Was I in the wrong?

I haven't had advanced training yet, but I also think I would be in the fast lane there due to all the hazards on your left and if i had rounded the bend in the left lane and seen a car waiting I would move into the fast lane. In your case I would have moved back to the fast lane, moved past the situation and probably never thought about it again. I would like to add nothing annoys me more than fast lane/middle lane hoggers and I will always let someone pass that wants to go even faster than me. And I wouldn't ride in it when the roads empty unless I had reason to like all the entrances from the left here.

[Dipper]

Fast lane?

[NTECUK]

Originally Posted by Dipper

Fast lane?

The Eagles. Sang about it,
"They pretendded not to notice they were caught up.in the race."

[Biker Biggles]

Fast lane------Only for Desperados trying to escape from the Hotel California.

Originally Posted by Red Herring

if the information and circumstances make it to your advantage

Agreed with everything you post as a general rule (if you understand why you are ignoring the highway code in that scenario), but in this case the bend isn't sharp enough to make it worth moving out there IMO. Line of sight from the bend to the driveway the car pulled out of is about 60 metres, you can see plenty far enough ahead from lane 1, and you'd have to be considerably above the speed limit (or have particularly poor forward obs) for stopping in time to become a problem. If you are dealing with a specific hazard, then maybe it'd be worth it, or just slow down until you've passed it.

Nothing in the OP suggests there was any advanced positioning technique in use, nor were improved forwards obs being taken advantage of to see the hazard any earlier, so it a bit of a moot point really.

Originally Posted by rb8989

I don't think it was dangerous, what do you think, was it bad riding changing lanes on a curve, even a small one?

Clearly you are a complete moron who deserves to have his licence torn to shreds and flushed down the toilet.

Alternatively, in the process of checking mirrors, blind spot and moving lanes a hazard developed in front of you. You reacted in good time and no one was hurt.

The fact that you are sweating over whether you done something wrong damn near automatically makes you a better driver than 99% of the driving population. Most would never think twice about such an incident, and as such would never have the opportunity to learn from it.

Keep doing what you're doing and stay safe IMHO

he was in the wrong. I passed driving test in September and I specifically asking if i can pull out onto a new road when there is two lanes and there is one vehicle in the outside lane. The answer was assume they are in both as they have right of way and can change lanes.

nothing wrong with being in outside lane (although people disagree) if there no cars around you. puts you further away from hazards near the curb like idiot who pull out. If you know your going to turn. indicate well so people can see intentions and drop speed accordingly.

NOT YOUR FAULT. you did well, no accident, to go home safe. driver needs to pass his test again in my books, but we all know that's not going to happen

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by kiggles

driver needs to pass his test again in my books, but we all know that's not going to happen

How many thousand miles a month do you do in a car mate?

Originally Posted by kiggles

he was in the wrong. I passed driving test in September and I specifically asking if i can pull out onto a new road when there is two lanes and there is one vehicle in the outside lane. The answer was assume they are in both as they have right of way and can change lanes

Lol, because that was the safest answer to give you as a new driver to prevent YOU failing to anticipate a lane change and pull out on someone, not because its wrong to do it where the lane is clear.

Whether from a slip road, a give way, a stop sign or a driveway, joining a multi lane road you do have to give way to traffic already on the road, whatever lane they may be in. That means dont cause any of them to change speed or direction as a result of you joining the road. But do you wait for all three lanes to be clear before joining a motorway? Or both lanes of a dual carriageway in rush hour? If so, good luck, and tell someone where you are waiting so they can bring you food, drink and a blanket!! Lol

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

To clear a few things up..

I was indicating, as I had passed a very slow car on the outside lane of the roundabout who was exiting onto the same road in the left lane.

I got up to speed pretty quickly as I do when the road is clear, it's a perk of riding a bike.

The car I think was a cream driving school mini, and wasn't far off the roundabout I assume as I couldn't see it when I did a left hand shoulder check.

I didn't see the car waiting at all, I assume it emerged from between two garden walls of sorts.


Good discussion here, I thought best to ask as no doubt he'll be telling our mutual friends that I'm an idiot and not long for this world ect.