Why is there a gap in the roundabout sign? | 5 things you didn't know about reading road signs

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@GSD-hd1yh]

I must admit that I wasn't taught much of this when learning to drive. Will definitely be checking out further videos. Thankyou.

[@canugizabit2810]

Thank you

[@fredMplanenut]

Everybody will have their opinion but an opportunity was missed by not pointing out the "local" directions in black whereas major signage is in blue when the sign was shown.

[@originalherdsman3524]

I find it shocking that so many people lack common sense in the comments and knowledge of road signs that are driving on our roads. Don't people have to be prepared and learn to answer road signs questions that randomly may arise in their driving tests anymore ??? I have always thought that maybe an additional little no entry sign on the entry sign to a roundabout sign.

[@Isleofskye]

Excellent video. Clear and precise and I passed my test in 1981 so 40 years ago now. I have Subscribed )

[@malthuswasright]

Best tip for driving around Crawley - make sure that Crawley is always in your rear view mirror.

[@chrisplunkett2814]

Living in Crawley is like being in The Truman Show.No matter where you go you always end up back in Crawley.

[@LosPeregrinos51]

Gee, thanks!

[@N269]

Passed my motorcycle test there... nice to see familiar roads. :)

[@briain_odonnghaile]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cactustactics]

I don't know anything about Crawley but this is a solid dunk

[@danielrafferty897]

I wasn’t bothered about this, but I literally can’t believe I actually learned things from this. Well done.

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@PreservationEnthusiast]

This is all in the highway code. If you don't know these things you shouldn't be on the road, you should be revising the highway code instead.

[@mwspireite5713]

@@PreservationEnthusiast spot on, basic road sign reading skills!

[@jamesfoo8999]

@@PreservationEnthusiast People can't drive and don't care about other road users, let alone drive while texting. You think people know the highway code? Not a chance. At least people might watch this and learn something given all the new generations are constantly plugged in

[@Amathusukx]

@@PreservationEnthusiast All well and said but in the real World.

[@Triadii]

After so many years I finally understand the meaning of the gap in the roundabout sign. Thank you.

[@UKDrivingTest]

Glad it helped, check out the videos on my pinned comment for other things you may have never known about :-)

[@carlsgarage2023]

Me too!

[@jon-jamesdougherty9982]

Me too! I just thought it was the paint peeling. LOL

[@lmaoroflcopter]

🤦‍♂️

[@TheSebiestor]

i hope you fools have not been driving

[@sp3lllz]

I don’t know why KZbin recommended this to me but it was insightful

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@bexsta7766]

Ditto 😂

[@joannajones8218]

I’ve been driving over 20 years and I’ve learnt more about roundabout signs in 8 mins than I have all the years I’ve been driving! Thanks! 😂

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[@lewismartin3826]

I have my full license, but i like to refresh myself with videos like these every now and then. Just to see if there’s anything I could pick up on. Always learning. A tip for learners is, just stick the basics of lane discipline, stay left unless you know you have to be elsewhere. I consider myself a fairly experienced and very confident driver now, but the one thing I’ve found in my years of driving is lane discipline makes your life miles easier, especially in areas you’re not familiar with. Good luck!

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[@MegaBadgeman]

I'm no driver but I found the dialog very easy to follow. The voice was slow, clear, the tone was informative and not condescending. This video was a joy to watch and I consider myself all the wiser for it. Many thanks.

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[@bizarremagick]

Clearly and simply explained, in over 50 years of driving and being a class 1 police driver and motorcyclist I have never seen this explained so well. Thanks.

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[@andersonsmith8625]

As someone from Reading I thought this was a video about Reading road signs and was incredibly confused why that would be interesting and how it would be different to everywhere else.

[@AsifKhan-qd5ty]

🤣😂🤣

[@MeFreeBee]

I thought the same and I'm not even from Reading. Do you find people from Crawley constantly missing their exit in your town?

[@superseven220]

There's certainly some very confusing road layouts in Reading, that would make a whole video on its own!

[@andersonsmith8625]

@@superseven220 When I was doing my driving test having a video on how to do the Black Boy roundabout wouldn't have gone amiss!

[@MarcSolomonScheimann]

Same here!

[@Rogue-cg1rm]

As a Hgv driver this video title drew me in ... have to say that all Hgv drivers should know these basics but can I say you eloquently described the workings very well ... if Only the muppets would see this ... we’ll done old chap .

[@UKDrivingTest]

I would like to think HGV drivers have better knowledge that 'normal' drivers, so yes they should really know this stuff. If this what you find, or are some HGV drivers a bit clueless?

