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Old May 28th 2014 | 10:35 pm
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Originally Posted by jimenato
You can see why everyone (including it seems many Spanish) are confused.

a) The rule is different from everywhere else
b) It's stupid
c) It's contradicted in much literature

The terminology is difficult enough WRT roundabouts anyway. e.g., what exactly do you mean by 'outside lane' in your post?
Sorry it was a typo, I've corrected it now
 
Old May 28th 2014 | 10:49 pm
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Im starting to get wound up by this surge of peletons, not just here was back in the UK as well, who do they think they are, #twats
 
Old May 28th 2014 | 11:21 pm
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Originally Posted by cricketman
No, you are quoting the British highway code. You live and drive in Spain, so the Spanish highway code is relevant. Forget what you have learnt in Britain

It is amazing the amount of people who do not understand this.
I know CM, really, I do.
But this thread is about driving in Spain, in particular Andalusia, and why it´s so bad/difficult/indifferent/confusing and even down right dangerous!
As Jim is saying, the Spanish "logic" for tackling roundabouts is quite frankly, illogical. It not only causes traffic flow problems, it causes accidents, road rage and all other unnecessary incidents, but not just for those dim witted Brit´s, for the Spanish too!
 
Old May 28th 2014 | 11:24 pm
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Originally Posted by IamStu
I know CM, really, I do.
But this thread is about driving in Spain, in particular Andalusia, and why it´s so bad/difficult/indifferent/confusing and even down right dangerous!
As Jim is saying, the Spanish "logic" for tackling roundabouts is quite frankly, illogical. It not only causes traffic flow problems, it causes accidents, road rage and all other unnecessary incidents, but not just for those dim witted Brit´s, for the Spanish too!
My Sat nav somtimes thinks its back in UK, tells you to go round the wrong way round the roundabout etc, when I use it next Ill send a snap, it takes a minute for it to realise we are on the left, lol
 
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Originally Posted by andyrich666
My Sat nav somtimes thinks its back in UK, tells you to go round the wrong way round the roundabout etc, when I use it next Ill send a snap, it takes a minute for it to realise we are on the left, lol
LOL Andy!!!
It was reported recently that a car had been stopped travelling the wrong way on a roundabout a couple of months ago in Malaga!
Now it makes perfect sense! It was you!!!
Besides, I´m not sure it would have added any more confusion to any other time of day, on the a busy roundabout in Spain
 
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Originally Posted by IamStu
LOL Andy!!!
It was reported recently that a car had been stopped travelling the wrong way on a roundabout a couple of months ago in Malaga!
Now it makes perfect sense! It was you!!!
Besides, I´m not sure it would have added any more confusion to any other time of day, on the a busy roundabout in Spain
Lol, I am more intelligent than the device, but I could have lent it to someone

Ive seen Spanish do it here, must be pissed or retarded, I have before (on holiday) a few times drove down the wrong way in a one way street (without the nav) I put that down too poor lighting and signage though. Soon worked it out.
 
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Originally Posted by IamStu
LOL Andy!!!
It was reported recently that a car had been stopped travelling the wrong way on a roundabout a couple of months ago in Malaga!
Now it makes perfect sense! It was you!!!
Besides, I´m not sure it would have added any more confusion to any other time of day, on the a busy roundabout in Spain
at least it gets reported in Malaga
here in Granada all day, every day, we get pedal and motor cyclists going the wrong way cos they are too lazy to go all the way round. Both also ignore one way streets, charge pedestrians out of the way on footpaths, immediately change direction/lane without any care for themselves or others
none of it is reported, and it is almost 2 years since I saw a motorcyclist pulled by the police - by 3 cars and they had their guns out and seemed to know him exceedingly well.
 
Old May 29th 2014 | 1:05 am
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Originally Posted by cricketman
Sorry it was a typo, I've corrected it now
Yup - I realised that

But the terminology is confusing. What is the outside lane exactly?

On a roundabout I guess it's the nearside lane (near the kerb) whereas on a straight road it is the fast lane so as you drive from a road to a roundabout you change from the inside lane to the outside lane and then back again.

Except in America where the outside lane is the slow lane.

Better to stick with nearside and offside maybe?
 
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Originally Posted by cricketman
. Basically the rule is that you must always stick to the outside lane whether you are going left, straight on or right.

You can use the inside lane but only if you have time and space to re-enter the outside lane as you exit. You have no priority
Which begs the question...why have an inside lane?
 
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Originally Posted by Madridboy
Which begs the question...why have an inside lane?
Quite. If you have ' time and space to re-enter the outside lane as you exit' you might just as well have used the outside lane in the first place.
 
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Originally Posted by jimenato
Yup - I realised that

But the terminology is confusing. What is the outside lane exactly?

On a roundabout I guess it's the nearside lane (near the kerb) whereas on a straight road it is the fast lane so as you drive from a road to a roundabout you change from the inside lane to the outside lane and then back again.

Except in America where the outside lane is the slow lane.

Better to stick with nearside and offside maybe?
surely in Spain, so long as you have your indicator on and you are half a length in front of the other car you have priority over everyone. Although many seem to think that indicators shouldn't be used - it is their contribution to keeping down pollution.
 
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Originally Posted by Domino
at least it gets reported in Malaga
here in Granada all day, every day, we get pedal and motor cyclists going the wrong way cos they are too lazy to go all the way round. Both also ignore one way streets, charge pedestrians out of the way on footpaths, immediately change direction/lane without any care for themselves or others
none of it is reported, and it is almost 2 years since I saw a motorcyclist pulled by the police - by 3 cars and they had their guns out and seemed to know him exceedingly well.
A friends Dad has a theory on the bikers! His Dad was a facial surgeon. He said the police don´t need to bother with them, larger powers are at work, and they´re sorted through natural selection!
This guy had spent a life time rebuilding the faces of crashed bikers!
 
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Originally Posted by IamStu
A friends Dad has a theory on the bikers! His Dad was a facial surgeon. He said the police don´t need to bother with them, larger powers are at work, and they´re sorted through natural selection!
This guy had spent a life time rebuilding the faces of crashed bikers!
perhaps I should have started a photog business for new physog photo's for photo id's
 

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