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"A detour is far better than a crash" 🤣 i will defo keep that in mind. That line has been the most catchy from all the videos I've watched. Great videos though. Thanks appreciate it all 🙌
Thank you for your presentations. My Grand-daughter starts her driving tuition at the end of this year; I have recommended that she views all. The views from inside and outside a vehicle, with the verbal explanation, provide complete guidance.
This is the best channel for advice & tuition not only for learners or like me that passed years ago. As the saying goes you never stop learning. Especially as the highway code does get updated
today I didn’t use clutch control on hill and , didn’t go on mini roundabouts so I’ll be watching more of clutch control and , mini roundabouts. I’m doing good overall . because you two are brilliant with video’s . 🤩
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Many drivers need to watch this they treat a straight piece of road with a mini roundabout like it's not there, they drive like they have right of way and are shocked when a driver pulls on to the roundabout in front of them, casing them to need to break or slow down.
5:48 sometimes we gotta be careful when doing this, some drivers tend to do aggressive u-turn on a mini roundabout and we assume they just wanna turn right
very true... by aggressive do you mean fast? When I uturn on a mini roundabout I realise others don't know this and I go slowish and carefully. Some ppl. are like "aren't you psychic? It's my right of way!"
Not sure if you're still replying to this! Got a question on roundabouts.. If there is traffic/queue to go into the first exit (our left), and the right is clear, should we still enter the roundabout and queue in? I'm getting mixed responses, some have argued that - unless I can fully enter the exit, I should not enter the roundabout even if there's space. Those have referenced HWC Section 185: Check the traffic has moved off in front of you before you proceed to enter the roundabout
When queueing we should try to avoid blocking others. Ideally people crossing the roundabout should leave a gap for us to enter the roundabout and continue our journey. However if they haven’t we must be patient and wait behind the Give Way line.
1:34 does the white car (arrived first, going straight) need to give way here (to the darker car, arriving later, turning right)? It does seem to be the convention, but I can't find any rule saying that in the traffic handbook.
Oh. I think this is an overly specific interpretation of "the right". There's no car coming from the entrance on the darker car's immediate "right", and so they don't have to give way to "the right" (despite the white car being physically to the right). The white car knows the darker car doesn't have to give way, therefore the white car gives way. It's odd to me that people would rely on this interpretation.
Yes, the darker car was turning right and so the white car must give way for a moment. It’s exactly the same as at a full size roundabout - cars joining must give way to anyone on (or just about to join) the roundabout.
@ 7:46 at the double mini-roundabout on the approach to the second mini-roundabout you have changed to the right hand lane as left hand was turning left in here do we need to indicate right for changing lane? Thank you so much for helpful videos ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍
Thanks for making this insightful video. I am still struggling though as for every video that says I needn't give an exit signal on a straight ahead, there will be one that says I should. I needed to go straight on at a roundabout with no exit to the left, only to the right. My DI said I needed to indicate to tell the car ahead my intention but wouldn't it only be necessary to signal if I was crossing their path as in a right turn? I'm really quite confused!
The basic principle to remember, is to use our indicators when others (road users or pedestrians) would benefit. So if you think other traffic will understand your intentions at the roundabout better if you indicate, then you should do so - but it’s ok not to bother if it wouldn’t.
8:26 This looks like a bad timing to enter the roundabout, as you slowed down the traffic on the right and they had to stop for you. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks for the great video.
We would not take a gap that small. Even though the car to the right hadn’t actually entered the roundabout yet we should give way to it and avoid making it slow down.
Kindly make a new video on double mini round about with sufficient information like first on the left and second on the right , or first on the right and second on the left and many more this help learns to understand well thanks
3:11 - turning left - noting the BMW to the right has stopped at the give way line, I would have maintained my speed and continued my journey. However, the video shows the driver slowing down to the point they're forced to give way to the BMW as it has now set off again.
We must look further to the right when approaching our Give Way line - as if we anticipate that we would obstruct traffic approaching (but not actually on) the roundabout we must stop. Only looking at traffic on the roundabout itself would put you in potential danger, and would therefore fail a Driving Test.
Can anyone help? At 4:02 the car goes but theres a car at each entrance? Ik that you give priority to the right, but if theres a car on each road, who has priority as everyone is on everyones right? Why is the car allowed to go even though theres traffic on their right that arrived first, shouldn't they wait for them?