[@Rogue-cg1rm]

@@UKDrivingTest ... my job was an old school vocation at one time , you kind of fell into it through family but it seems nowadays anyone is up for it , and really since they reduced the age at which you can obtain a license ( was 21now 18 ) I find that the younger drivers are driving trucks like they were in their cars ... driving standards have dropped all through the spectrum and what we need is very good public informative films like what you have produced.. so well done again .

[@Rroff2]

@@Rogue-cg1rm IMO it isn't just standards are dropping but more and more road layouts are becoming an unintuitive mess in the name of squeezing out the last bit of peak traffic flow with the increased levels of traffic. Probably designed by someone in an office who has never actually driven them - while they might be technically correct just far too much information to try and take in on approach to use them correctly through the whole length of the layout. Which is less of a problem for an experienced driver, though still not great, but prohibitive for those without a lot of experience. When I passed my test 20 years ago I used to be able to breeze through the town I lived in, quick glance at the sign and get setup in lane - now with much of the road layout redesigned or replaced with complex roundabouts and junctions it feels a bit like trying to pat your head while rubbing your belly while balancing on a tightrope navigating them and I doubt many people new to the layouts get it correct first time because intuition alone won't carry you through. A lot of layouts could be simplified as well, with only a small loss of peak throughput, with the use of cross-hatched areas to direct flow, etc. I find it puzzling why there are a small number of really well designed roundabouts where you barely have to think to get it right but most don't use that approach - but I think some planners just don't care to go beyond the minimum which works and others are focussed on purely mathematical min/maxing of traffic flow over the actual driving experience.

[@Rroff2]

@@Rogue-cg1rm On a related note I work in distribution - there seems to be a bit of a brewing crisis when it comes to HGV drivers - a lot of the younger generation just aren't interested in doing it combined with ever eroded rate of pay for doing it - a lot of the older drivers (who are increasingly going on long term sick then leaving the industry due to the way many companies are treating them) started on higher pay than many new drivers can hope to progress towards after a few years of driving now.

[@banadverts3442]

I grew up in trucks with my dad being a driver. I have no idea how anyone would need this video tho.

[@lindawinn2568]

It’s amazing what you kind of know subconsciously and drive by but watching this has made it clearer and I now feel much more knowledgeable and aware of what I am being told by the signs. It’s as if a vale of mist has been lifted. Thank you for making my driving safer and making me feel more confident about travelling to areas unknown to me. I’ve been driving for a lot of years.

[@thomaswilkinson3241]

Being a foreigner myself, intending to visit the U.K. after the Pandemic is officially over, this video very helpful for me. Thank you.

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[@thomaswilkinson3241]

@@UKDrivingTest I certainly will.

[@deletebilderberg]

🤦‍♂️ The ‘pandemic’ is NEVER going to be over.

[@thomaswilkinson3241]

Delete Bilderberg I admit, it does look bleak, but I am not yet willing to give up all hope.

[@leftpastsaturn67]

@@thomaswilkinson3241 There's always that one Covidiot.

[@Troopercd]

Excellent video, I've been a driver for more than 50 years but still learnt things from you. Thank you.

[@UKDrivingTest]

Glad to help

[@JNCressey]

I guess they let just anyone in, huh?

[@hsoniuk]

Been driving for a long while now, but this was ENGAGING. The tutorial itself is beautifully presented.

[@UKDrivingTest]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@maryblencowe]

Can’t believe I’ve been driving for over forty years without being taught this. Thank you so much for teaching this old dog new tricks! New subscriber 😊

[@rogerjohnson8540]

I genuinely, and embarrassingly, expected this video to be about Reading road signs! Perhaps you would be kind enough to do another video on reading Reading road signs.

[@UKDrivingTest]

haha easy mistake to make

[@cmotdibbler4454]

It would be about them but they all got stolen...

[@spokest]

I think we need a video about Reading roadsigns for eastern European lorry drivers. A really good one. A polished Polish reading Reading roadsigns video.

[@chrisoswald8079]

I thought that too - Reading road signs!

[@denverflatpackjedithornton]

I’m reading this while in Reading

[@stevenallan5822]

Info like this should be in public info films on TV, the amount of drivers that don't know how to use roundabouts or how to read road markings is staggering.

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@Corrup7ioN]

Need one to dispel the idea of a "fast lane" as well

[@DaedricDan]

Speaking of not knowing how to use roundabouts, so many people just don't understand that the same rules apply for mini roundabouts.... The amount of time I give way to the right at a mini roundabout and they just sit there waving me on, like it's a junction, is too high to count!

[@steviesteve750]

Its called the driving test

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@steviesteve750 Exactly. The people who say "oooo thanks, I didnt know this" should not be on the road. They should be reading and revising the Highway Code .

