HGV blocks road 5599

As I understand it the correct signal when leaving a roundabout is to signal left once paasing the exit before the one you intend to take.

So, I an approaching a roundabout with four exits, intending to go straight on. The roundabout has two lanes, and i can therefore use either. I choose the inside (right hand) one. A lorry is waiting to pull onto the roundabout from my left. Since i will not be signalling my intention to exit until I have pbutted him, and will not be signalling at all until that point, he will have no idea where I am going until it is too late for him to pull out in front of me. It might be that I am signalling correctly, but many don't, so the lack of signals can be confusing.

I find in this situation, lorries often pull out on the "might is right" principle, causing me to brake and sometimes have to stop to wait for him to drive past my exit. As Conor says, HGVs take a little while to accelerate, and will need more time to pull onto a roundabout from rest than a car. In a congested situation, they could probably sit there forever.

It does not help for the car driver to move into the left lane, even if this is possible, since he will still have to wait for the lorry to clear his exit.

Martin.

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