bigger roundabouts

[derrick]

[QUOTE 4142201, member: 45"]Then he was mistaken. He was going straight on. Had he been at the front of the queue to the right he wouldn't be in a position where left-turning traffic had to concentrate more on looking left than they needed to, and he would have been able to move when the left-turner beside or to the left of him went. Doing this he could have taken advantage of the gap and coverage increased presence on the roundabout. It was neither the safest position nor that where he could best control the road around him.[/QUOTE]
He is where he felt was best for him, You may not think it was best for you, But he was riding his bike. Not everybody has loads of confidence when approaching roundabouts, Give everybody a chance,

 

[mjr]

[QUOTE 4143346, member: 45"]I don't think you get it. He might have thought he was in the best place for him, but he was putting himself in danger unnecessarily. It wasn't the safest nor the most effective place to be, for him nor for anyone else.[/QUOTE]
Indeed, but I don't think you get it: it's a logical consequence of what we used to be taught, so give him a chance.

 

[derrick]

[QUOTE 4143346, member: 45"]I don't think you get it. He might have thought he was in the best place for him, but he was putting himself in danger unnecessarily. It wasn't the safest nor the most effective place to be, for him nor for anyone else.[/QUOTE]
You don't get it, He is where he feels he should be, Right or wrong HE is riding the bike, Give him space, Simples.

 

[growingvegetables]

[QUOTE 4143346, member: 45"]... He might have thought he was in the best place for him,[/quote]
And, by the Highway Code, that's enough. Incompetent? Lacking in confidence? Who knows.
[QUOTE 4143346, member: 45"]... but he was putting himself in danger unnecessarily. It wasn't the safest nor the most effective place to be, for him nor for anyone else.[/QUOTE]
True.

And tough! (Sorry - that's a bit brutal; )

The Highway Code is clear.

1. It offers best practice for cyclists. Rule 76.
2. It recognises that some cyclists lack the confidence (or competence!) to treat the RAB according to Rules 184 to 190.

3. And it puts the onus on more powerful vehicles to respect those cyclists (or horse riders) lacking confidence (or competence), who hug the left hand lane (gutter!) ... and "Allow them to do so."

 

[mjr]

I don't think you'll find track standing through a red light in the highway code, so I think this is rather less severe.