[@MartinArscott1]

I thought the gap on the roundabout sign was to discourage you from repeatedly going round and round, which I used to do often, as it made the kids giggle and annoyed the wife :)

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@NineEyeRon]

It’s better to go round a few times than dive across 4 lanes…

[@Isleofskye]

@@NineEyeRon London driving tip which 99% of drivers do not bother to do if turning left at the first exit of a medium-sized roundabout where there is a massive queue. Just go into the much shorter right hand lane and go round :)

[@ZeusHelios]

@@Isleofskye It's want I do 😂

[@ZeusHelios]

😂 it's what I use to do, kids loved it.

[@dtc_uk]

Your videos are getting better by the day. Execellect information. Keep up the great work!!

[@minners71]

@op hope your driving is better than your spelling of excellent.

[@lewiskelly14]

One of the most useful driving videos For those signs with entrances, they could make it easier by actually numbering the exits on the sign

[@bexhilton389]

That is an excellent video, you've filled in some gaps for me thanks!!

[@UKDrivingTest]

Pleased to hear you enjoyed the video :-)

[@matthewnoble4959]

Uncannily you've also done a pun there... bravo

[@johnnyhollis9977]

Great, like others have said I didn't realise what these little details meant. The Pease Pottage stub is perhaps a little odd not having a little pointy bit! In my opinion any road that you are permitted to access from a roundabout could be a small arrow like the other main road entrances. The line break in the roundabout is a good idea now that I know what it is there for but I bet not many people do!! Perhaps it would be more noticeable if that missing bit was shown in red. Red used in this way internationally usually means danger or stop. This could be why some people blindly go down the wrong slip road sometimes, assuming they are not drunk of course! Great video and very informative, thank you.

[@UKDrivingTest]

Putting the 'no entry' part of the road as red sounds like a good idea, but of course would cost too much due to extra printing and needed to align it perfectly. I question if they even need to put a stub for a no entry on the signs in the first place, I don't see any benefit of doing it.

[@dieseldragon6756]

@@UKDrivingTest The other issue might be for the colourblind; The background and symbols are chosen to be clear and distinct even with no colour vision at all, and bridging part of the map with bits of red might make that appear as a valid route option to those who see red as white. ⚠

[@maxmccann5323]

I literally always wondered about this but never bothered looking it up and now it just popped into my recommended lmao

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@dragzgaming]

How did you pass theory test without knowing how a roundabout works? No offence

[@maxmccann5323]

@@dragzgaming I didn’t pass my theory test. Perhaps that’s because I haven’t taken it yet. Numpty

[@dragzgaming]

@@maxmccann5323 well you "always wondered about this". I just figured you have been driving a while. As I said, no offence was intended.

[@jamesfoo8999]

4:12 they should have been more consistent and always have a flat (stub) for no exit (entrance) and a point for an exit. Useful vid thanks :)

[@UKDrivingTest]

Yeah I agree, it would make it more clear.

[@joynalmiah549]

They kinda do but because this signs background was green it shows only the exits of the primary road. Couple seconds in you see the white back ground which shows the primary roads where the peas pottage does have a point arrow.

[@jeffallinson8089]

That was very informative, I have been driving for years and learned so much! I would advise any driver, especially a younger one to watch this video.

[@UKDrivingTest]

ah thank you, glad you found the video informative.

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@jeffallinson8089]

@@UKDrivingTest Will check those out, thanks.

[@doyouhearthepeoplesing2]

*learnt

[@abuhamza1970]

Brilliant, thank you. Over 50 driving in the UK for over 35 years and I just learned something new. ❤

[@markiefella]

The ‘Magic Roundabout’ in Swindon has a crazy-looking sign, but it’s not too bad when you get on it! This was a great video, btw.

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@markheitz7963]

Hasn't driving got more complicated over the years when I say my test the roads weren't ne where near as busy or was there as many roads never minds the signs to cope with the ever growing traffic. I'm sure most people would agree we can always learn something so thanks for the upload

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@danielneil6276]

Wow its scary to think that people on our roads don't even know these simple things.

[@UKDrivingTest]

Bear in mind the video was primarily made for learner drivers / novice drivers

[@danielneil6276]

@@UKDrivingTest yeah makes sense. Fair play

[@SenszR]

Well I'm sure most people don't need a sign to tell them you can't drive the wrong way around a roundabout

[@ThiefOfNavarre]

@@SenszR I've seen people go the wrong way round a roundabout more times than I care to recount

[@another3997]

If I asked you questions about every point in the Highway Code and about every road sign (including those not shown in the HC)... do you think you would score 100% ?

