Richard, you forgot to add: "If it's a white van, generally they'll never signal unless it's to wack the hazards on and park in the middle of the road".
A lot of times people don't signal sometimes it's a missed opportunity as a new driver... I am sure better judgement will come with experience.. Its frustrating at times... Thank you for sharing Richard...
no signal is better than a bad signal - ive gotten to the point i barely take notice of signals unless the positioning also makes it incredibly obvious its correct.
"Anything after 12 o'clock is normally considered right" such simplicity that helps me so much with this stuff!! I wish I had known about you before my previous tests 🙁. These are so clear and concise.
Passed my test yesterday after giving up on driving 8 years ago, never thought i'd actually pass. Thank you so much for this content, it's been so helpful and i genuinely don't think i would have passed without you!
I'm one of those 70%, I'm from Brazil and I like to watch your videos. For me is fascinating to see UK people driving on the left and the steering wheel on the right. Thank you very much for the video.
This is really helpful, thanks so much! It’s always confused me how to decide to go. In summary one can decide that by: 1. The lane 2. Signaling 3. Speed they are coming at 4. Wheel positioning or the angle Hope that’s helpful to someone out there 👍🏾
Wanted to say a massive thank you, Richard. Have been a big fan of the channel for ages, and although I’ve now passed my test, I’ll still be watching the videos!
This is a very helpful video. I have struggled with roundabouts in the UK, for the very reason you are speaking of. Lots of people do not signal, and it doesn’t help the learning process of when to judge the right time to join the roundabout. You explained some interesting points that I am going to try on my next lesson.
I passed my driving test last thursday and i have 13 days until i get my driving license. Now it might not be a lot of time but im afraid that im going to get rusty or be scared to start driving again after such a long time but watching your videos helps me calm down.
In the UK you can drive as soon as you pass as long as you're legally able to drive your car (insurance, etc). You have to notify the insurer that you passed the test. I'm not sure if you are in the UK though.
One very common fault on those "small but not small enough to be a mini roundabout" as shown from around 7:40 onwards: Many drivers when turning right at such roundabouts don't bother switching from right to left signal one exit prior. I know that on mini roundabouts, there just isn't time or distance to perform the switch from right to left signal but on those "small but not a mini roundabout" there is and it would be so much more useful if drivers did so.
Thank you so much! I passed first time today and can honestly say that this video contributed to me not getting multiple minors (aka possible fail) for hesitation at roundabouts. Thank you again!
I just want to say thank you for your videos, I have dyspraxia and was struggling till I found your channel. I've got my test on the 29th and now because of the great help of your videos I'm much better prepared thank you Richard.
A lot of people here (Northern Ireland) simply don't signal at all, and that's not limited to roundabouts! I also know people who use their own signalling rules at roundabouts (e.g. signalling right if taking any exit other than the first) and who disagree with the highway code as to which lane/signals should be used when turning right. Makes it tricky to anticipate things as someone that has recently passed their test.
Thank you, Richard! Ive been watching your videos when I was learning how to drive, I passed after my 2nd try. I have my own car and mostly drive on my own, I always get anxious and scared! Especially on roundabouts! This is really helpful!
my test is tomorrow and I cannot tell you how brilliant your videos have been in between lessons/for explaining things - just trying to see tomorrow as another lesson!
Nothing I hate more than drivers who choose not to signal because it's suppose to be logical.. let everyone else know your intentions.. it causes accidents everyday. it's so frustrating. Great video and thanks so much for sharing 👌🏽👌🏽 ...
I just wanted to tell you that ur such a helpful person. When I had my first driving lesson I was extremely bad and nervous but ever since watching ur videos I had dramatically improved. Keep up the amazing videos it's helpin a lot of people 😊
Going to send this to a friend who learnt to drive in another European country who finds our roundabout signalling confusing. Really useful to teach how it actually is in real life here, thanks!
An informative video on roundabouts. My pet hate is approaching a roundabout, stopping because a vehicle on the roundabout is signalling right but exits left. This infuriates me because my flow, as well as that of others behind me has been interrupted. A roundabout cannot do its job if people don't follow the correct procedure.
@@ConquerDriving i passed my test ! passed last wednesday with 3 minors, really appreciate what you do and i couldn't have done it without watching these videos.
Haven’t even watched it yet but thanks for this video, my biggest problem is roundabout because I’m never sure if I can go or not, my instructor constantly has to use his break as I’ll judge it wrong and pull out when a car is coming, a lot of cars don’t signal and it doesn’t help, I always fail my mocks because of this but I hope it will improve
I'm stopping by to thank you for the content! I watched several of his videos and they were extremely important for my approval! (I was just approved!) Thank you very much!
One other factor that helps readiness to go when a gap presents itself: in a manual car, if you have to stop and wait, use the handbrake / hill hold function to hold the car and transfer your right foot off the brake pedal and poised over the gas pedal with you hand on the handbrake (if applicable. Hill hold is different) ready to release it. Otherwise, if you kept your foot on the footbrake whilst waiting for a gap, it will take you longer to transfer right foot from brake to gas to take advantage of a gap as soon as it presents itself. In an automatic, you can start to "follow out" the last car simply by easing pressure on the brake pedal and letting the natural forward creep of an automatic ease you onto the roundabout, then gas.
