as well.
Not sure what happened there. Should I have taken the left lane if I was getting out at the 3rd exit? I really don't know and as a new driver it has greatly discouraged me. The thought that I might have made a serious mistake and turned it into an accident is just too much. My hands and feet are extremely cold when I drive, and my face is hot. Guess I concentrate too much and become stressful and all the blood rush to my head.
Sorry for the long comment Travis. I enjoyed your videos and I will watch more of them to get experience because Irish roads and UK roads are quite similar, though UK roads are much more complicated in my opinion.
Hi I have a question what if your on a 3 lane roundabout and left lane goes left and straight on would you say use that one or middle lane ? Thank you
Use the left lane and make it easy for yourself.
@@JamesTravis thank you I've got my 3rd test Tommorrow fingers crossed I pass this time I love your videos thank you
@@joanneprice5596 good luck
@@JamesTravis thank you I will keep you posted
@@JamesTravis I failed my test 😞
Hi travis, on your right turn I’m sure I counted 3 exits before the one you took. Please could you explain why you didn’t count that first exit. Cheers mate all the best
Do you have a time on the video?
Around 4:40. I believe you left at the 4th exit but I may be wrong
@@joemayer5658 Definitely not mate it's third exit. Are you confusing an entrance?
You went straight when the arrow at 3:20 said you can only go right in that lane! I am so confused...
At that point in the video I was deliberately straggling middle lane and right lane to go ahead but giving the HGV space on my left who was starting to drift into my middle lane. If the HGV was not drifting into my lane I would of been in the middle after entering. Hope that makes it clearer for you.
Good luck with your driving
@@JamesTravis Ahhhh okay, my instructor says if you can't get in your lane in a situation like that then you need to just take the right lane and go all the way around. Good to know I'm still allowed to do it the way you did
There is roundabout in my city i was driving there today and it has three lanes so when turning right from the inner lane I had to change lane twice towards the left exiting. Instructor told me I cross as many lanes as necessary to get to the outer lane but tbh it seems quite dangerous to change lane twice (from far right to outer left) upon exiting, but the design of the roundabout seems to tell you so apparently 😒 is that really the case? Roundabout is called Haden Circus in Birmingham.
Yes you can come across three lanes on some roundabouts.
But if it is a spiral roundabout, then that is different, but a standard roundabout is ok.
@@JamesTravis Thank you, it is not spiral roundabout, so I may drift further to left passing the middle lane to get to outer one assuming it is clear? if one wants to leave from right hand lane they need to change to middle lane - then they exit in the right lane of exit road, or - prefferably - change further to the left to exit in the left lane of the exit road. To be honest near exit there is no lines anymore which may seem like a ‚free drifting’ area.
3:22 U were on the right only lane so how come you went straight. im confused. what are the two left lanes for then?
On large dual busy carriageways you will find that to help the traffic flow better. The left lane filters off left. The middle lane goes ahead and comes off in the left side onto the new dual carriageway and the right lane also goes ahead and filters off into the right side on the new park of the dual carriageway.
@@JamesTravis I struggle with a roundabout in my area, there are 3 lanes and 5 exits. I need to use the 5th exit. I stay in the right lane but by the time i get past 2nd exit then another lane kind of opens on the left and i dont move there thinking I'll hit someone so i always leave the exit on the right lane. How do i do this one? Please help
@@cvltofpersonality they are called spiral roundabouts. Watch this it might help
Watch this on Spiral roundabouts. Understanding and changing lanes | multi lanes
th-cam.com/video/581r2AlYEns/w-d-xo.html
hi at 03:20 the lane indicates it is for right turn but you continued straight, is it appropriate ??
In the video I say that I am coming across slowly into the middle lane because the HGV on my left was drifting a bit into my middle lane. If the HGV was not in my middle lane I would have been into the middle lane straight away.
Thank you James for explaining.
Is this the same for 3 lane roundabouts with traffic lights?
I would say no, it is probably a spiral roundabout
I became clear right lane also go straight
Yes it can with the lane markings saying so.
I had my second mock test today and both times I’ve had 4 serious faults! Today I stopped over the zebra crossing (red light) and changed lanes from right to the left lane! I was too focused on changing lanes that I didn’t realise my stupid mistake! My teat is in 2 weeks time but need to push it back! Don’t know how to correct my mistakes! 😢
You need to give yourself two goals on your next driving lesson.
1. Drive in busy traffic but keep going to areas where Zebra crossings are to practice where to give-away in traffic.
2. Work on lane changing that will help you improve your technique.
watch this video on changing lanes th-cam.com/video/eK122P9d8Nk/w-d-xo.html
I think you should have gone around the round about because you were forced into wrong lane by truck. That was better approach then improvising.
That is an option too.
no u-turn?
Yes
Please can you help with when to signal at multi lane roundabouts controlled by traffic lights. Some people do and some don’t. Sometimes you turn right from a left or centre lane, with someone else on your right, do you still right signal or can this be misleading to the person in your right?
Watch this video on spiral roundabouts. It might give you a better insight th-cam.com/video/581r2AlYEns/w-d-xo.html
There is also a playlist on my channel just about spiral roundabouts
Great vid mate question: what would happen if you started on the left lane then didn't turn immediate left?
There will be a high level of bumping into the car on your right.