[@rosemarydudley9954]

As an advanced motorcyclist (25yrs) - this video has taught me so much "stuff" I didn't know about roundabout signage.. Many thanks. This can be discussed at our next club meeting. I hope that many club members will know.

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@DW-dd4iw]

I've been driving for over 20 years and I never knew some of these signs... ... perhaps I should have taken a driving test after all 🤔

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@vroxxzz]

😂😂😂

[@yardgrid]

Ever been on a driver awareness course? I've been on 3 so in a t**t of a driver but even I was shocked at what people don't know.

[@stephenbranley91]

I've known since I was little what the brackets meant, but "leading towards" is by far the clearest way I've heard of describing it.

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@neiloflongbeck5705]

The gaps on the map type roundabout signs have less to do with foreign drivers than you think. This style of signage was introduced in 1965 and was based on the pre-1965 style of signage introduced back in the 1930s, which also had a gap to the right of the entry point to the roundabout to denote which way not to turn. The 1930s were not noted for large numbers of foreign vehicles on our roads.

[@UKDrivingTest]

Interesting, thanks for the info.

[@a.c.4732]

careful Neil - some lefty snowflake will read this ( large number of foreign vehicles ...) as a hate crime !! ;-)

[@notmyname4261]

@@a.c.4732 Knobhead

[@stevecarter8810]

Yeah the road signs are generally very considered and consistent. There's no route to the right joining the roundabout so they rule out showing you one. You could still theoretically have circular configurations where turning either direction is allowed, but they presumably mostly died out over the last 60 years of refining the rules and maintaining the roads

[@dieseldragon6756]

@@a.c.4732 I'm a lefty, and I'm pretty sure that back in those days we had _some_ foreign vehicles on our roads. Fords, Buicks, Cadillacs, Citroëns, BMWs, that sort of thing. 🙃 I understand the German marques weren't exactly popular shortly after that time, though... 😉

[@johnyoung9649]

If I am ever in the Uk and rent a car, this video has convinced me to splurge on the CDW and liability waver. No matter the cost.

[@plunder1956]

Almost 45 years ago my driving teacher told me there was a conspiracy to plant trees & bushes to hide ALL road signs, especially important ones. For years I've tried to catch these rotters, but they always run away.

[@UKDrivingTest]

sounds like your instructor was a bit deluded! lol

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

@@UKDrivingTest Cut backs. At one time foliage was trimmed away from road signs. No money for that unnecessary luxury now.

[@RichMcc]

@@zacmumblethunder7466 not when they can still fine you for missing the sign you can't see

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

@@RichMcc Double result. People have appealed and won cases like that, but how many other people have got the time, money and patience to go through all that to prove a point?

[@RichMcc]

@@zacmumblethunder7466 agreed . And thats what they will be banking on

[@yanmay9824]

Thx for posting this. It is amazing just how many people with a full driving licence are not clear on all the things you have pointed out or just plain don't know. But this just scratches the surface of what many drivers don't know but should so here is hopping you continue to try to fill in the gaps in their knowledge. :)

[@UKDrivingTest]

Make sure you check out the pinned comment for another 13 things about the UK road you might not know, they are even more unusual things, I doubt you will know all of them ;-)

[@lorna-evw3156]

Thank you so much for explaining things so concisely. This is the first video of yours I have watched, but roundabouts are my nemesis and I avoid where possible the bigger ones with complicated signs for that reason. I find even with a Sat Nav I can get confused and end up in the wrong lane. This will hopefully go some way to starting to improve my confidence👍🙂

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@dieseldragon6756]

Ironically enough, I'm the opposite: I have *no* confidence in life at all...But *so much* confidence with roundabouts and complex junctions that I am possibly the only cyclist in Britain who finds the (seven-lane, fast-paced, priority to joining traffic) roundabout around _l'Arc de Triumph_ a genuinely pleasant and relaxing experience... 🗼🚵💨😊

[@ChrisEchoes]

Aah, as a foreign visitor I always struggled with the exits on a big roundabout. This explanation has helped me a lot. And also the thickness of lines on the signs makes sense.

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@dvdsbl]

Well done Lawrence. You know what I was thinking it would be also useful to practice entering busy roundabouts or busy junctions? A long slow-motion video showing the roundabout/junction it self, and the traffic going around it. So that we can try to figure out when is the right time that is safe to go. You might even stop the video your self at critical moments to highlight how you read the road.

[@dvdsbl]

I mean a video positioning the camera AT the junction. So that we can see all the opportunities to go.