The roundabout doesn’t need to be empty for us to enter - we can’t get in the way of anyone to our right. In this case the red car was going ahead (so we don’t need to worry about them) and the silver car behind them stopped to give way to the car on their right. This allowed us to enter the roundabout safely. 👍🏼
Hi! There is a mini roundabout near our place that I always get confused who should be priority. It’s like a T-junction mini-roundabout just like in the video. The thing is, one side from the the main road has double-dashed line giving line. If I am on the main road and I intend to go around the roundabout, will I be priority instead of the car from the oncoming traffic on the main road as well but is on a double-dashed giving line? Thank you!
Whenever you need to cross a Give Way line we must give way to anyone on our right. Once on the roundabout, you then have priority over anyone trying to join. Good luck!
Thanks for confirming what I thought I already knew. I have a mini roundabout at the top of my road, which is a residential street leading into a main (B) road. Sadly, on a daily basis traffic coming from my left, regularly blast through as if I don't have right of way. Is there anything in the highway code that says B roads have priority?
The Highway Code just says we should give way to the right before crossing the Give Way line. If others don’t do this, then they would be at fault if there was a collision.
At 5:17 we've stopped to give way to traffic. Which traffic are we giving way to ? The car on the left of course as it is the only car on the roundabout. But if we carried on, would we get its way ? No - so why are we waiting ?
We must look further to the right when approaching our Give Way line - as if we anticipate that we would obstruct traffic approaching (but not actually on) the roundabout we must stop. Only looking at traffic on the roundabout itself would put you in potential danger, and would therefore fail a Driving Test.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool Please provide proof/evidence. The give way markings only apply to the roundabout, not other roads. To quote legislation: "...should give way at, or immediately beyond, the line to traffic circulating on the carriageway of the roundabout" No mention of including other approaching traffic. Once you are on the roundabout, all other vehicles approaching have to cross a give way line - meaning they have to give way to you. (Of course if their action does not impinge on your travel, they can continue. How would driving onto the roundabout having ensured you'd given way to any traffic on the roundabout put you in danger ? As the situation would mean any other approaching vehicle has to give way to you - the danger is created by their failure to give way - likely due to not being able to stop at the give way line. Who says it would cause a fail of the test ? I'm trying to get to the bottom of this misunderstanding as there is a lot of it about ! It seems many are quoting The Highway Code - which is terribly vague ! "Give way to vehicles approaching from the right" does not mention a distance of how far off such vehicles would be and applies to the circular road of the roundabout, not other roads !
When approaching a mini roundabout, when you see a vehicle to your right some distance away from his junction/give way lines, how far away does he have to be that allows you to turn right. We have a problem with drivers to your right being 50 to 75 yards away from their give way line, giving you plenty of time to get three quarters or nearly completing the right hand turn and you get grief. It would seem ridiculous to wait as it negates the benefits of having a roundabout. Please advise
Just like any other roundabout - we must give way to traffic to our right. We must consider their speed and position and ensure we don't force them to brake or swerve to avoid us. So if there isn't time to fully complete our turn without getting in their way then we must be patient and wait for a larger gap.
You do not signal when going straight as it can confuse drivers but if you are turning left or right, you signal as that can make others giveway to the right people
The Highway Code says that we should use the left lane for turning left and going straight ahead, unless road markings say otherwise. If everyone stuck to that rule then it’s safer than using other lanes when it suits us. It shouldn’t matter how many other exits the roundabout has or doesn’t have. 👍🏼
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool thanks, I'm trying, though struggling, drive by this rule, I don't move lanes but mouths to roundabouts often are incorrectly signed and leave me left for left only than left for straight over.
Good video and I get the need to give way to the first car arriving from the right. But I don’t get why you should give way to a second car, which hasn’t yet arrived at the roundabout. Surely if I enter the roundabout between the first and second cars, I automatically have priority? Isn’t that how normal roundabouts work and if so is this a difference between normal roundabouts and mini roundabouts? Thanks!
We should give way to anyone on our right. It doesn’t matter whether they are actually on the roundabout, about to enter it or even slightly further away - they have priority over us and we can’t get in their way.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool Thanks. So that means the rules are different from those applying to normal roundabouts. Is that right? Are you sure and if so could you refer me to the correct document?
