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Right turns on big roundabouts
Have you ever been cut up by someone overtaking you on the inside, or in your blindspot, as you try to move over to leave a big roundabout? Key word here, blindspot. You must check over your left shoulder before moving over to leave big roundabouts.
On most big roundabouts there will be more than one lane on approach. You must select the correct lane on approach, and then start to move across to the exit lane halfway around the roundabout to ensure you leave in the correct lane. Local road users, and especially impatient ones (including fire engines on route to a "shout") will often use the most "convenient" lane to turn right which might not be the correct one. They might make up their own rules as to what is the correct lane. Which might mean they are already in the left hand lane that you are about to move over into.
It is your job to check your left mirror and shoulder before you begin to move over to the left to exit the roundabout. You must assess when it is safe to move over, or whether you should remain to the right and exit to the left when it is safe to do so.
To avoid ambiguity as to which exit you intend to take, take a wider route, moving to the left as you come halfway around, if it is safe to do so. Don't "hug" the inside of the roundabout. Keep a right signal on until you pass the last exit, unless slow moving traffic requires a signal to change lanes.
It's all about planning and positioning, don't leave it until your exit is looming, plan your exit as you enter the roundabout.
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