[@UKDrivingTest]

Yes that is on the list, will be a bit harder video to film as need to mount the camera to look out of the drivers window, i.e. where you would be looking at a roundabout. This I can do with one in-car and my dash camera. Doing a t junction would be even tricker, i may even need a few cameras as I would need to have one pointing to the right and one to the left, and then edit it to switch between the footage of the cameras. Possibly also having a third camera to film me inside the car looking both ways.

[@simongee8928]

Always knew of the 'gap in the circle ' on round about signs, so simply accepted them as a quirk of the designers. Now I know why they're there, makes perfect sense.

[@alexandersimpson3638]

I thought the break in the roundabout was do with ya slipping in the right lane to jump the queue in the left.. Stopping you going all the way around, pissing everyone off by going all the way around to go straight lol 😂 I do this all the time, turns out I wasn’t being naughty at all.. 😜

[@Zatnicatel]

It scares the hells out of me that drivers in this country do not know what these signs mean! Jees guys, read the highway code why don'tcha?

[@ScarbadosSlim]

I'm just about to start my IAM motorcycle course and your video made me realise that I hadn't even noticed these things, let alone given any thought as to why they are there. I do wish more people approaching roundabouts knew that if you're intending to go straight ahead there is no need to signal.

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@OhnoTev]

Always somthing new to learn from here, thank you sir

[@fiazahm6394]

After failing my first test for road signs/lane markings, this was very helpful! Second attempt is next week, not letting myself fail over it again!!

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@richardbradley3684]

Did you pass?

[@ambss7164]

Being from Crawley this helps so much as I can picture the roundabouts you’re talking about 🤍 thank you for this vid!

[@UKDrivingTest]

Glad the video helped. When you have enough driving experiences feel free to get in touch with me if you wanted to do a mock test (as some find it useful to get a second opinion from their normal instructor)

[@chasryan6701]

££

[@dieseldragon6756]

Having never been to Crawley - Yet being able to picture the roundabouts just as clearly as you do - Shows how optimal and informative this design is, and through this its clear fitness for purpose. 👍

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

I've been driving for 31 years and I didn't know about the gap in the roundabout sign! Well, I guess you learn something new everyday!

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@RefleXive]

I’m from the US, yet still was engaged haha, well done.

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[@robloxwarrior2258]

@@UKDrivingTest congratulations on destroying all positive reciprocity in that reply by making it into an ad for your statistics

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@contiflex]

I do not know how I found your video, but I'm so pleased that I did - I passed my driving test in 1972 and cannot believe that there was so much that I did not know! thank you so much for providing such informative information.

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@robot474]

In Wales there's a sign which drivers think it's a village, it says dangergoslow.

[@dieseldragon6756]

On several thousand kilometres of autobahn driving, I've noticed that Germany seems to have a _huge_ number of villages all named „Ausfahrt“... 😉

[@TaherNizam]

Absolutely excellent. In fact, funny enough, couple days ago, coming back from Brighton, I wanted to go home via Crawley instead of M23. I'm familiar with Crawley, but the roundabouts were challenging to me. Went to Gatwick north instead, then home to Wimbledon. Yeah, although I know Crawley, still got lost there. What a beautiful scenic place Crawley is, love the town, and the people are lovely

[@nw8000]

I have been driving since the 70s and to my shame I didnt know any of that. Thank you

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[@rosemarydudley9954]

nw8000 ... Have you ever thought about joining an Advanced Driving club. These people will REALLY open your eyes to stuff you may not ever thought about. IAM member for 25yrs. M/Cycle.

[@UKDrivingTest]

@@rosemarydudley9954 I have RoSPA Gold x2, IAM Masters, DIAmond Special, Cardington Special & AA DriveTech. So yes I have joined advanced driving clubs, but not interesting in attending meetings as it is not my leaning style.

[@jhferu]

@@UKDrivingTest Rosemary's question was for @nw800

[@nervo6321]

I too have been a HGV driver for 30 years and i have never taken any notice of the gap in a roundabout or what it meant...cheers man.

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@brodaqult7007]

Oh truck driver (ex hgv here) bumping the kerb at 6:17 - picky I know, but I spotted it ;)

[@UKDrivingTest]

You are mean ;-) Everyone makes mistakes.