That's true, a handbrake start can help an early beginner have a faster start. Personally I don't like letting pupils on challenging roundabouts until they are able to do fast starts without using the handbrake.
Thank you so much for all the videos,I passed my test in 2nd attempt today after watching your videos ,honestly speaking your videos has helped me a lot and I believe I would still watch them .Thank you so much.
Another good video. I am in the UK as well. You did not mention a very common mistake people regularly make which really annoys me. People who indicate right while going round a roundabout and continue to indicate right as they turn left to leave the roundabout. In my view it's safer to not indicate at all than indicate the wrong way! The second most annoying mistake people make is driving round the outside of a roundabout when they are leaving by the second or more exit which means that everybody has to stop for them. Keep the video's coming Richard :)
I'm not from the UK but I'm planning a road trip to the UK. When I first heard about signalling right on the roundabout in the UK, I thought it was idiotic. Now it makes sense. If I understood the video correctly, this is a rule that needed to be implemented, because drivers don't follow other rules (i.e. signalling to leave). Man, this is a mess, thanks for helping me make sense out of it!
Hi Richard! I passed today and I just wanted to thank you for all the great tips you have shared on RUclips. This video especially helped me a lot as roundabouts weren’t my strong suit. Thank you so much!
Today was my first time on a 4 lane roundabout on my own and I managed to do it properly lol it then took me straight onto the motorway so today was definitely a productive day of driving.
There are some lovely fun spiral roundabouts and junctions in Nottingham. Nuthall road turning right onto Western Boulevard heading towards A52 is the best junction ever designed by man or woman!
such an insightful video showing various situations, thank you!! God bless you , really appreciate the effort you put into all your videos as well as the crystal clear explanations
People do tend to indicate in the Netherlands. Slight annoyance is that they do it while/after they’re already leaving the roundabout, at which point why bother when your car is already pointing towards the exit.
This is a great, important lesson about roundabouts.. When I took my first test 16 years ago, I had a black Corsa in the outer lane signalling to come off at my exit. I pulled off to take the gap he should be have left. Split second after I went he switched his indicator off and kept on coming. He almost rear ended us. I had to put my foot down and go right up the back of a big artic to avoid a collision. The examiner was unimpressed and failed me. Always allow for the unexpected.
Examiner could fail you for having got into the situation, but implicit in that is believing the signal from another vehicle. There seems to be some assumption in this video that one should be able to trust such signals if given. I think that is foolish. I never trust them. Obviously if they are signalling right, believe they will cross your path. But if they aren't signalling, don't make any assumption, just watch where they are actually going. And if an examiner were to criticise that and say you were hesitant, you would have every reason to explain your case and ask him to explain his decision. Safety has 2 components: 1. What the other driver is doing to actively avoid risk of accident. 2. What you are doing to actively avoid risk of accident. Both have the opportunity to play safe. Both, being human, make occasional mistakes. An accident typically occurs when both make a mistake. The risk of an accident is dramatically increased if either party is not actively avoiding accidents, ie taking risks, making assumptions.
My wife's driving instructor gave her a little roundabout tip which she passed on to me. When waiting to enter a roundabout, and you don't trust the indicators of the car which will either cross your path or turn off before reaching you, watch the position of its front wheel. If the car is going to turn off, - the wheel will turn before the car shows any sign of turning giving you a little more time to set off.
Always worth remembering that any signal is only a hint, a clue, of possible intent. It is not "confirmation" of anything. Take all signals with a pinch of salt because many drivers use them incorrectly, or don't use them at all. Signals taken in addition to other clues - road position, speed, wheel positions, what other vehicles are doing etc etc - help you to suss out what's probably happening, but always be alert that things can and do change from second to second.
in nsw, australia, most dual laned roundabouts allow you to go straight from either lane, but the only drivers who ever signal left to leave the roundabout are newer drivers who have to in order to pass the driving test.
hey! i just want to thanks you, i learned a lot with your videos and passes my practical exam with 0 faults. You are helping people from all the globe, greetings from Chile! Also this video is really useful, there is just roundabout in my city that was built recently, i don't really think that drivers in my city have the knowledge of how to approach in the correct manner. Roundabout are not that common in my country.
Try making the same observations at roundabouts in Leicester. I think you'll be shocked at the number of people who don't bother indicating at all when turning left at roundabouts. ☹️
I wonder when people start doing their own thing when driving? I still do pretty much everything I was taught while learning but it's more like a habit rather than me being intentionally "virtuous". Two things I had to unlearn: 1. Moving off with clutch only, releasing it and then afterwards giving gas. This worked in lesson vehicle but once I got my own car it often stalled, I need to give it gas before any clutch release. Also at a roundabout you need a decent launch which you don't get with clutch-only launch. 2. When stopping, I was taught to use handbrake and leave in first with clutch in. I found out later this is bad for clutch bearing, so now I go into neutral and release clutch when stopping. This took my quite a long time to relearn!
Surprised that you mentioned Hungary, people here are not great drivers in general I think, but everybody signals when leaving a roundabout. However they forget to signal when passing a cyclist, parked cars or are in a turn-only lane, leaving or entering the highway/motorway etc.
Hi Richard, Good video. You may want to clarify your information as the video came across as confusing. You mentioned at the start according to the highway code anything past 12oclock is considered right, yet this is not in the highway code. Also, you mention that when going a head on a mini roundabout there is no need to signal at all. Yet the highway code states - Mini roundabouts. Approach these in the same was as a normal roundabout. Remember, there is less space to manoeuvre and less time to signal. It could be very confusing if you tell people there is no need to signal at mini roundabouts. Thanks again for the content.