No - the rules are the same at any roundabout, normal or mini. We must give way to anyone to our right - not just on the actual roundabout! Read rule 185 of The Highway Code 👍🏼
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool Ok, thanks! I do know that when I learned (decades ago ha ha!) that in those days, anyone entering a roundabout had to give way to anyone already on the roundabout and the give way lines as you enter the roundabout were meant to indicate that you could enter the roundabout, but you should give way to anyone already on it.
Most mini roundabouts only have one lane. However if it does have two lanes then use the correct lane (left lane for turning left or straight ahead / right lane for turning right) for the direction you are heading towards. The number of the exit makes no difference!
That can vary quite a lot, depending on the car. The car in this video (Ford Fiesta) has very quick steering with only two turns from full left lock to right lock. However our red car (Nissan Leaf) has 3 turns from lock to lock, so we must steer a little more for each turn. Older cars without power steering often have 4 turns of lock. So each time we drive a new car we must assess how the steering feels, just as we also need to feel how responsive the engine and brakes are. 👍🏼
this is very simplistic. There are other mini roundabouts where the car turning right will have to stop. Many people think once they are turning right and have indicated to do so at a mini-roundabout, they have priority of passage. WRONG. At some mini-round abouts the one turning right has got a give way sign and the road marking on the approach on their lane has two lines. That means what it indicates on their approach that they should rather give way. There are two signs 1) give way sign 2) on the ground there are two parallel lines but they think so far as they are turning right they have priority of passage. Another video should be uploaded to show this typ of mini roundabout.
Why do you say that no one would benefit from indicating while we are going ahead at a round about ? Wouldn't the vehicle which is about to enter the round about from the other side of the lane be able to enter the lane safely if we are giving an indicator that we are exiting the roundabout?
For two reasons: Since a mini roundabout is an open junction with good visibility oncoming traffic can see us approaching with no indicator showing - so it is already clear where we are going before we even get to the junction. Also, a mini roundabout is so small that even if we do indicate to leave it will probably only flash once before we exit the roundabout - which is no help to others. Our speed and position (and lack of signal) is enough for other drivers to understand where we are going.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool Okay.Thanks. I got an impression that you were talking about roundabouts in general.Would you recommend using an indicator in a large roundabout?
We definitely recommend indicating properly at large roundabouts - as the more other drivers understand where we are going, the less they crash into us!
When I am driving in a strange town and I go in the wrong lane on mini roundabouts or roundabouts and I realise I'm in the wrong lane within a second I just go round the roundabout and join the exit I want if I tried to do it by cutting into the other Lane which I wanted I could cause an accident I have tried explaining this to the wife who hasn't got a driving licence by the way but she's a good backseat driver I say I would rather do it that way then spend time on filling out insurance forms and insurance money going up as well as repair garage bills
Yeah, but what about at a crossroads rather than a T-junction? That's the thing I'm not clear on. With regard to the car directly opposite me, we are both on each other's right, so who has priority?
You have equal priority, same as two cars on main road at crossroads both wanting to turn right. On a wide road there is space to both turn at same time, giving way to oncoming overtaking traffic otherwise in the area as appropriate. If a mini-roundabout is marked same applies, if there is room you could both go at same time. If space is tight you will be better advised to wait for a blocker to shield you that does not shield the other car and go then or let the other car go first. It will go first if it gets a favourable blocker exclusive to him.
2:25 re approaching... "Look to the left as well in case a driver is approaching too quickly to give way to us" Well, if you're not on the roundabout, they don't give way to you !
In the video we said: “We should steer around the centre of the mini roundabout if possible, but if there isn’t enough room or we’re driving a large vehicle it’s OK to drive across the centre.” 👍🏼
This mini roundabout layout is similar to the one for exiting my estate on to a busy main road. The only difference is the junction is narrower and the roundabout is cantered between the two lanes. As it’s difficult to find a gap on the oncoming traffic from the right I drive over the roundabout to clear the junction quicker. Obviously this is illegal according to the Highway Code but for practical reasons it’s safer and the traffic flows quicker.
