A-Class Driving School - Southmead trouble spots - Gloucester Road North/Filton dual carriageway roundabout
The large semi traffic light controlled roundabout seems to throw a few people every now and then. You can come onto it a few ways. It's mostly when turning right that students get lost. Learners all want to stay close to the centre of the roundabout and don't seem to be able to follow/understand the markigs on the floor as you get to the 2nd exit. The image below should help clear things up for you.
As you can see from the arrows, on approach, you should be in the right lane for turning right. As you draw along side the roundabout, you'll be in the right hand lane. Pass exit 1 still in the right hand lane. As you approach exit 2, you'll notice you have an option. Keep turning right and cross some dashed lines to keep very close to the roundabout (which is very wrong), or stay in the same lane and begin to drift from the roundabout. This lane all of a sudden is now the middle lane. At this time you are passing exit 2. It's now that you will be checking mirrors (interior and left door mirror), signalling left and then making a decision on your position. If there are no cars to your left, then you can straighten up so to leave the roundabout at the 3rd exit in the left lane, like the red arrows show. If there is a car to your left, then you need to follow the lane/markings on the floor like in the image below. Both are fine, except that with the blue arrow scenario you'll need to come back to the left lane before too long. The right lane is used for overtaking.
