Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This Merc Driver needs to learn Lane Discipline.
ADD-ON due to the amount of people who failed to navigate roundabouts correctly:
My lane entering the roundabout was for M4(E), so as the Merc. A total of two lanes entering the roundabout for M4(E). At 0:15 the blue sign clearly showing that the roundabout has 4 lanes, 2 for M4(E) and 2 for A408. So 2 lanes for M4(E) entering the roundabout into 2 lanes for M4(E) in the roundabout. Very clear and easy. Left lane for M4(E) was for me, and the right lane for M4(E) was for the Merc. However, the Merc cut me off and entered the left lane for M4(E) pushing me into the lane for A408.
The lane markings we all drove over weren't for traffic entering the roundabout. Just like anyone entering MOST roundabouts, you WILL go through some lane markings. That doesn't mean they are for you. You have to understand which lane you are in, where your lane is heading to and match it up with the lanes in the roundabout.
And for anyone who thinks that there are three lanes in the roundabout. Unfortunately, that's a wrong observation. There are 5 lanes (2 for A408 remaining in the roundabout and 3 for M4(W) exiting the roundabout). So it's either 2/4/5 lanes, not 3 lanes there. At 0:14, It may look like 3 lanes, but that's just a space opening up from 2 lanes into 4 lanes. A space opening from the centre of a roundabout, it was preceded by nothing.
If you still need help with it, this is the link for you youtu.be/meereO4OclM
OR just google map it
google.com/maps/@51.4951948,-0.4533505,221m/data=!3m1!1e3
On the google map, the slip road off M4(W) coming from the right has guided dots showing how the Merc failed to maintain in his own lane and the way I navigate round this roundabout was correct. Same situation.
If you are still stuck, then ask yourself this question. Was my lane marked for M4(E)? Well, that's the lane I have to be in, not the adjacent one that's for A408.
This Merc Driver needs to learn Lane Discipline.
ADD-ON due to the amount of people who failed to navigate roundabouts correctly:
My lane entering the roundabout was for M4(E), so as the Merc. A total of two lanes entering the roundabout for M4(E). At 0:15 the blue sign clearly showing that the roundabout has 4 lanes, 2 for M4(E) and 2 for A408. So 2 lanes for M4(E) entering the roundabout into 2 lanes for M4(E) in the roundabout. Very clear and easy. Left lane for M4(E) was for me, and the right lane for M4(E) was for the Merc. However, the Merc cut me off and entered the left lane for M4(E) pushing me into the lane for A408.
The lane markings we all drove over weren't for traffic entering the roundabout. Just like anyone entering MOST roundabouts, you WILL go through some lane markings. That doesn't mean they are for you. You have to understand which lane you are in, where your lane is heading to and match it up with the lanes in the roundabout.
And for anyone who thinks that there are three lanes in the roundabout. Unfortunately, that's a wrong observation. There are 5 lanes (2 for A408 remaining in the roundabout and 3 for M4(W) exiting the roundabout). So it's either 2/4/5 lanes, not 3 lanes there. At 0:14, It may look like 3 lanes, but that's just a space opening up from 2 lanes into 4 lanes. A space opening from the centre of a roundabout, it was preceded by nothing.
If you still need help with it, this is the link for you youtu.be/meereO4OclM
OR just google map it
google.com/maps/@51.4951948,-0.4533505,221m/data=!3m1!1e3
On the google map, the slip road off M4(W) coming from the right has guided dots showing how the Merc failed to maintain in his own lane and the way I navigate round this roundabout was correct. Same situation.
If you are still stuck, then ask yourself this question. Was my lane marked for M4(E)? Well, that's the lane I have to be in, not the adjacent one that's for A408.