4:43 - As there is no traffic on the roundabout to give way to, why is the circled car waiting ? [Because they don't understand roundabouts !] As you say at 4:48 traffic from the right should give way to the circled car once the circled car enters the roundabout. The SAME applies a few seconds earlier - the circled car should give way to traffic from the right ONCE IT HAS ENTERED THE ROUNDABOUT.
We must look further to the right when approaching our Give Way line - as if we anticipate that we would obstruct traffic approaching (but not actually on) the roundabout we must stop. Only looking at traffic on the roundabout itself would put you in potential danger, and would therefore fail a Driving Test.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool this reply doesn’t make sense. If this is the case then what is the purpose of the ‘give way’ on the right? The mini-roundabout may as well be removed along with the give ways to the right and left of the white car because there is no benefit to the white car with a mini roundabout compared to a T-junction? Cars approaching from the right will always speed through the mini roundabout and the white car would have to wait until there is no traffic just as they would at a T-junction.
when going stright on , no need to indicate when leaving, yet when turning right the commentator says you can indicate to leave if you wish. Then there are the vechicals that clearly make no attemp to go round the roundaboutand there comment about these, why not. when one of them looks to have been very marginal if it was actually to the right of the center of the roundabout!
These so called mini roundabouts are enormous compared to ones in our town. Please make film of tiny estate roundabouts on narrow residential roads that are solid with traffic and busy in rush hours! And I would have to add your very clear rules were not those that prevailed when I and in excess of 50 per cent of the population took our test and mini roundabouts were invented!! Priority to the right doesn’t work on our mini roundabouts with 3 or 4 constant flows of rush hour traffic. The old rule of “go in order of arrival” has to prevail or there would be no movement of traffic. Please do a film of our tiny suburban busy roundabouts. Your film shows dreamland normal sized roundabouts. Our mini roundabouts do not even rate a “mound” or even a “bump”!
I've passed my test 2 weeks ago. Yet the mini roundabout I use everyday down the road from me. People sit there when it's there right of way and it's confused me so here I am 😂
If the other car to your right is forced to Give Way then it is often safe for you to enter the roundabout. We even show this situation in the video 👍🏼
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool I think I spotted it, thanks. The reason I ask is yesterday I was a passenger and I noticed my driver went even though a car was to the right stationary even though there was no one for them to give way to on there right. It happened so fast and it made me wonder afterwards, thanks for your reply, your very kind.
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* 5:37 When Busy
* 6:50 Double Mini-Roundabouts
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"A detour is far better than a crash" 🤣 i will defo keep that in mind. That line has been the most catchy from all the videos I've watched. Great videos though. Thanks appreciate it all 🙌
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Many drivers need to watch this they treat a straight piece of road with a mini roundabout like it's not there, they drive like they have right of way and are shocked when a driver pulls on to the roundabout in front of them, casing them to need to break or slow down.
Great clear video 👍 love the information a detour is always better than a crash
Amazing presentation thanks for that and thanks again for valuable information.
5:48 sometimes we gotta be careful when doing this, some drivers tend to do aggressive u-turn on a mini roundabout and we assume they just wanna turn right
very true... by aggressive do you mean fast? When I uturn on a mini roundabout I realise others don't know this and I go slowish and carefully. Some ppl. are like "aren't you psychic? It's my right of way!"
Thanks Ann for the great explanation 😄
5:12 good example of a lazy driver
1. Signal on approach/directional
2. No leaving signal
3. Always give priority to your right.
4. YOU THANK ME LATER.
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Not sure if you're still replying to this! Got a question on roundabouts.. If there is traffic/queue to go into the first exit (our left), and the right is clear, should we still enter the roundabout and queue in? I'm getting mixed responses, some have argued that - unless I can fully enter the exit, I should not enter the roundabout even if there's space.
Those have referenced HWC Section 185: Check the traffic has moved off in front of you before you proceed to enter the roundabout
When queueing we should try to avoid blocking others. Ideally people crossing the roundabout should leave a gap for us to enter the roundabout and continue our journey. However if they haven’t we must be patient and wait behind the Give Way line.
1:34 does the white car (arrived first, going straight) need to give way here (to the darker car, arriving later, turning right)? It does seem to be the convention, but I can't find any rule saying that in the traffic handbook.
Oh. I think this is an overly specific interpretation of "the right". There's no car coming from the entrance on the darker car's immediate "right", and so they don't have to give way to "the right" (despite the white car being physically to the right). The white car knows the darker car doesn't have to give way, therefore the white car gives way.
