Summary of "Road rules: roundabouts"
Main ideas / lessons
- Roundabouts require clear signaling and appropriate lane positioning.
- Drivers must give other road users sufficient notice and yield to vehicles already in the roundabout.
- Indicator use (and when it’s practical) differs depending on whether you’re turning, making a U-turn, or going straight—especially on small, single-lane roundabouts.
Road rules and instructions (detailed)
Approaching a roundabout
If you intend to:
- Turn left, turn right, or make a U-turn: use your indicator to show your intended maneuver.
- Give other road users sufficient notice of your intent to turn.
Entering a roundabout
- Slow or stop as needed.
- Give way to any vehicle already in the roundabout.
- Continue using your indicators if you intend to:
- Turn left, turn right, or make a U-turn.
Lane positioning and signaling by maneuver
Turning left
- On approach, indicate left.
- Be in the left-hand lane unless road markings indicate otherwise.
- Follow lane markings/instructions where they specify different lane use.
- When turning left, exit in the left lane.
Turning right
- On approach, indicate right.
- Be in the right-hand lane unless road markings indicate otherwise.
- When turning right, follow lane markings/instructions.
Making a U-turn
- Approach from the right lane.
- Signal right.
- Then use the roundabout to perform the U-turn as your positioning allows.
Changing lanes within a roundabout
- Drivers may change lanes if they wish (when allowed).
- Usual changing-lane rules apply, including:
- Use your indicator
- Give way to any vehicle in the lane you are entering
Going straight ahead
- No signal is required when approaching if you are going straight.
- You may approach from either the left or right lane, unless road markings indicate otherwise.
Exiting a roundabout
- Signal left when leaving a roundabout if it is practical.
- Stop indicating as soon as you have exited.
- For small single-lane roundabouts while traveling straight ahead: it may be impractical to indicate when exiting.
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Category
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