{"id":43044,"date":"2023-08-21T15:59:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/?p=43044"},"modified":"2023-08-21T15:59:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:59:38","slug":"watch-driver-do-roundabout-slingshot-method-to-skip-long-queues-of-traffic-but-it-could-get-you-in-trouble-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/world-news\/watch-driver-do-roundabout-slingshot-method-to-skip-long-queues-of-traffic-but-it-could-get-you-in-trouble-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch driver do roundabout slingshot method to skip long queues of traffic – but it could get you in trouble | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
THIS is the moment a driver uses the controversial "slingshot" method to beat queues at a roundabout – but it could get you in trouble.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Jobber, from Newcastle, uploaded dashcam footage showing him gliding past a line of cars using the method.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
This saves drivers from having to wait in traffic as queues in the left-hand lane tail back from the junction.<\/p>\n
Captioning the clip, Jobber said: "Vintage roundabout slingshot."<\/p>\n
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However, some road law experts are not certain the hack is within the rules.<\/p>\n
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".<\/p>\n
Graham Conway, from Select Car Leasing, told Yahoo News: "Careless or inconsiderate driving typically attracts a fixed penalty of \u00a3100 and three points on your licence. <\/p>\n
"In more serious cases motorists will have to go to court where they could face higher penalties.<\/p>\n
<\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n "It all boils down to whether your driving \u2018falls below the standard expected of a competent and careful driver\u2019. <\/p>\n "Slingshotting a roundabout – or \u2018misusing lanes to gain an advantage over other drivers\u2019 – could easily fall into this category."<\/p>\n It comes after Jobber posted another clip of him using the method, before viewers spotted an obvious flaw.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, an expert mechanic revealed why you should never buy an electric car as they are riddled with issues.<\/p>\nDriver who crashed Lewis Hamilton\u2019s \u00a38.5m supercar is bathroom tycoon<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n
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