It's odd to me that people would rely on this interpretation.
Yes, the darker car was turning right and so the white car must give way for a moment. It’s exactly the same as at a full size roundabout - cars joining must give way to anyone on (or just about to join) the roundabout.
Thank you. this is very clear and helpful
@ 7:46 at the double mini-roundabout on the approach to the second mini-roundabout you have changed to the right hand lane as left hand was turning left in here do we need to indicate right for changing lane?
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No, as it wouldn’t really help anyone. Our road position is enough to show what we are doing there.
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In the situation at ~7:38 - going straight over the double mini roundabout, should the driver signal?
There is no need to indicate when going ahead at a mini roundabout, as no-one will benefit from the signal.
at 4:39 , why does white car need to wait for 3 rd car (blue) coming from right?
They must give way to any traffic approaching from their right - even if the vehicle hasn't actually entered the roundabout yet.
Thanks for making this insightful video. I am still struggling though as for every video that says I needn't give an exit signal on a straight ahead, there will be one that says I should. I needed to go straight on at a roundabout with no exit to the left, only to the right. My DI said I needed to indicate to tell the car ahead my intention but wouldn't it only be necessary to signal if I was crossing their path as in a right turn? I'm really quite confused!
The basic principle to remember, is to use our indicators when others (road users or pedestrians) would benefit. So if you think other traffic will understand your intentions at the roundabout better if you indicate, then you should do so - but it’s ok not to bother if it wouldn’t.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool Thanks for replying to me, much appreciated.
8:26 This looks like a bad timing to enter the roundabout, as you slowed down the traffic on the right and they had to stop for you. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks for the great video.
Seemed fine to us. 👍🏼
no problems there, they were already slow approaching the roundabout themselves
I think if we waited for traffic approaching the roundabout slowly from the right we'd still be there!
4:42 any problem with the white car using the gap and going now?
We would not take a gap that small. Even though the car to the right hadn’t actually entered the roundabout yet we should give way to it and avoid making it slow down.
Kindly make a new video on double mini round about with sufficient information like first on the left and second on the right , or first on the right and second on the left and many more this help learns to understand well thanks
3:11 - turning left - noting the BMW to the right has stopped at the give way line, I would have maintained my speed and continued my journey. However, the video shows the driver slowing down to the point they're forced to give way to the BMW as it has now set off again.
We must look further to the right when approaching our Give Way line - as if we anticipate that we would obstruct traffic approaching (but not actually on) the roundabout we must stop. Only looking at traffic on the roundabout itself would put you in potential danger, and would therefore fail a Driving Test.
Can anyone help? At 4:02 the car goes but theres a car at each entrance? Ik that you give priority to the right, but if theres a car on each road, who has priority as everyone is on everyones right? Why is the car allowed to go even though theres traffic on their right that arrived first, shouldn't they wait for them?
The roundabout doesn’t need to be empty for us to enter - we can’t get in the way of anyone to our right. In this case the red car was going ahead (so we don’t need to worry about them) and the silver car behind them stopped to give way to the car on their right. This allowed us to enter the roundabout safely. 👍🏼
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool brilliant thank you
Hi! There is a mini roundabout near our place that I always get confused who should be priority. It’s like a T-junction mini-roundabout just like in the video. The thing is, one side from the the main road has double-dashed line giving line. If I am on the main road and I intend to go around the roundabout, will I be priority instead of the car from the oncoming traffic on the main road as well but is on a double-dashed giving line? Thank you!
Whenever you need to cross a Give Way line we must give way to anyone on our right. Once on the roundabout, you then have priority over anyone trying to join. Good luck!
Thanks so much
Thanks for confirming what I thought I already knew. I have a mini roundabout at the top of my road, which is a residential street leading into a main (B) road. Sadly, on a daily basis traffic coming from my left, regularly blast through as if I don't have right of way. Is there anything in the highway code that says B roads have priority?
The Highway Code just says we should give way to the right before crossing the Give Way line. If others don’t do this, then they would be at fault if there was a collision.
At 5:17 we've stopped to give way to traffic. Which traffic are we giving way to ?
The car on the left of course as it is the only car on the roundabout. But if we carried on, would we get its way ? No - so why are we waiting ?
