Ahgongwolve Clutched February 1, 2009 Share February 1, 2009 Traffic rule : when at the 2 lane roundabout, who has the right of way? the car in the inner lane or outer lane? what if a car in the inner lane was turning left,trying to exit the 2 lane roundabout, and hit a car who is traveling straight in the outer lane, which car is at fault? Cannot... if left turn must stay in the outer lane.. if u keep inner lane then must make a 360 deg turn... simple rule... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicolor 5th Gear February 1, 2009 Share February 1, 2009 singapore roundabout too small lah. alot of our neighbour country using roundabouts... but their roundabout is very huge lah... IMO, roundabouts are better then traffic lights. self regulate traffic is better.... Prefer roundabouts too, makes traffic a lot smoother (Another thing I like about roundabouts - often when not sure of the direction I go into the innermost lane and circle repeatedly while my friend checks the directory! ). But only provided people KNOW how to use them properly. There are very few in Singapore so its quite understandable if people aren't familiar with them. In contrast roundabouts are everywhere in Hong Kong but yet people don't understand how to use them - taking the outer lane even when heading for the right most (3 o clock position) exit, giving way when not necessary (once in the roundabout one should proceed, but I've encountered numerous drivers stopping right in the middle and beckoning me to enter the roundabout - as well as learned to be careful of the vehicle in front of me in the roundabout in case he stops for this reason). But despite all these little incidents, I still prefer them to too many traffic lights. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicolor 5th Gear February 1, 2009 Share February 1, 2009 not so.....inner lane r for turning left or going straight on. Tis will ensure smoother n higher traffic flow. While outer lane is strictly for exit to e left n muz not go straight Yup that's what I meant, driving straight all the way in the outer lane is not correct. But its not safe to just exit straight from the inner lane either, you have to filter left before that. Especially because of those on the outer lane, exiting straight from the inner lane would cut straight across their path. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic February 1, 2009 Share February 1, 2009 Traffic rule : when at the 2 lane roundabout, who has the right of way? the car in the inner lane or outer lane? what if a car in the inner lane was turning left,trying to exit the 2 lane roundabout, and hit a car who is traveling straight in the outer lane, which car is at fault? That's the problem with sg drivers, always talking about who's got the right but no one is generous enough to give way. If most drivers are not selfish and are able to give way without affecting their ego, they won't even have to argue who has the "right of way" BS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicolor 5th Gear February 1, 2009 Share February 1, 2009 (edited) not so.....inner lane r for turning left or going straight on. Tis will ensure smoother n higher traffic flow. While outer lane is strictly for exit to e left n muz not go straight Ah, I get what you mean, sorry for my mistake! Did some googling and realised that most two lane roundabouts have two lane entrances and exits also. So technically you can make an exit from either lane. The common roundabouts I'm used to in Hong Kong have two lanes inside but each entrance/exit is a one lane road, so its dangerous to just cut in from the innermost lane, you have to filter to the outer lane first to exit. But even so I would still be very cautious when exiting from the inner lane because of those who take the outer lane all the way. http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/Jalan%20Buroh...%20Junction.jpg Edited February 1, 2009 by Bicolor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refugee Neutral Newbie February 1, 2009 Share February 1, 2009 Prefer roundabouts too, makes traffic a lot smoother (Another thing I like about roundabouts - often when not sure of the direction I go into the innermost lane and circle repeatedly while my friend checks the directory! ). But only provided people KNOW how to use them properly. There are very few in Singapore so its quite understandable if people aren't familiar with them. In contrast roundabouts are everywhere in Hong Kong but yet people don't understand how to use them - taking the outer lane even when heading for the right most (3 o clock position) exit, giving way when not necessary (once in the roundabout one should proceed, but I've encountered numerous drivers stopping right in the middle and beckoning me to enter the roundabout - as well as learned to be careful of the vehicle in front of me in the roundabout in case he stops for this reason). But despite all these little incidents, I still prefer them to too many traffic lights. my experience for roundabouts was in brunei. they have like 5 lane roundabouts on their highways...connecting roads are roundabouts. singapore road planners try too hard to build flyovers and have a STRAIGHT CTE.... with too many exits that is. 2 cents. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic February 1, 2009 Share February 1, 2009 Ah, I get what you mean, sorry for my mistake! Did some googling and realised that most two lane roundabouts have two lane entrances and exits also. So technically you can make an exit from either lane. The common roundabouts I'm used to in Hong Kong have two lanes inside but each entrance/exit is a one lane road, so its dangerous to just cut in from the innermost lane, you have to filter to the outer lane first to exit. But even so I would still be very cautious when exiting from the inner lane because of those who take the outer lane all the way. http://www.lta.gov.sg/images/Jalan%20Buroh...