THIS is the moment a driver uses the controversial “slingshot” method to beat queues at a roundabout – but it could get you in trouble.
The motorist, known by the nickname Jobber, took to TikTok to share footage of him using the handy trick, but legal experts aren’t convinced.
TikTok/@jobbertokTikTokker Jobber filmed himself using the slingshot method to beat queues at a roundabout[/caption]
TikTok/@jobbertokThis involves using the right-hand lane to drive all the way around before exiting at the first junction[/caption]
Jobber, from Newcastle, uploaded dashcam footage showing him gliding past a line of cars using the method.
The slingshot involves using the right-hand lane to enter a roundabout before driving all the way round to exit at what would have been the first exit.
This saves drivers from having to wait in traffic as queues in the left-hand lane tail back from the junction.
Captioning the clip, Jobber said: “Vintage roundabout slingshot.”
However, some road law experts are not certain the hack is within the rules.
Guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service says that “misusing lanes to gain an advantage over other drivers” can be counted as “careless or inconsiderate driving”.
Graham Conway, from Select Car Leasing, told Yahoo News: “Careless or inconsiderate driving typically attracts a fixed penalty of £100 and three points on your licence.
“In more serious cases motorists will have to go to court where they could face higher penalties.
“It all boils down to whether your driving ‘falls below the standard expected of a competent and careful driver’.
“Slingshotting a roundabout – or ‘misusing lanes to gain an advantage over other drivers’ – could easily fall into this category.”
It comes after Jobber posted another clip of him using the method, before viewers spotted an obvious flaw.
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However, some road law experts aren’t certain that it’s within the rulesTikTok/@jobbertok
TikTok/@jobbertokIt could be seen as ‘careless or inconsiderate driving’[/caption]
TikTok/@jobbertokThat offence can land you a £100 fine and three licence points[/caption]