We must look further to the right when approaching our Give Way line - as if we anticipate that we would obstruct traffic approaching (but not actually on) the roundabout we must stop. Only looking at traffic on the roundabout itself would put you in potential danger, and would therefore fail a Driving Test.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool Please provide proof/evidence.
The give way markings only apply to the roundabout, not other roads. To quote legislation: "...should give way at,
or immediately beyond, the
line to traffic circulating on
the carriageway of the
roundabout"
No mention of including other approaching traffic.
Once you are on the roundabout, all other vehicles approaching have to cross a give way line - meaning they have to give way to you. (Of course if their action does not impinge on your travel, they can continue.
How would driving onto the roundabout having ensured you'd given way to any traffic on the roundabout put you in danger ? As the situation would mean any other approaching vehicle has to give way to you - the danger is created by their failure to give way - likely due to not being able to stop at the give way line.
Who says it would cause a fail of the test ?
I'm trying to get to the bottom of this misunderstanding as there is a lot of it about ! It seems many are quoting The Highway Code - which is terribly vague ! "Give way to vehicles approaching from the right" does not mention a distance of how far off such vehicles would be and applies to the circular road of the roundabout, not other roads !
So you haven't provided proof or evidence. I rest my case.
@@millomweb lol damn this is funny to see
When approaching a mini roundabout, when you see a vehicle to your right some distance away from his junction/give way lines, how far away does he have to be that allows you to turn right.
We have a problem with drivers to your right being 50 to 75 yards away from their give way line, giving you plenty of time to get three quarters or nearly completing the right hand turn and you get grief.
It would seem ridiculous to wait as it negates the benefits of having a roundabout. Please advise
Just like any other roundabout - we must give way to traffic to our right. We must consider their speed and position and ensure we don't force them to brake or swerve to avoid us. So if there isn't time to fully complete our turn without getting in their way then we must be patient and wait for a larger gap.
Hiya quick question please. On a mini round about do you signal when going straight? Or turning left?
We cover that in the video. 👍🏼
You do not signal when going straight as it can confuse drivers but if you are turning left or right, you signal as that can make others giveway to the right people
Minster Arms in Wimborne ( Mini ) Two Lanes on approach, two exits, left and straight on. Which lane to choose -?-, thanks
The Highway Code says that we should use the left lane for turning left and going straight ahead, unless road markings say otherwise. If everyone stuck to that rule then it’s safer than using other lanes when it suits us. It shouldn’t matter how many other exits the roundabout has or doesn’t have. 👍🏼
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool thanks, I'm trying, though struggling, drive by this rule, I don't move lanes but mouths to roundabouts often are incorrectly signed and leave me left for left only than left for straight over.
Thanks for this vedio
i dont my 4th lession i did mini roundabats i need to understand how it works and sometimes relese to glutch quick when i change gear
Good video and I get the need to give way to the first car arriving from the right. But I don’t get why you should give way to a second car, which hasn’t yet arrived at the roundabout. Surely if I enter the roundabout between the first and second cars, I automatically have priority? Isn’t that how normal roundabouts work and if so is this a difference between normal roundabouts and mini roundabouts? Thanks!
We should give way to anyone on our right. It doesn’t matter whether they are actually on the roundabout, about to enter it or even slightly further away - they have priority over us and we can’t get in their way.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool Thanks. So that means the rules are different from those applying to normal roundabouts. Is that right? Are you sure and if so could you refer me to the correct document?
No - the rules are the same at any roundabout, normal or mini. We must give way to anyone to our right - not just on the actual roundabout! Read rule 185 of The Highway Code 👍🏼
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool Ok, thanks! I do know that when I learned (decades ago ha ha!) that in those days, anyone entering a roundabout had to give way to anyone already on the roundabout and the give way lines as you enter the roundabout were meant to indicate that you could enter the roundabout, but you should give way to anyone already on it.
Mini roundabouts are great
Just passed the test, but keep watching videos to learn more.
Good explain
I like your video ❤️
if there is only 2 exits then when lane I should follow before entering the roundabout.
Most mini roundabouts only have one lane. However if it does have two lanes then use the correct lane (left lane for turning left or straight ahead / right lane for turning right) for the direction you are heading towards. The number of the exit makes no difference!
