When one lane becomes two

[Flatbadger]

Hehe now for my daft mod 2 question.

Now I think I've had this mentioned during a previous post-exam debriefing, but being in shock and experiencing a range of negative emotions doesn't leave me particularly receptive.

Now when approaching a roundabout, a single lane 30mph road might split into a straight ahead, and a turn right lane.

Similarly, a 30mph single lane road might split into two lanes in a place where it becomes a 40mph road, etc.

When approaching the splitting bit and from one to two lanes, are examiners looking for me to indicate just to signal as to which lane I'm joining?
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[The Artist]

That is all well and good but what about when 2 become 1?

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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

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[cimbian]

[Flatbadger]

[barrkel]

[cimbian]

It was drummed into me that at one point on a much-used test route there is a cycle lane which, of course, narrows the main lane so, a shoulder-check to move slightly to the right and at one point where it ends another to move slightly back to the left. the left one was not essential but sure to earn brownie-points with the examiners at Lee-on-the-Solent.
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[Flatbadger]

Thanks for that barrkel, sometimes you don't know what those arrows are doing until you're nearly on them. I must take a wrong turn! On my first test I took the wrong exit off a roundabout and ended up on a quiet residential estate, it wasted a bit of time.

I wonder if some strategic wrong turns wouldn't go amiss?

[i.p.phrealy]

[Steven8294]

I was told during my training just to merge left with a left shouldercheck, however if there wasnt a left turn up ahead, I suppose it wouldnt hurt to indicate, as long as your not misleading other road users.
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[Rogerborg]

It's situational, innit.

Position yourself early within your own lane so that no Hard Charge Harry can try and bully past then move smoothly into a gradually split off lane, no problems, just mirrors and maybe a quick shoulder check.

If it's another lane appearing out of nowhere and you've got some tosspot crawling all over your back tyre, sure, indicate, hand signal even.

Just do what you'd do normally, don't stress yourself out with yehbut-whatifs.
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[Val]

[Flatbadger]

[cimbian]

[Ribenapigeon]

What about juncions or roundabouts where there are no lane splits or markings but the traffic does split? Should you go with what the rest of the traffic does or treat it as one lane?

[cimbian]