The 12 o clock rule is guidance to help but not part of the Highway Code, road signs and markings can always Direct you otherwise. With mini-roundabouts you don't always have time to signal to leave so therefore when going ahead you will not likely signal.
@@ConquerDriving Hi Richard, Thank you for your response. You agree the 12 o'clock rule isn't in the highway code but in the video you make is sound like it is, and later you say that you don't need to signal at all when going a head on mini roundabouts. This is why I believe the video could be confusing, especially as you agree these things are not in the highway code. Thanks again for the content.
Hi Richard, could you please do a video about electric parking brakes and autohold? My car has this but I'm used to a traditional handbrake!! Love your videos!
I failed my first driving test because the instructor stood on the brakes at a roundabout whenever a car was clearly turning off, both position and signalling to go off. The car did act as it was indicating it would, but the examiner told me he wasn't sure and therefore I'd failed..... I think it really depends on the examiner you get, they've now failed me 3 times for similar situations (going through amber traffic lights while moving and they'd just changed). All the while I've gotten 3 'minor' faults across my entire 3 tests... It's pretty demoralising.
I don't take much notice of others' signals - or lack thereof - on roundabouts. I go more by the position of the vehicles and the angle of the front wheels.
Knowledgable guy - welcome 🙏 with your new videos. Can you share to us a short, precise and relevant four or five practical test manoeuvres for us please?
I've seen a few issues on a small roundabout near me. coming from one direction, there's a dedicated left lane then a straight on and right and few instances I've seen people signal right and then switch to left signal coming off straight, preventing others opposite from going as they think they will be going past them
I cant believe you managed to video so many drivers in a row using their indicators on a roundabout. In my many years of driving I have come to believe that manufactures have stopped fitting them to make cars lighter and more eco friendly. No, seriously though I have spent a lot of time being frustrated by other drivers failing to signal their intentions, both at roundabouts and when turning out of junctions. It is my firm belief that if people always indicated when turning and moderated their speed on roundabouts traffic jams would be reduced as others could make safe prompt progress. This of course should be solved when cars drive autonomously. Ugh probably not in my remaining driving time.
I would love to see another version of this with large spiral roundabouts. I see a lot of issues with indicating on those, especially when they are only partially light controlled. Seems that it can be misconstrued as a lane change and definitely stresses me out as a new driver.
Good explaining and good luck. Please make a video for reversing like turning the steernig wheel half turn, one compelate turn and quarter turning , how do we know which way turning , left and right also what happen back side and infront of the car far from kerb how do we jadge ?
Thank you. Personally I don't agree with learning to reverse by counting turns of the steering wheel. It's going to be different in all cars and doesn't teach skill. I think it's important to learn how to guide the car backwards using the mirrors so this is the method I teach.
Same in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysian. New Driver always give Signal & always follow the rules. But not for others driver (About 90% drivers not use Signal) that use roads in Kuantan. "Maybe their cars don't have Signal Padel at all"....THAT MAKE ACCIDENTS IN BIG NUMBERS.
I failed by test recently with one minor being the difference. Tester told me my entry to corners and roundabouts was too quick. I remember one instance when I approached the roundabout and so did a car in the entrance to my right, me and that car entered the roundabout at the same time. ( I was caught between not being too hesitant and being safe ). But the tested faulted me for it
I'm sorry to hear that, try to stay positive and keep up the practise. This video may help with approaching junctions: ruclips.net/video/aOZOS4Ng22E/видео.html
I wonder if you've ever heard of a turbo roundabout? You pick the right lane and it kind of guides you to the exit you need without changing lanes. With the slight disadvantage that you can't use it to u-turn or go around twice. I really prefer them to regular large roundabouts.
@@ConquerDriving I looked it up and apparently there is only one turbo roundabout in the UK and it's in Bedford. It boils down to the same thing as a spiral roundabout though, but with a kerb separating the lanes. Seems to be engineers' favourite in the Netherlands these days. Kind of like double mini roundabouts in the UK, they really confused me on a recent trip, but I guess they're mainly designed to get people to slow down because of the increased complexity.
Try in Spain they signal left when they turn right if your lucky. In the UK it is mirror signal maneuver here it is Maneuver signal mirror.that is if they bother
Getting ready to book my test and roundabouts are the thing that scares me most. I can never tell what is a safe gap and what isn’t. I’m just hoping I don’t encounter too many busy roundabouts on my test
In rural USA, people can navigate our 8-year old roundabouts just fine, but only half of them signal. Luckily, they're fairly large, so you can see the beginnings of them turning out and know it's safe, but it's still annoying.
That one is fun! You need to be good at lane guidance and signal right if you're going straight in the middle lane as it looks like you're going left without the signal. That's the source of most of the collisions.
This is really hard for me, as I aprounch randabouts it’s hard for me to judge if I can fit in, so I’m not really used to roundabouts, where the aproaching cars have a intention to leave or continue
Take your time and only go when you feel comfortable. When a pupil is struggling with roundabouts it's usually a case that they're trying to decide too early when approaching and trying to take small gaps like an experienced driver. You only need to take the easy gaps.