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I thought that I read somewhere that U turns are not permitted on a mini island. Does anybody know if this is correct?
They are not recommended, but not technically illegal.
Can you please post a video abt how much the tyres turn according to the steering wheel turn. Thank you.
That can vary quite a lot, depending on the car. The car in this video (Ford Fiesta) has very quick steering with only two turns from full left lock to right lock. However our red car (Nissan Leaf) has 3 turns from lock to lock, so we must steer a little more for each turn. Older cars without power steering often have 4 turns of lock. So each time we drive a new car we must assess how the steering feels, just as we also need to feel how responsive the engine and brakes are. 👍🏼
Oh, and if you haven't seen it, we made this video about steering: ua-cam.com/video/Oiv6V8f5g18/v-deo.html
should I give one on the right, and the second line which is on my left should give me away. What Teerth line?
Just Give Way to anyone on your right, like a normal roundabout 👍🏼
I like your video’s
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this is very simplistic. There are other mini roundabouts where the car turning right will have to stop. Many people think once they are turning right and have indicated to do so at a mini-roundabout, they have priority of passage. WRONG. At some mini-round abouts the one turning right has got a give way sign and the road marking on the approach on their lane has two lines. That means what it indicates on their approach that they should rather give way. There are two signs 1) give way sign 2) on the ground there are two parallel lines but they think so far as they are turning right they have priority of passage. Another video should be uploaded to show this typ of mini roundabout.
Long Vehicle can use the mini-roundabout?
Yes - but they need more space to turn so will have to cut across the centre.
Quick question are people allowed to cross their hands on the test or lesson cause I might do that feeding the wheel makes me almost turn into a kerb
As long as you keep the car in the correct road position, you can use any steering technique you like 👍🏼
Advance Driving School nice thx ;)
Why do you say that no one would benefit from indicating while we are going ahead at a round about ?
Wouldn't the vehicle which is about to enter the round about from the other side of the lane be able to enter the lane safely if we are giving an indicator that we are exiting the roundabout?
For two reasons:
Since a mini roundabout is an open junction with good visibility oncoming traffic can see us approaching with no indicator showing - so it is already clear where we are going before we even get to the junction.
Also, a mini roundabout is so small that even if we do indicate to leave it will probably only flash once before we exit the roundabout - which is no help to others.
Our speed and position (and lack of signal) is enough for other drivers to understand where we are going.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool Okay.Thanks. I got an impression that you were talking about roundabouts in general.Would you recommend using an indicator in a large roundabout?
We definitely recommend indicating properly at large roundabouts - as the more other drivers understand where we are going, the less they crash into us!
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UK roads are so beautifully designed!!🤗
Beautifully design? The streets are too small compare to America
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Thanks for helping me pass
Happy to help - well done!
When I am driving in a strange town and I go in the wrong lane on mini roundabouts or roundabouts and I realise I'm in the wrong lane within a second I just go round the roundabout and join the exit I want if I tried to do it by cutting into the other Lane which I wanted I could cause an accident
I have tried explaining this to the wife who hasn't got a driving licence by the way but she's a good backseat driver I say I would rather do it that way then spend time on filling out insurance forms and insurance money going up as well as repair garage bills
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Yeah, but what about at a crossroads rather than a T-junction? That's the thing I'm not clear on. With regard to the car directly opposite me, we are both on each other's right, so who has priority?
This may help:
Crossroads | Learn to drive: Intermediate skills ua-cam.com/video/JM1yN5QqVlY/v-deo.html
You have equal priority, same as two cars on main road at crossroads both wanting to turn right. On a wide road there is space to both turn at same time, giving way to oncoming overtaking traffic otherwise in the area as appropriate. If a mini-roundabout is marked same applies, if there is room you could both go at same time. If space is tight you will be better advised to wait for a blocker to shield you that does not shield the other car and go then or let the other car go first. It will go first if it gets a favourable blocker exclusive to him.
2:25 re approaching... "Look to the left as well in case a driver is approaching too quickly to give way to us"
Well, if you're not on the roundabout, they don't give way to you !
so you have won the right of way battle but your car is wrecked!
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Laft and Right side judgment please.
This video might help: ua-cam.com/video/8-RI8da-qZc/v-deo.html
is it against the law to drive over the marking on the road?