[@brodaqult7007]

@@UKDrivingTest When I took my test, 1994, you got marked down heavily for bumping a kerb if you didn't explain why you had to do it, and made plenty of observations to be sure no pedestrians were near :)

[@UKDrivingTest]

@@brodaqult7007 Driving a HGV I can understand as you could take out a lamppost or crush a cyclist. Only should you mount kerb in a HGV if it is a safer option that trying to avoid it, perhaps if a car is on the right of you and by going wide you would hit them. Like you say has to be a well made decision. Of course on this clip it just seemed like a mistake, ever HGV drivers make them :-)

[@brodaqult7007]

@@UKDrivingTest Totally agree, made plenty of them in my time too

[@derekdempsey8506]

also the m23/a23 junction,is not a roundabout as he states.Theres no roundabout sign on approach,so roundabout rules dont apply

[@meepoolpatel6212]

Wow. This video is informative. I've been driving since my teen years and I'm 50 now. I've always known how to use the roads but the explanation for the signs is knowledge well explained. Thank you.

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[@bidithdey8984]

Excellent and informative Video. Thank you.

[@phillipwilloughby5013]

4:07 Those stubs should have a "no entry" sign to make it clearer.

[@johntyjp]

In Belize , Road sign still says, Halt at Major Road Ahead!!😄

[@Firebrand55]

A good vid, showing how complex a simple road sign can be. Complex roundabouts can confuse the best drivers. However, even if you memorise this excellent advice here, coupled with having to watch your lane direction, you'll be up against the regular drivers of that route who wonder why you're getting in their way; ignore them.

[@gaz9556]

"in this country they drive on the wrong side of the road" - Michael Caine

[@hazelanderson1479]

Michael Caine is a twat! In the UK, we drive on the CORRECT side of the road.

[@gaz9556]

@@hazelanderson1479 exactly the quote is from the Italian job 🤦‍♂️ I was referring to the French roundabouts

[@hazelanderson1479]

@@gaz9556 Okay, sorry. I’m familiar with, but have not seen all of, The Italian Job. Thank you for enlightening me!

[@esbrasill]

As long as everybody drives on the wrong side, its not a problem

[@automation7295]

@@esbrasill Why do people in 2021 still say that UK drives on the wrong side? In UK, driving on the left is the correct side. In mainland Europe, driving on the right is the correct side. People on KZbin comments are idiots, UK doesn't drive on the wrong side, they aren't driving on towards oncoming traffic. Why do people think UK is the only country that drives on the left? Also why do people only mock UK for driving on the left when other countries like Japan drive on the left as well? Also Sweden used to drive on the left, so did some parts of USA as well.

[@practicepatch3506]

Thank you. This presentation highlights how many road signs are obscured by growing vegetation. Councils need to up their game on maintenance.

[@markylon]

What worries me is that there are people who are driving on the road and DON'T know this.

[@peterdisley5327]

Thank you for making my driving safer and making me aware of the sign details. It's been a long time since my test!!!

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@simonbeasley989]

Brilliant! Didn't know that about the gap, although I'd definitely seen it.

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[@user-jt1jv8vl9r]

Same.

[@slicedpage]

I have been driving for over 40 years and I am still learning. The roundabout gap, the thickness of the road signs. thank you

[@UKDrivingTest]

Make sure you check out the pinned comment for another 13 things about the UK road you might not know, they are even more unusual things, I doubt you will know all of them ;-)

[@majackslelo827]

WOW!! Thanks man, keep the videos coming. I subscribe :)

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[@angiej4865]

Blimey, no idea why this appeared in my feed but, even though I've no intention of driving to Crawley and I've been driving for 36 years, I was captivated and learned something!

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[@Isleofskye]

I passed my test in London 40 years ago in 1981 and I deliberately bypassed the roundabout and turned sharp right at the old Trafalgar Square going from Piccadilly Circus to Whitehall 20 years ago. I was already on 9 points and there were even Police helicopters following me so I got stopped.I did the quickest thinking I have ever done and explained I was traumatized after a complete Middle Eastern stranger got in my car in Piccadilly Circus and told me to take him to Harrow (All True but it did NOT affect me thereafter on the journey ). I got away with it and in 20 years of London driving since NOT A SINGLE TRANSGRESSION to repay that Police Officer!

[@SuperTechno2012]

Haha thats great

[@Isleofskye]

@@SuperTechno2012 Thanks, My Friend. Ironically, last year I DID get my first potential points by going 1 mile over the agreed formula which, apparently,in Kent is "10%" plus 2 miles so I did 36 in an acceptable 35mph area on City Way, Rochester. However, for once,I made a good choice and paid £95 for the Speed Awareness Course" and after 43 years of driving it DID make me step back and reflect on my driving and I learned a few things as well like, for example, that the presence of street lights generally means that there is a 30 mph speed limit unless otherwise specified even in 60mph areas. Good Luck.

[@SuperTechno2012]

Thanks for the helpful information! 👍👌

[@sathishjayaraj9368]

After driving 50k miles still these were new to me about the roundabouts. I was calculating 5th exit what was supposed to be 3rd. Thanks. This is going to help Me a lot next time on motorways. No more missing roundabouts.

