Changing lanes on large roundabouts

BilboBagOfCans

Hope I can explain this okay!
I'm confused as to how you should proceed on a large roundabout.
If I am going to go the full way around, I would normally go on the inside lane the full way around, however many of the large roundabouts in dublin have a couple of lanes going around them, and have traffic lights.
Once I've passed the second exit, should I change position to go into the outside lane and then proceed from there to the exit?
Normally I'd stay in the inside lane until just past the second exit and then check signals an manoeuvre over to exit but the bigger roundabouts have far more space between the exits.

For example,say if I am coming up the leopardstown road up onto the roundabout that goes onto the M50. If I wanted to carry on around the roundabout to to to the exit past the m50, what should my lanes be?
Thanks!

Isambard

I'd ask your driving instructor to explain it to you (and I'm assuming by inside lane, you mean the right hand lane.

punisher5112

Anything past 12 o'clock on a roundabout you should be in the far right lane unless signposted otherwise.....

Came across this article from the PSNI on how to negotiate such a roundabout. I get very confused about this myself!

https://www.derrydaily.net/2016/10/11/psni-advice-on-how-to-negotiate-your-way-round-a-three-lane-roundabout-in-derry/

punisher5112

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Came across this article from the PSNI on how to negotiate such a roundabout. I get very confused about this myself!

https://www.derrydaily.net/2016/10/11/psni-advice-on-how-to-negotiate-your-way-round-a-three-lane-roundabout-in-derry/

That's actually a very good explanation and usually roads will be displayed such as direction such as Dublin or North etc or road number such as n212 or such...

I fully appreciate if it's a person's first time and they're unsure of directions but anyone using daily should know well where to be.

BilboBagOfCans

Hi,
Yes sorry when I say the inside lane I mean the right lane.
I understand the piece around going in the right lane if my exit is past the 12 o clock point.
It's just that videos I have seen on youtube say you should move lane as you pass the exit before the one you take, whereas the picture above says you should stay in your lane and come off in the right lane of the exit.
Is this just the best way to do it? I did my lessons in the UK and my teacher advocated to move to the left lane passing the previous exit so that when I took my exit I would be in the left lane coming off.

Isambard

Given it's illegal to overtake on the left, there should be nothing in your way to change lane once you've indicated at the previous exit. If you do, you can exit in the left lane. If you stay out you should exit in the right lane (assuming there is one. ) It's all pretty seamless though on smaller roundabouts

Dublin does not have a large number of complex roundabouts, with three lanes, and in my day of learning my instructors never brought me bear the obvious one, the Walkinstown roundabout. I got my license without ever practising this. Truly I used to be a danger on the road, and knew more about aeronautical rules than driving rules. I presume the Theory Test covers this now, even if putting it into practice requires revision as do all such things.

punisher5112

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Dublin does not have a large number of complex roundabouts, with three lanes, and in my day of learning my instructors never brought me bear the obvious one, the Walkinstown roundabout. I got my license without ever practising this. Truly I used to be a danger on the road, and knew more about aeronautical rules than driving rules. I presume the Theory Test covers this now, even if putting it into practice requires revision as do all such things.

It doesn't seem to be enough as I see all sorts on the road from old to young and newly passed and they all seem to have great difficulty with lane discipline and indication of their intentions....

Roundabouts are absolutely lethal.

MascotDec85

The type you are talking about are called corkscrew or spiral roundabouts. It’s very important you look at directional signs on the approach and follow the road markings whilst on the roundabout.

This video gives a decent explanation

https://youtu.be/4U-HPhJbXk0