In the video we said: “We should steer around the centre of the mini roundabout if possible, but if there isn’t enough room or we’re driving a large vehicle it’s OK to drive across the centre.” 👍🏼
Never seen double/up to six mini round abouts in Norway, where I live 😮
This mini roundabout layout is similar to the one for exiting my estate on to a busy main road. The only difference is the junction is narrower and the roundabout is cantered between the two lanes. As it’s difficult to find a gap on the oncoming traffic from the right I drive over the roundabout to clear the junction quicker. Obviously this is illegal according to the Highway Code but for practical reasons it’s safer and the traffic flows quicker.
We think it's OK to drive over the centre a little when turning right.
4:43 - As there is no traffic on the roundabout to give way to, why is the circled car waiting ?
[Because they don't understand roundabouts !]
As you say at 4:48 traffic from the right should give way to the circled car once the circled car enters the roundabout. The SAME applies a few seconds earlier - the circled car should give way to traffic from the right ONCE IT HAS ENTERED THE ROUNDABOUT.
We must look further to the right when approaching our Give Way line - as if we anticipate that we would obstruct traffic approaching (but not actually on) the roundabout we must stop. Only looking at traffic on the roundabout itself would put you in potential danger, and would therefore fail a Driving Test.
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool this reply doesn’t make sense. If this is the case then what is the purpose of the ‘give way’ on the right? The mini-roundabout may as well be removed along with the give ways to the right and left of the white car because there is no benefit to the white car with a mini roundabout compared to a T-junction? Cars approaching from the right will always speed through the mini roundabout and the white car would have to wait until there is no traffic just as they would at a T-junction.
when going stright on , no need to indicate when leaving, yet when turning right the commentator says you can indicate to leave if you wish. Then there are the vechicals that clearly make no attemp to go round the roundaboutand there comment about these, why not. when one of them looks to have been very marginal if it was actually to the right of the center of the roundabout!
These so called mini roundabouts are enormous compared to ones in our town. Please make film of tiny estate roundabouts on narrow residential roads that are solid with traffic and busy in rush hours! And I would have to add your very clear rules were not those that prevailed when I and in excess of 50 per cent of the population took our test and mini roundabouts were invented!! Priority to the right doesn’t work on our mini roundabouts with 3 or 4 constant flows of rush hour traffic. The old rule of “go in order of arrival” has to prevail or there would be no movement of traffic. Please do a film of our tiny suburban busy roundabouts. Your film shows dreamland normal sized roundabouts. Our mini roundabouts do not even rate a “mound” or even a “bump”!
I've passed my test 2 weeks ago. Yet the mini roundabout I use everyday down the road from me. People sit there when it's there right of way and it's confused me so here I am 😂
I hope the video helps!
I suffer adhd I have had 60 lessons and I’m still struggling with roundabouts and road position feel like giving up tbh 😭
I feel you, did you get your license in the end?
Explain these rules to the Indians from London, which transformed London in a chaotic place to drive.
In other words, a roundabout is a form of "give way" or "yield" as we say here in America.
Kind of. This longer video explains further:
Ultimate Guide to Roundabouts ua-cam.com/video/286WnNKrIwk/v-deo.html 👍🏼
If a car is stationary to your right waiting at junction on a mini roundabout, are you still supposed to wait, I guess you are?
If the other car to your right is forced to Give Way then it is often safe for you to enter the roundabout. We even show this situation in the video 👍🏼
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool I think I spotted it, thanks. The reason I ask is yesterday I was a passenger and I noticed my driver went even though a car was to the right stationary even though there was no one for them to give way to on there right. It happened so fast and it made me wonder afterwards, thanks for your reply, your very kind.
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Just remember. Mirrors, signal. Mirrors, signal.
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Only 2 wheels on the painted circle, not all 4 😶
Unfortunately not everyone signal their intention, what then ?
Wait for a safer gap 👍🏼
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Please. overtake tips ,video ,my english not good .
Overtaking | Learn to drive: Expert skills ua-cam.com/video/RUHTRPkwBS4/v-deo.html 👍🏼
@@AdvanceDrivingSchool thanks, I saw it very useful .
self regulated traffic. The libertarian dream :- D
5:12 never do this :- S bad bad bad
Lmao this mini-roundabout is in my town of bury st Edmunds
Right next to Currys and Homebase!