Intending to leave this intersection, did you change the lane in the right moment?
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Correct answer
YES
Explanation
In the video you are going round a roundabout in a town and you intend to leave it; in good time, after passing the previous exit, you moved into the outside lane and drove in it up to your exit. You changed lanes at the right moment. The answer is: yes.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver who is changing lanes to give way to a vehicle travelling in the lane they intend to enter, and to signal the intention to change lanes with the indicator clearly and in good time; before turning right - and leaving a roundabout is a right turn - you must move close to the right edge of the roadway. On a roundabout with two lanes, the correct technique is to move into the outside lane at the latest after passing the exit before the one you want to leave by - changing earlier is acceptable and safe: you then have time to signal, check the mirror and change lanes smoothly, and when you reach your exit you are already in the right lane. Changing lanes at the last moment, level with the exit, cuts across the path of vehicles travelling in the outside lane and is a common cause of collisions on roundabouts. Before you leave, you switch on the right indicator and give way to pedestrians on the crossing after the roundabout.
Legal basis: Art. 22 para. 2 point 1, para. 4 and 5 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)