Richard, what's your opinion regarding optimal signalling practice when negotiating a large spiral roundabout? Should you still signal when following the lane that leads you to your destination exit? In particular, should you signal left to exit when you are now in the extreme left lane of a spiral roundabout and that left lane goes only to the next exit? I usually do indeed signal left that point as I feel it confirms to other drivers I'm not in the wrong lane for my destination and won't try a last second dash out of that lane. But I sometimes feel a bit "daft" giving that left signal when there is nowhere else that lane leads to. The daftness feeling sets in even more if I am waiting at a red light. Also on spiral roundabouts: When turning right and there are two lanes to do so, I signal right on the approach and for the first part of the turn. However, if I am in the leftmost of the two lanes to turn right, it can worry a driver in the lane to my right that I am intending to change into their lane when in fact all I am doing is letting others around me know I am carrying on around the roundabout in the leftmost of the right turn lanes. Bear in mind that lane might be a combined right turn and straight ahead.
When it comes to signalling I always say: signal if it's helpful, don't signal if it's misleading and if it's neither helpful or misleading then it doesn't matter. On big spiral roundabouts I generally only signal to change lane or to leave. I rarely signal right as I don't find it helpful to others given how many lanes there is it's obvious I'm going round.
I think a lot of this depends on the road layout design, and how the lanes are marked - both text and lane markings (before they wear out!). With some of these, the most important thing to do is to move into the correct lane on approach to it, and there is nothing to do signalling wise, on layouts where the lane one is in does not go all they way round, and can’t be seen from the opposite direction. The main issue is whether it would assist others, or not. There is a lot about it all in the Department for Transport Traffic Signs Manual chapter 5 - Road Markings. Should be available free.
Here in Germany you only ever signal just the second before taking your exit, regardless of it being the first exit second or third etc. In fact you can be fined here for using your signal on approach to a roundabout.
What happen when you have a give way sign on a post and a give way triangle on only one arm of the roundabout? Who have priority? is the Give way sign overrule the give way to the right line?
Never trust signalling or its absence as an indication of intent. Base your actions on whether a vehicle can possibly hit you. That depends on where it could possibly go and how fast it could get there. It is difficult to judge the direction of a vehicle, and it could always change, so you may have to wait until it is unambiguously committed to a particular exit.
It's an embarrassment how many people don't feel it's worth the flick of their flinger to indicate in the UK. It contributes to congestion with missed opportunities to go, and also with the inevitable collisions. I drive about 8 miles to work and back, and it's rare I do so without someone signalling that they're staying on the round about whilst leaving, or not signalling they're staying on. It's basically rolling the dice to do anything other than time it to avoid them assuming they're actively trying to ram you.
thank you for this good video , vety useful. Do we need to give signal when drive at shopping center car park area when turnning left/right or parking into the bay ? tks
This is why I currently struggle with such bad undue hesitation at roundabouts. You say most cars that aren’t signalling coming from 12oclock are likely going straight. However, I had a near collision during private practice the other day because a car decided to carry on going right round the roundabout with no signal at all having coming from 12oclock across from me. So many cars in my area just don’t signal at all period so I can never tell if a car is going to come off where I’m waiting or carry on going round and end up just waiting till it’s completely clear. Which my instructor says I need to stop doing 🫠 But how do I judge a gap if I’ve no idea what the car is doing?
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Richard, you forgot to add: "If it's a white van, generally they'll never signal unless it's to wack the hazards on and park in the middle of the road".
😂😂😂
you mean park diagonally across the pavement and centre white line
Hahaha you're right
A lot of times people don't signal sometimes it's a missed opportunity as a new driver... I am sure better judgement will come with experience.. Its frustrating at times... Thank you for sharing Richard...
Agree
Yes you will
no signal is better than a bad signal - ive gotten to the point i barely take notice of signals unless the positioning also makes it incredibly obvious its correct.
It's odd how you develop a sense of who's leaving a roundabout without a signal so you don't waste time waiting for them.
"Anything after 12 o'clock is normally considered right" such simplicity that helps me so much with this stuff!! I wish I had known about you before my previous tests 🙁. These are so clear and concise.
Passed my test yesterday after giving up on driving 8 years ago, never thought i'd actually pass. Thank you so much for this content, it's been so helpful and i genuinely don't think i would have passed without you!
Congratulations
That's fantastic news, we'll done for persevering and congratulations on passing!
I'm one of those 70%, I'm from Brazil and I like to watch your videos. For me is fascinating to see UK people driving on the left and the steering wheel on the right. Thank you very much for the video.
This is really helpful, thanks so much! It’s always confused me how to decide to go. In summary one can decide that by:
1. The lane
2. Signaling
3. Speed they are coming at
4. Wheel positioning or the angle
Hope that’s helpful to someone out there 👍🏾
Wanted to say a massive thank you, Richard. Have been a big fan of the channel for ages, and although I’ve now passed my test, I’ll still be watching the videos!
Yeah, he’s videos are super helpful! Congrats on your test, mine is in July :v
Congratulations on passing your driving test!
Passed my test last Friday but still coming back to these videos as you can never over learn!
This is a very helpful video. I have struggled with roundabouts in the UK, for the very reason you are speaking of. Lots of people do not signal, and it doesn’t help the learning process of when to judge the right time to join the roundabout. You explained some interesting points that I am going to try on my next lesson.
