Hi guys,
I would like some advice; I find that I have a problem when approaching roundabouts. The roundabouts in question, are on a 60mph A road, I find that when I'm driving towards the roundabout at 50-60, at the point where I should reduce speed, I end up having some guy or girl behind me, rather close. I'm thinking, until I'm more confident with those speeds+roundabouts, should I make a stand at 45-50 mph max and not go above that on a 60mph road, so that the driver behind me has no other choice but to go that speed, leaving me with an easier, less dangerous break. At the moment, I quite like reducing my speed to anything from 15-30 even when the coast is clear because I'm still not totally confident going across them. Which can be dangerous/annoying if the driver behind me is really close and has to break a lot, giving me two worries, the roundabout and the driver.
Also, when coming towards a roundabout going down from 60 to 20-30, while giving me time to look for any cars coming round and if I need to brake completely. Should I drop down to that speed first, then switch to the appropriate gear or reduce speed a gear at a time?
Thanks.
I would like some advice; I find that I have a problem when approaching roundabouts. The roundabouts in question, are on a 60mph A road, I find that when I'm driving towards the roundabout at 50-60, at the point where I should reduce speed, I end up having some guy or girl behind me, rather close. I'm thinking, until I'm more confident with those speeds+roundabouts, should I make a stand at 45-50 mph max and not go above that on a 60mph road, so that the driver behind me has no other choice but to go that speed, leaving me with an easier, less dangerous break. At the moment, I quite like reducing my speed to anything from 15-30 even when the coast is clear because I'm still not totally confident going across them. Which can be dangerous/annoying if the driver behind me is really close and has to break a lot, giving me two worries, the roundabout and the driver.
Also, when coming towards a roundabout going down from 60 to 20-30, while giving me time to look for any cars coming round and if I need to brake completely. Should I drop down to that speed first, then switch to the appropriate gear or reduce speed a gear at a time?
Thanks.