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So many road users don’t keep to their lane!-Don’t be blue 🚙Follow the red 🚗-Keeping your lane discipline here is import...
12/06/2026

So many road users don’t keep to their lane!
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Don’t be blue 🚙
Follow the red 🚗
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Keeping your lane discipline here is important, going “right third exit” towards town centre you need to keep your position within your lane which moves to the outside of the roundabout after the 2nd exit.
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Don’t move into the right lane then switch back across as this increases risk of other vehicles entering the roundabout on your left and thinking from your road position you’re continuing around the roundabout!

12/06/2026

Struggling with your clutch release? Try thinking about what it’s actually doing! Take a listen!
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The clutch in a manual car connects and disconnects the engine from the gearbox.

When you press the clutch pedal, it separates the engine from the wheels, allowing you to change gears smoothly or stop without stalling the engine. When you release the pedal, it reconnects the engine to the gearbox, transferring power to the wheels so the car can move.

In simple terms: the clutch lets you temporarily interrupt the engine’s power so you can change gears.

This caused a lot of debate. 💭😬-I posted this recently saying that it could be dangerous to “straight line” the roundabo...
12/06/2026

This caused a lot of debate. 💭😬
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I posted this recently saying that it could be dangerous to “straight line” the roundabout here 🚙 and that lane discipline is needed.
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Lots of people disagreed and said that it’s fine as long as no one else is around, while technically this is true, you’d need to be 100% sure of your surroundings and I advise caution and awareness in all road situations, I think for standard driving practice you’re better off maintaining good lane position and creating good habits as well so you don’t fall into a position where you miss something and cause undue risk.
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What do you think? 🤔

Built for confusion!! 😫🤯-Swindon's Magic Roundabout: Opening in 1972, this infamous junction in Wiltshire features five ...
12/06/2026

Built for confusion!! 😫🤯
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Swindon's Magic Roundabout: Opening in 1972, this infamous junction in Wiltshire features five mini-roundabouts arranged in a circle. It forces traffic to travel in both clockwise and counter-clockwise directions simultaneously. It was designed by Frank Blackmore to tame traffic by essentially confusing drivers into being hyper-cautious. 🛣️

What’s your next move? 🤯
12/06/2026

What’s your next move? 🤯

11/06/2026

Would this be cheating in a driving test or do you think examiners would allow it?

Thanks so much for all the support! I feel fortunate to be able to share this! 20K on TikTok and hit 10K on Facebook as ...
11/06/2026

Thanks so much for all the support! I feel fortunate to be able to share this! 20K on TikTok and hit 10K on Facebook as well. ❤️🙌🏼

10/06/2026

Too many of these on the road.

Whats your thoughts? Could there be a specific reason? -Land gradient? Preservation of a specific area?
09/06/2026

Whats your thoughts? Could there be a specific reason?
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Land gradient? Preservation of a specific area?

I see people using the wrong lane here so often.-This is where you can’t just use the “12’clock rule” on a roundabout.-3...
08/06/2026

I see people using the wrong lane here so often.
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This is where you can’t just use the “12’clock rule” on a roundabout.
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3 exits all before 12 o’clock and only a u-turn after it. You can’t then just apply a blanket rule, you should always select the appropriate lane for your exit. In this case it wouldn’t be appropriate to use the left lane for the 3rd exit (yet a lot of people still do)

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