I passed my driving test last thursday and i have 13 days until i get my driving license. Now it might not be a lot of time but im afraid that im going to get rusty or be scared to start driving again after such a long time but watching your videos helps me calm down.
In the UK you can drive as soon as you pass as long as you're legally able to drive your car (insurance, etc). You have to notify the insurer that you passed the test. I'm not sure if you are in the UK though.
@@ConquerDriving I live in the Balkans and you have to wait for the driving license to be able to drive
One very common fault on those "small but not small enough to be a mini roundabout" as shown from around 7:40 onwards: Many drivers when turning right at such roundabouts don't bother switching from right to left signal one exit prior. I know that on mini roundabouts, there just isn't time or distance to perform the switch from right to left signal but on those "small but not a mini roundabout" there is and it would be so much more useful if drivers did so.
Yeah on my lessons I really struggle to signal right and left quick in the mini roundabouts
Thanks for your videos. watched a lot of it and it greatly improved my driving alongside my tutors teachings. passed my test today.
Thank you so much! I passed first time today and can honestly say that this video contributed to me not getting multiple minors (aka possible fail) for hesitation at roundabouts. Thank you again!
I just want to say thank you for your videos, I have dyspraxia and was struggling till I found your channel. I've got my test on the 29th and now because of the great help of your videos I'm much better prepared thank you Richard.
It's great to hear the videos are helping, I wish you the best of luck with your test.
A lot of people here (Northern Ireland) simply don't signal at all, and that's not limited to roundabouts! I also know people who use their own signalling rules at roundabouts (e.g. signalling right if taking any exit other than the first) and who disagree with the highway code as to which lane/signals should be used when turning right.
Makes it tricky to anticipate things as someone that has recently passed their test.
Thank you, Richard! Ive been watching your videos when I was learning how to drive, I passed after my 2nd try. I have my own car and mostly drive on my own, I always get anxious and scared! Especially on roundabouts! This is really helpful!
my test is tomorrow and I cannot tell you how brilliant your videos have been in between lessons/for explaining things - just trying to see tomorrow as another lesson!
Nothing I hate more than drivers who choose not to signal because it's suppose to be logical.. let everyone else know your intentions..
it causes accidents everyday.
it's so frustrating.
Great video and thanks so much for sharing 👌🏽👌🏽 ...
I just wanted to tell you that ur such a helpful person. When I had my first driving lesson I was extremely bad and nervous but ever since watching ur videos I had dramatically improved. Keep up the amazing videos it's helpin a lot of people 😊
Going to send this to a friend who learnt to drive in another European country who finds our roundabout signalling confusing. Really useful to teach how it actually is in real life here, thanks!
Passed today. Thank you for all your videos on helping me understand what to do
That's great news, congratulations on passing!
An informative video on roundabouts.
My pet hate is approaching a roundabout, stopping because a vehicle on the roundabout is signalling right but exits left.
This infuriates me because my flow, as well as that of others behind me has been interrupted.
A roundabout cannot do its job if people don't follow the correct procedure.
i have my driving test tomorrow (15th), little nervous but fingers crossed ill smash it, been watching these videos for a couple months.
I've just seen this comment, thank you for watching and I hope the test went well.
@@ConquerDriving i passed my test ! passed last wednesday with 3 minors, really appreciate what you do and i couldn't have done it without watching these videos.
Haven’t even watched it yet but thanks for this video, my biggest problem is roundabout because I’m never sure if I can go or not, my instructor constantly has to use his break as I’ll judge it wrong and pull out when a car is coming, a lot of cars don’t signal and it doesn’t help, I always fail my mocks because of this but I hope it will improve
Maybe this video will help: ruclips.net/video/aOZOS4Ng22E/видео.html
And this one: ruclips.net/video/xvesdsvwhKk/видео.html
@@ConquerDriving thankyou I’ll watch all of them
I'm stopping by to thank you for the content! I watched several of his videos and they were extremely important for my approval! (I was just approved!) Thank you very much!
Thank you for your help and your precious time, Richard.
One other factor that helps readiness to go when a gap presents itself: in a manual car, if you have to stop and wait, use the handbrake / hill hold function to hold the car and transfer your right foot off the brake pedal and poised over the gas pedal with you hand on the handbrake (if applicable. Hill hold is different) ready to release it. Otherwise, if you kept your foot on the footbrake whilst waiting for a gap, it will take you longer to transfer right foot from brake to gas to take advantage of a gap as soon as it presents itself. In an automatic, you can start to "follow out" the last car simply by easing pressure on the brake pedal and letting the natural forward creep of an automatic ease you onto the roundabout, then gas.
That's true, a handbrake start can help an early beginner have a faster start. Personally I don't like letting pupils on challenging roundabouts until they are able to do fast starts without using the handbrake.
Thank you so much for all the videos,I passed my test in 2nd attempt today after watching your videos ,honestly speaking your videos has helped me a lot and I believe I would still watch them .Thank you so much.
That's great news, congratulations on passing!