%20Junction.jpg agree there....muz b cautious when turning L when in inner lane. There r kuku drivers who actually go straight . Get ur horn ready Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redboy 1st Gear February 1, 2009 Share February 1, 2009 Traffic rule : when at the 2 lane roundabout, who has the right of way? the car in the inner lane or outer lane? what if a car in the inner lane was turning left,trying to exit the 2 lane roundabout, and hit a car who is traveling straight in the outer lane, which car is at fault? I encountered this before. I was on roundabout in outer lane. Then suddenly, this lorry in inner lane(on my right) tried to exit to the left, right in front of me! Though he signalled, it's still risky as I only noticed his signal at very last moment. I was going straight. Luckily, I reacted fast enough. After this incident, I was thinking, should I signal right for safety if going straight. Perhaps, roundabouts are not too suitable on our roads, esp with heavy traffic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic February 1, 2009 Share February 1, 2009 I encountered this before. I was on roundabout in outer lane. Then suddenly, this lorry in inner lane(on my right) tried to exit to the left, right in front of me! Though he signalled, it's still risky as I only noticed his signal at very last moment. I was going straight. Luckily, I reacted fast enough. After this incident, I was thinking, should I signal right for safety if going straight. Perhaps, roundabouts are not too suitable on our roads, esp with heavy traffic. tat shows u r in e wrong lane.......if u r not exiting in tat L exit where e lorry had turned, u shld b in e same lane where e lorry was. u cannot b in e outer lane all e while. Even if u signaled right, u r obstructing traffic flow n causing danger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanhao Neutral Newbie February 1, 2009 Author Share February 1, 2009 Traffic rule : when at the 2 lane roundabout, who has the right of way? the car in the inner lane or outer lane? what if a car in the inner lane was turning left,trying to exit the 2 lane roundabout, and hit a car who is traveling straight in the outer lane, which car is at fault? now since we have established that traffic rule dictates that outer lane is strictly for immediate next exits only by traffic rules, who is at fault here and should pay insurance? this is the only information available Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyt 4th Gear February 1, 2009 Share February 1, 2009 most roundabouts i encountered in sg are too small for you to enter, switch from lane 1 to lane 2 and before u can do that with clearance, u need to exit again.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ldlian987 3rd Gear February 1, 2009 Share February 1, 2009 so if lets say there's a 3 lane roundabout. can i take lane 2 to exit? and those in lane 3 not supposed to go straight right, they supposed to exit with me right? then if i want to go 1 big round like a U-turn, can i take lane 2 all the way? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroomtattat 2nd Gear February 1, 2009 Share February 1, 2009 Traffic rule : when at the 2 lane roundabout, who has the right of way? the car in the inner lane or outer lane? what if a car in the inner lane was turning left,trying to exit the 2 lane roundabout, and hit a car who is traveling straight in the outer lane, which car is at fault? have to give way to car on right? right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroomtattat 2nd Gear February 1, 2009 Share February 1, 2009 I'll try to keep on the outer lane of the roundabout if not will end up like Chevy Chase in "National Lampoon" go round and round from morning till night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scenic98 Clutched February 2, 2009 Share February 2, 2009 i think the size of our roundabout is only able to manage a smaller volume of traffic. Which is why there are not many roundabouts these days. I can only think of Serangoon Gardens Circle and Newton. I have several close call at the Gardens circle when cars entering from the market/police post side don't look to their right for cars already in the circle. Also, people don't use their signal lights enough in such situations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desnck Neutral Newbie February 2, 2009 Share February 2, 2009 I think inner lane car need to filter to outer lane than turn to exit. outer lane car should have more chances to win, unless inner lane car can write a very good story!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freifeit Neutral Newbie February 2, 2009 Share February 2, 2009 I thought the gerneral rule of driving, Give way to Traffic on your right. yup, fully agreed with you! this rule was observed by most of the malaysian drivers in kl at all the roundabouts many years back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sony 1st Gear February 2, 2009 Share February 2, 2009 I'll try to keep on the outer lane of the roundabout if not will end up like Chevy Chase in "National Lampoon" go round and round from morning till night. If you are getting off on the next exist, then you are ok to be on the outer lane, otherwise you are just trying your luck to get an accident... visualise your driving. if you are on the middle or inner lane, you will move to the outer lane as the car on the outer lane break off the roundabout and exist.. but if there's jokers that keep hogging the outerlane and not turn off, then you are forcing the inner lane people to cut the flow of traffic. ahhh., hard to explain. drivers should be drivers, the rest just need to be passengers ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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