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[@sathishjayaraj9368]

Found all driving Crawley videos very informative. Subscribed and liked.

[@philgray1023]

Well that explains a few things. Also did you know that the horizontal Wi-Fi signs on French motorways do not indicate free Wi-Fi, in fact they mean radar speed camera ahead. They really do. Trust me.

[@UKDrivingTest]

did you also know they are phasing that out, also it is illegal to have your sat nav showing where the speed cameras are in France. The idea being France are trying to stop people just slowing form the cameras, which happens if they know where they are, if you don't know where the cameras are the idea being you will drive within the speed limit everywhere.

[@philgray1023]

@@UKDrivingTest I had no idea. My phone did not warn me. I was in a Hertz hire car and was surprised to receive a notice here in Australia indicating that I owed Avis money. It was all in French so I had it translated. It is apparently illegal to charge someone with an offence in a language they don't understand. Anyway rather than argue I thought paying it would be the best thing. Never know I may return to a French territory some day and didn't fancy the first night in jail.

[@UKDrivingTest]

sat navs / phones in France will not warn you are speed cameras, as far as I know it is illegal to warn you. You need to be aware of the road signs and always drive within the speed limit to avoid fines, well that is the French's logic behind not telling you about speed cameras.

[@richardjamesclemo6235]

@@philgray1023 I used to print and seal the letters for Avis customers years ago, the language on the letters was very often different to the language of where it would be sent.

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

I guess I knew most of this already from many years of driving but nice to have it confirmed. Exception is the reason for the gap, but it makes sense. Being prepared to merge after a left filter is a good point.

[@jimbanda]

In Ireland they put all these signs about 2yds from the traffic lights or after the point where you would need to decide on which lane to be in. Also, the lane markings are often only arrowed at the last moment. I assume roadsigns are for drivers unfamiliar with the area, sadly... then... placing signs at last yards is useless and causes confusion.

[@forzaisspeed]

Thanks for the information, funny I've been driving for around 4 years now, and didn't know about why there was a gap in the roundabout, you learn something new everyday. 👍🏻.

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@Isleofskye]

I passed my test 40 years ago in 1981 and did not know let alone 4 years, my friend :)

[@juneseghni]

Can't believe I watched this just because I used to live in Ifield, but I can't even drive... lol

[@Nitecrow314]

Can't believe you felt the need to share that! 🤗

[@WolfClinton1]

Almost 50 years driving from a moped to a Tesla and I never knew about that gap! Thank you :-)

[@UKDrivingTest]

Make sure you check out the pinned comment for another 13 things about the UK road you might not know, they are even more unusual things, I doubt you will know all of them ;-)

[@WES2406]

Really helpful thanks.

[@michaelhutton3642]

Always worth watching stuff like this, just in case what you think you know - you don't. As a motorcyclist however would just like to point out that just because you have priority at a junction, don't assume other road users will agree. And 'yes' we can be just as bad😏

[@TheAngryCommenter]

0:44 what does that yellow background with the diamond mean next to the a23 text? I am seeing this in allot of places and i really don't know what they mean.

[@UKDrivingTest]

Great question! It is a diversion / alternative route. This one appears to be for Brighton, normally you would go along the M23 to get to Brighton, but if the motorway was busy or you just wanted to avoid the motorway you follow the diamonds and it will take you an alternative route. They often use the symbols to avoid writing Brighton on every sign, at some stage it would have clarified the diamonds mean Brighton, probably when the alternative route started "Follow 'diamond' for Brighton" or similar. They also use symbols like circles, triangles and squares, sometimes solid sometimes just the outline of the shape. They do this so they can put multiple diversions on a sign without having to write "Brighton, Horsham, London...." loads of times and cluttering the sign.

[@thediddymen1408]

Thank you, just goes to show no matter how long you.ve been driving don't think you know everything. I clicked as was curious what the gap meant ! Very informative and well presented.....

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[@MrBrokenchair]

Are you really telling me there are people driving vehicles that don't know this?

[@UKDrivingTest]

Bear in mind this video was originally made for learner / new drivers. Also we all can't know everything, there would have been a point when you did not know this information.

[@hsoniuk]

YES, Me!

[@MrBrokenchair]

@@UKDrivingTest Nope. Its blindingly obvious! My point is, if anyone needs this explained to them, they stay on the bus!

[@piketfi8139]

6:20 nice to see you giving the artic plenty of room. 👌 7:00 ‘if it’s safe to do so’ is a phrase that is often forgotten by drivers making a manoeuvre, this is usually forgotten the millisecond they receive their full licence. Great upload, I didn’t realise the break in the roundabout sign would help me driving in countries that drive on the right, probably would be obvious to me if I ever encountered it, not yet ventured out of the U.K. but if I do then this will definitely help.

