Sorry guys, a quick Mod 2 question again..

Alex_B · Brolly Dolly Joined: 15 Jul 2011 Karma :

Yea, sorry Rolling Eyes

It's just I'm trying to do this cheap with no lessons so please bear with me.

1. If I'm on a roundabout and I'm taking the 2nd exit (before 12 O'clock or after, no matter) I **have** to indicate right until I pass the first turn off or, as I'm almost going straight on, I just wait to pass turn 1 then indicate left?

2. Just before I do take that turn off I quick lifesaver left then a right lifesaver or should it be just a left lifesaver?

3. If I want the 3rd exit (about 3 O'clock) on a 4 exit roundabout that has **4** lanes on the approach, would it be 3rd lane or 4th?

In the car I could obviously do either but what would the examiner want to see on the Mod 2 test, I reckon 3rd lane would be fine?

Cheers chaps! Thumbs Up

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felicity · Scooby Slapper Joined: 13 Jul 2011 Karma :

ElliotReidMD · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 08 Jul 2011 Karma :

What did I do on my mod 2 a week ago? Um.....

1. If the 2nd exit was before 12 then I wouldn't indicate right. If after 12 I'd indicate right depending how far past 12 I expect. Where I did my test we don't really have many roundabouts like that.

2. I only did the left lifesaver and got no minors in that area.

3. I'd say road markings would come into play here. The last roundabout I went round on the way back to the test centre is this. I stayed in the 3rd lane as it was the best lane to get me into the lane I wanted to be in to go up the dual carriage way back to the test enter. I could have used the 4th lane with no problem but I'd have had to get into the lane I needed once I got onto the dual carriage way instead of having automatically in it coming off the roundabout. As long as its done correctly and safely either was fine for me.

Disclaimer. In no way do I know what I'm talking about on any subject.

Hope that helps.
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Wibbles · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 21 Aug 2011 Karma :

Alex_B · Brolly Dolly Joined: 15 Jul 2011 Karma :

felicity · Scooby Slapper Joined: 13 Jul 2011 Karma :

PS: You might want to have a look at what the Highway Code says about roundabouts. It gives most of the common scenarios for lane choice and indicating.

Frog · Traffic Copper Joined: 10 Jan 2011 Karma :

Paulington · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Karma :

Get some training, you obviously have a bike so go to a school and pay the £60-£80 or whatever it is for an hours training.

In an hour with an instructor behind you in radio contact, you will learn more about your riding and how bad your bad habits actually are than you have done all year I imagine.

Try and scrape it together, do as much training as you can afford, trying to do it all on your own is quite often a false economy as people fail the first time, fail the second time and so on, even if you fail the first time and pass the next time, you will have spent more money than if you'd just paid for an hour with an instructor and passed first time.
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Alex_B · Brolly Dolly Joined: 15 Jul 2011 Karma :

Yea, just trying to save a few bob Rog, as ya do Thumbs Up

One more then.

On the angled start (do they do this?) Like for instance, you're parked behind a car but your bike is facing the center line.

What are they expecting you to show from this? I would just indicate right and then pull away when clear I presume?
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ElliotReidMD · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 08 Jul 2011 Karma :

Yes, I did this on my mod 2. All I did was demonstrate I could pull away safely round the parked vehicle indicating/observations where needed.

Didn't come up on my test, but my instructor told me if a vehicle is coming in the opposite direction, be careful as if the examiner deems it too close when you make the manoeuvre, you'll fail. Best to wait till its past. Saying that, it's difficult to quantify that distance and I'm glad it never happened on my test.
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Alex_B · Brolly Dolly Joined: 15 Jul 2011 Karma :

Thx Elliot,

So, lets get this straight, although on the angled start I'm effectively turning left (to rejoin the flow of traffic) it's a right indicator ? Laughing

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Frog · Traffic Copper Joined: 10 Jan 2011 Karma :

Alex_B · Brolly Dolly Joined: 15 Jul 2011 Karma :

Thanks again everyone. I mean it.

I hope I can manage this at the first attempt but I guess the odds are against it without lessons.

Anyway, I will let you know how I go after the event which isn't to long aways now. Thumbs Up

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