Another good video. I am in the UK as well. You did not mention a very common mistake people regularly make which really annoys me. People who indicate right while going round a roundabout and continue to indicate right as they turn left to leave the roundabout. In my view it's safer to not indicate at all than indicate the wrong way! The second most annoying mistake people make is driving round the outside of a roundabout when they are leaving by the second or more exit which means that everybody has to stop for them. Keep the video's coming Richard :)
I should have watched this video before my trip to the UK, but was happy to confirm what I figured out along the way! 😅
I'm not from the UK but I'm planning a road trip to the UK. When I first heard about signalling right on the roundabout in the UK, I thought it was idiotic. Now it makes sense. If I understood the video correctly, this is a rule that needed to be implemented, because drivers don't follow other rules (i.e. signalling to leave). Man, this is a mess, thanks for helping me make sense out of it!
I don't think it was implementated because so many people don't signal to leave. But it certainly helps with that issue.
Very helpful video as I am preparing to do my test soon and now working on understanding signals at roundabouts
Hi Richard! I passed today and I just wanted to thank you for all the great tips you have shared on RUclips. This video especially helped me a lot as roundabouts weren’t my strong suit. Thank you so much!
That's great to hear, congratulations on passing!
Richard, 😊you're a real driving hero
Getting ready for my driving test tomorrow morning.
My first lesson going around roundabouts is today! Couldn't have come at a more perfect time
@conquer Driving, i thought i knew more than i actually did before finding your channel. thank you
Today was my first time on a 4 lane roundabout on my own and I managed to do it properly lol it then took me straight onto the motorway so today was definitely a productive day of driving.
This was also my first time on a motorway btw
These videos are so helpful! You’re a fantastic teacher, I can’t stop watching :)
Thank you very much sir.
Your video very much help us.
Especially I’m struggling with roundabout.
Wow exactly the post I needed on a topic I had been worrying and thinking about! Thank you
There are some lovely fun spiral roundabouts and junctions in Nottingham. Nuthall road turning right onto Western Boulevard heading towards A52 is the best junction ever designed by man or woman!
such an insightful video showing various situations, thank you!! God bless you , really appreciate the effort you put into all your videos as well as the crystal clear explanations
People do tend to indicate in the Netherlands. Slight annoyance is that they do it while/after they’re already leaving the roundabout, at which point why bother when your car is already pointing towards the exit.
I’m not not surprised with this this! People just don’t signal correctly
Thank you!! That’s what I needed!
THANKYOU so much.
Your RUclips is just wonderful.
It helps me an incredible amount xxx
This is a great, important lesson about roundabouts.. When I took my first test 16 years ago, I had a black Corsa in the outer lane signalling to come off at my exit. I pulled off to take the gap he should be have left. Split second after I went he switched his indicator off and kept on coming. He almost rear ended us. I had to put my foot down and go right up the back of a big artic to avoid a collision. The examiner was unimpressed and failed me. Always allow for the unexpected.
Examiner could fail you for having got into the situation, but implicit in that is believing the signal from another vehicle. There seems to be some assumption in this video that one should be able to trust such signals if given. I think that is foolish. I never trust them. Obviously if they are signalling right, believe they will cross your path. But if they aren't signalling, don't make any assumption, just watch where they are actually going. And if an examiner were to criticise that and say you were hesitant, you would have every reason to explain your case and ask him to explain his decision. Safety has 2 components: 1. What the other driver is doing to actively avoid risk of accident. 2. What you are doing to actively avoid risk of accident. Both have the opportunity to play safe. Both, being human, make occasional mistakes. An accident typically occurs when both make a mistake. The risk of an accident is dramatically increased if either party is not actively avoiding accidents, ie taking risks, making assumptions.
My wife's driving instructor gave her a little roundabout tip which she passed on to me. When waiting to enter a roundabout, and you don't trust the indicators of the car which will either cross your path or turn off before reaching you, watch the position of its front wheel. If the car is going to turn off, - the wheel will turn before the car shows any sign of turning giving you a little more time to set off.
Always worth remembering that any signal is only a hint, a clue, of possible intent. It is not "confirmation" of anything. Take all signals with a pinch of salt because many drivers use them incorrectly, or don't use them at all.
Signals taken in addition to other clues - road position, speed, wheel positions, what other vehicles are doing etc etc - help you to suss out what's probably happening, but always be alert that things can and do change from second to second.
True.
in nsw, australia, most dual laned roundabouts allow you to go straight from either lane, but the only drivers who ever signal left to leave the roundabout are newer drivers who have to in order to pass the driving test.
Thank you for the Video! Hi from Hungary!!
Great Job! Much love from Uganda
hey! i just want to thanks you, i learned a lot with your videos and passes my practical exam with 0 faults. You are helping people from all the globe, greetings from Chile!
Also this video is really useful, there is just roundabout in my city that was built recently, i don't really think that drivers in my city have the knowledge of how to approach in the correct manner. Roundabout are not that common in my country.
Congratulations on passing!
Try making the same observations at roundabouts in Leicester. I think you'll be shocked at the number of people who don't bother indicating at all when turning left at roundabouts. ☹️
I wonder when people start doing their own thing when driving? I still do pretty much everything I was taught while learning but it's more like a habit rather than me being intentionally "virtuous".
Two things I had to unlearn:
1. Moving off with clutch only, releasing it and then afterwards giving gas. This worked in lesson vehicle but once I got my own car it often stalled, I need to give it gas before any clutch release. Also at a roundabout you need a decent launch which you don't get with clutch-only launch.
2. When stopping, I was taught to use handbrake and leave in first with clutch in. I found out later this is bad for clutch bearing, so now I go into neutral and release clutch when stopping. This took my quite a long time to relearn!
