Last-minute revision

(If you have come to this page after searching for information on Inshes roundabout, Inverness, I have written a more recent post with tips and photos. Click on the link at the end of this post)

Inverness has one particular roundabout that seems to strike fear into the souls of learner drivers (and some experienced drivers too). Inshes roundabout is a 6-exit spiral roundabout that crops up in pretty much every Inverness driving test. It may not be quite as bewildering as 'the magic roundabout' in Swindon (see above), but, it is a roundabout that cannot be mastered simply by application of 'normal' roundabout theory.
One of my colleagues at BSM produced a detailed diagram of the roundabout, detailing which lanes to approach in for each exit. Even better than the above diagram, it was a detailed, computer-aided design with lanes, landmarks, roadsigns and every scrap of information a driver could possibly need to tackle the roundabout with confidence.
This week, another instructor took his pupil for her driving test. The examiner met the pupil at the test centre, asked her to sign the green form and then invited her to show him out to the car. The pupil then asked him to hold on a minute. She opened her handbag and took out a copy of the Inshes roundabout diagram for a last-minute viewing before starting her test! I wish I had been there to see the examiner's reaction. Not the best way to demonstrate to the examiner that she is capable of driving independently!

(For a later item about this roundabout, click on http://martinsdriving.blogspot.com/2011/08/you-are-currently-approaching-inshes.html)