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[@syedalitabbasumnaqvi8948]

Spot on chief 👍

[@krwilliams3876]

Watching this video wondering why road signs here in the United States aren't built and expressed like this. Also, I really like how you explained the roundabout signs; it made it easier for me to understand.

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[@santos5014]

Wow 💯

[@geofturner986]

Really worrying the number of people saying 'I've been driving 40 years and never knew this'. Why not?

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[@neilbloggs5008]

if you dont know any answers to these questions PLEASE HAND IN YOUR LICENSE

[@UKDrivingTest]

Bear in mind this video was originally made for learner / new drivers. Also we all can't know everything, there would have been a point when you did not know this information.

[@neilbloggs5008]

@@UKDrivingTest yes before I was able to ride a bike at 16.folks now have passed a test and have no idea

[@danielkerr4100]

Doing my cbt this week, so I'm just brushing up on my highway code and this was helpful, Thanks.

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[@Rufus100]

Been driving for years and didn’t realise how much I didn’t know, and how much I have learnt here about roundabout road signs 👍

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[@MADTASS]

"gap in the roundabout sign?" Aimed at Foreign Drivers and BMW Drivers.

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[@GeraldDove-i1z]

Very good video doesn't matter how long you have been driving, you never stop learning, hopefully not to the cost of others or yourself. One major problem on roads with more than one lane, especially motorways is high sided trucks obscuring crucial signs. With increased commercial traffic, which could go on railways, highways agency should be looking into this issue more.

[@HighTen_Melanie]

Really interesting and a great explanation. I’ve been driving nearly 30 years and it’s so true you are always learning.

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@joebryant5722]

Very good. Driving for 32yrs and I found this interesting and informative.

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[@Zekeyzero]

This vid is great, very helpful. Thank you. A few things that I find a bit irritating about driving in the UK, not that I’m from anywhere else.. but... foliage, is very annoying with road signs as you quite rightly pointed out.... but also, road signs written on the road... often rubbed out.... is very annoying, not only because they get rubbed out.... but also... when cars stop over them, Like at traffic lights you cannot read them at all, So not very well thought out in my opinion. Also, as another person pointed out, I wish this was more common knowledge because the amount of dingbats out there is horrendous.

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[@jamesblonde6367]

Brilliant ,extremely informative, its really exposed my ignorance.and ive only been driving for 40 years.

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[@rgarlinyc]

Wow - I learned something new! And explains why last time I was driving in England (pre-CO VID), without this knowledge, I went around a some of your roundabouts, 360 degrees a few times, before I could get off!🤦🏻‍♂️😄 Thanks a lot!

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[@rgarlinyc]

@@UKDrivingTest I liked the video; you didn't like my comment🤷🏻‍♂️😀😀

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@rgarlinyc]

@@UKDrivingTest OK, you "drove" me to it; I awoke Brighton early this morning (having Crawley'd out from under the covers), and once I'd "changed gear" (out of my PJs) I ran over and smashed into your 'subscribe' button.

[@UKDrivingTest]

Thanks, you have Brighton'd my day up!

[@Dtigernumber1]

I was so confused with two parallel line... thought there are many exits but I knew that's for entrances. It's not even explained in highway codes. I knew everything 😌 from this video. Thank you

[@UKDrivingTest]

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[@helenweatherby1694]

I have been driving for years, but have learned a lot from this. Cheers

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[@GG5150]

Been driving for 30yrs but I learned something here. I either forgot this stuff or was never told. 👍

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[@Stone1108]

Actually this is a very good video, most of us read these signs without thinking as we’ve been doing this for so long. But a very useful reminder and lesson never the less, thanks. 👏

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[@dieseldragon6756]

I think one of the reasons for including _wrong_ lanes (i.e: Motorway exits) on junction signs is to allow more accurate _counting-off_ of the roads before your intended exit. As a cyclist I have to keep my focus mainly on the road ahead and my right flank, so counting-off roads usually relies on left peripheral vision. In the example at 03:20; If I was heading to Horsham I'd read-in the roundabout as _„Two barred, two wrong, barred“_ and count the A264 as the sixth „road“ and the one that I want, meaning I can count-off _every_ road on the roundabout (including those you should never turn onto) without having to concentrate on whether it's an entrance or an exit or some other kind of access. 👍 Overall, I think it's done to maximise usability between people using different forms of direction interpretation. It's certainly very instinctive, and it's something I think we've got _just right_ over the years. 👍