Surprised that you mentioned Hungary, people here are not great drivers in general I think, but everybody signals when leaving a roundabout. However they forget to signal when passing a cyclist, parked cars or are in a turn-only lane, leaving or entering the highway/motorway etc.
Detailed and well explained thank you so much
Hi Richard,
Good video. You may want to clarify your information as the video came across as confusing. You mentioned at the start according to the highway code anything past 12oclock is considered right, yet this is not in the highway code.
Also, you mention that when going a head on a mini roundabout there is no need to signal at all. Yet the highway code states - Mini roundabouts. Approach these in the same was as a normal roundabout. Remember, there is less space to manoeuvre and less time to signal.
It could be very confusing if you tell people there is no need to signal at mini roundabouts.
Thanks again for the content.
The 12 o clock rule is guidance to help but not part of the Highway Code, road signs and markings can always Direct you otherwise. With mini-roundabouts you don't always have time to signal to leave so therefore when going ahead you will not likely signal.
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Hi Richard,
Thank you for your response.
You agree the 12 o'clock rule isn't in the highway code but in the video you make is sound like it is, and later you say that you don't need to signal at all when going a head on mini roundabouts. This is why I believe the video could be confusing, especially as you agree these things are not in the highway code.
Thanks again for the content.
4:26 hey look, someone signaling to leave
Hi Richard, could you please do a video about electric parking brakes and autohold? My car has this but I'm used to a traditional handbrake!! Love your videos!
Thank you, I may do in the future.
Always in class!
I failed my first driving test because the instructor stood on the brakes at a roundabout whenever a car was clearly turning off, both position and signalling to go off. The car did act as it was indicating it would, but the examiner told me he wasn't sure and therefore I'd failed..... I think it really depends on the examiner you get, they've now failed me 3 times for similar situations (going through amber traffic lights while moving and they'd just changed). All the while I've gotten 3 'minor' faults across my entire 3 tests... It's pretty demoralising.
I don't take much notice of others' signals - or lack thereof - on roundabouts. I go more by the position of the vehicles and the angle of the front wheels.
Richards I absolutely love your content. Can you do a series with like accidents and explain what should have been done
Thank you. I may do in the future if I get the footage.
Knowledgable guy - welcome 🙏 with your new videos. Can you share to us a short, precise and relevant four or five practical test manoeuvres for us please?
i am from Sri Lanka.Thank you for vidios.
I watch this channel now to re-neducate (vintage Simpsons reference) myself in driving, to try and iron out bad habits.
I've seen a few issues on a small roundabout near me. coming from one direction, there's a dedicated left lane then a straight on and right and few instances I've seen people signal right and then switch to left signal coming off straight, preventing others opposite from going as they think they will be going past them
I cant believe you managed to video so many drivers in a row using their indicators on a roundabout. In my many years of driving I have come to believe that manufactures have stopped fitting them to make cars lighter and more eco friendly. No, seriously though I have spent a lot of time being frustrated by other drivers failing to signal their intentions, both at roundabouts and when turning out of junctions. It is my firm belief that if people always indicated when turning and moderated their speed on roundabouts traffic jams would be reduced as others could make safe prompt progress. This of course should be solved when cars drive autonomously. Ugh probably not in my remaining driving time.
I genuinely find most people signal right when going right at roundabouts, however most people don't signal to leave when going straight.
thanks for the good effort sir
I would love to see another version of this with large spiral roundabouts. I see a lot of issues with indicating on those, especially when they are only partially light controlled. Seems that it can be misconstrued as a lane change and definitely stresses me out as a new driver.
I would like to do a spiral roundabout video.
Good explaining and good luck. Please make a video for reversing like turning the steernig wheel half turn, one compelate turn and quarter turning , how do we know which way turning , left and right also what happen back side and infront of the car far from kerb how do we jadge ?
Thank you. Personally I don't agree with learning to reverse by counting turns of the steering wheel. It's going to be different in all cars and doesn't teach skill. I think it's important to learn how to guide the car backwards using the mirrors so this is the method I teach.
This video may help: ruclips.net/video/PIscD0LrToc/видео.html
Same in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysian. New Driver always give Signal & always follow the rules. But not for others driver (About 90% drivers not use Signal) that use roads in Kuantan. "Maybe their cars don't have Signal Padel at all"....THAT MAKE ACCIDENTS IN BIG NUMBERS.
Thanks for this very informative
Thank you for sharing🙏🙏🙏
I failed by test recently with one minor being the difference. Tester told me my entry to corners and roundabouts was too quick. I remember one instance when I approached the roundabout and so did a car in the entrance to my right, me and that car entered the roundabout at the same time. ( I was caught between not being too hesitant and being safe ). But the tested faulted me for it
I'm sorry to hear that, try to stay positive and keep up the practise. This video may help with approaching junctions: ruclips.net/video/aOZOS4Ng22E/видео.html
I wonder if you've ever heard of a turbo roundabout? You pick the right lane and it kind of guides you to the exit you need without changing lanes. With the slight disadvantage that you can't use it to u-turn or go around twice. I really prefer them to regular large roundabouts.
I've not heard it called a turbo roundabout, usually call it a spiral roundabout.
@@ConquerDriving I looked it up and apparently there is only one turbo roundabout in the UK and it's in Bedford. It boils down to the same thing as a spiral roundabout though, but with a kerb separating the lanes. Seems to be engineers' favourite in the Netherlands these days. Kind of like double mini roundabouts in the UK, they really confused me on a recent trip, but I guess they're mainly designed to get people to slow down because of the increased complexity.
Try in Spain they signal left when they turn right if your lucky. In the UK it is mirror signal maneuver here it is Maneuver signal mirror.that is if they bother
Getting ready to book my test and roundabouts are the thing that scares me most. I can never tell what is a safe gap and what isn’t. I’m just hoping I don’t encounter too many busy roundabouts on my test
In rural USA, people can navigate our 8-year old roundabouts just fine, but only half of them signal. Luckily, they're fairly large, so you can see the beginnings of them turning out and know it's safe, but it's still annoying.
you need to discuss about the "square-ish" roundabout by Lidl, by Cowdray Avenue as it's really dangerous.
That one is fun! You need to be good at lane guidance and signal right if you're going straight in the middle lane as it looks like you're going left without the signal. That's the source of most of the collisions.
This is really hard for me, as I aprounch randabouts it’s hard for me to judge if I can fit in, so I’m not really used to roundabouts, where the aproaching cars have a intention to leave or continue
I am same 🤦♀️
Take your time and only go when you feel comfortable. When a pupil is struggling with roundabouts it's usually a case that they're trying to decide too early when approaching and trying to take small gaps like an experienced driver. You only need to take the easy gaps.
Richard, what's your opinion regarding optimal signalling practice when negotiating a large spiral roundabout? Should you still signal when following the lane that leads you to your destination exit? In particular, should you signal left to exit when you are now in the extreme left lane of a spiral roundabout and that left lane goes only to the next exit? I usually do indeed signal left that point as I feel it confirms to other drivers I'm not in the wrong lane for my destination and won't try a last second dash out of that lane. But I sometimes feel a bit "daft" giving that left signal when there is nowhere else that lane leads to. The daftness feeling sets in even more if I am waiting at a red light.
Also on spiral roundabouts: When turning right and there are two lanes to do so, I signal right on the approach and for the first part of the turn. However, if I am in the leftmost of the two lanes to turn right, it can worry a driver in the lane to my right that I am intending to change into their lane when in fact all I am doing is letting others around me know I am carrying on around the roundabout in the leftmost of the right turn lanes. Bear in mind that lane might be a combined right turn and straight ahead.
When it comes to signalling I always say: signal if it's helpful, don't signal if it's misleading and if it's neither helpful or misleading then it doesn't matter. On big spiral roundabouts I generally only signal to change lane or to leave. I rarely signal right as I don't find it helpful to others given how many lanes there is it's obvious I'm going round.
I think a lot of this depends on the road layout design, and how the lanes are marked - both text and lane markings (before they wear out!). With some of these, the most important thing to do is to move into the correct lane on approach to it, and there is nothing to do signalling wise, on layouts where the lane one is in does not go all they way round, and can’t be seen from the opposite direction.
The main issue is whether it would assist others, or not.
There is a lot about it all in the Department for Transport Traffic Signs Manual chapter 5 - Road Markings. Should be available free.
Here in Germany you only ever signal just the second before taking your exit, regardless of it being the first exit second or third etc. In fact you can be fined here for using your signal on approach to a roundabout.
I'm finding your videos very helpful, could you maybe do a video on how much to turn the steering wheel on e.g corner's, roundabout.
This video may help: ruclips.net/video/MXUn-EYPpkA/видео.html
@@ConquerDriving thank you. This has helped a lot.
We all hate being stuck in traffic but if everyone used their indicators it would greatly reduce congestion.
I will contact u when I reach Uk
I love your videos 💓
Thanks so much
Thank you so much :)
What happen when you have a give way sign on a post and a give way triangle on only one arm of the roundabout? Who have priority? is the Give way sign overrule the give way to the right line?
Never trust signalling or its absence as an indication of intent. Base your actions on whether a vehicle can possibly hit you. That depends on where it could possibly go and how fast it could get there. It is difficult to judge the direction of a vehicle, and it could always change, so you may have to wait until it is unambiguously committed to a particular exit.
4:28 they signalled to come off !
It's an embarrassment how many people don't feel it's worth the flick of their flinger to indicate in the UK. It contributes to congestion with missed opportunities to go, and also with the inevitable collisions. I drive about 8 miles to work and back, and it's rare I do so without someone signalling that they're staying on the round about whilst leaving, or not signalling they're staying on. It's basically rolling the dice to do anything other than time it to avoid them assuming they're actively trying to ram you.
thank you for this good video , vety useful. Do we need to give signal when drive at shopping center car park area when turnning left/right or parking into the bay ? tks
Only if you feel it will help someone.
This is why I currently struggle with such bad undue hesitation at roundabouts. You say most cars that aren’t signalling coming from 12oclock are likely going straight. However, I had a near collision during private practice the other day because a car decided to carry on going right round the roundabout with no signal at all having coming from 12oclock across from me. So many cars in my area just don’t signal at all period so I can never tell if a car is going to come off where I’m waiting or carry on going round and end up just waiting till it’s completely clear. Which my instructor says I need to stop doing 🫠 But how do I judge a gap if I’ve no idea what the car is doing?
Similar in Australia, almost no one signals left to leave.
Thank you!
Greetings from Kenya