As when you exit a road, you must signal left when leaving a roundabout, if it is practical to do so, and you should stop indicating as soon as you have exited the roundabout. However, when you are travelling straight ahead on a small single-lane roundabout, it may be impractical to indicate when exiting.
Choice of lane and signal
When approaching a mini-roundabout, treat it similar to a normal roundabout. Signal left if you intend on turning in that direction, signalling right if you intend on turning right and when travelling ahead, no signal should be applied.
Mini-roundabouts.
All vehicles MUST pass round the central markings except large vehicles which are physically incapable of doing so. Remember, there is less space to manoeuvre and less time to signal. Avoid making U-turns at mini-roundabouts. Beware of others doing this.
Give way to traffic coming from the right.
Ensure you're signalling in the direction you want to take before entering the roundabout, unless you're travelling straight on, in which case you don't need to signal until you pass the exit before the one you are going to use.
Mini roundabouts operate almost identically to a regular single-lane roundabout. The only difference is that the physical central island you'll be used to seeing is replaced by road markings.
Any turn that exits the roundabout after 12 o'clock can be considered a right turn. - Use your right indicator as you approach and enter the roundabout. - Before exiting, use your left indicator and follow the exit lane marking. - Stop indicating once you have exited the roundabout.
If the exit you require is 12 o'clock or before you need the left hand lane. If the exit that you require is after 12 o'clock, you need the right hand lane. Unless any road markings or signs say differently.
The golden rule
You approach the roundabout from the 6 o'clock position, entering the roundabout by turning left so that you go around in a clockwise direction, while at the same time, giving way to traffic coming from your right, who are already on the roundabout.
Slow down really early and look as early as you can into the road on your right, and across the roundabout itself. By watching the traffic flow really early, you can sometimes manipulate yourself an opportunity to go, by timing your arrival at the roundabout when there is a gap.
How Many Times Can You Legally Go Around a Roundabout? There is no legal limit to the number of times that you can travel around a roundabout. However, circling a roundabout more than twice may be considered careless driving. You should always try to exit a roundabout correctly after you first enter it.
Before entering the roundabout, ensure that there is no vehicle approaching from your right. Once you enter the roundabout, stay in the inner lane and indicate a right turn. Once you pass the second exit, switch the turn indicator to the left and enter the third exit from the left lane.
Multi-lane roundabouts should be approached the same way as any other intersection. To turn left, use the left-most lane and signal for a left turn. To turn right, use the right-most lane and signal for a right turn. In all situations, vehicle operators should pass counterclockwise around the central island.
If your exit is before or at 12 o'clock, choose the left-hand lane. If the exit is after 12 o'clock, choose the right hand lane. This gets a little trickier when a roundabout has more than two lanes. If there are numerous options, there will generally be road markings on the road to signal which lane you need to be in.
When wishing to take the second exit, you should take the left lane when approaching the roundabout, unless otherwise indicated by signage.
Travelling straight through a roundabout
do not indicate as you approach the roundabout, but if practicable, signal left as you exit.
If you have a four-road roundabout, and your GPS says “take the second exit”, that basically means you should go straight (so you would skip the first exit on the right, and take the next one).
It may come as a surprise to many, but driving over a mini-roundabout is illegal as they must be treated as an island in the road. Any road user caught doing so can be prosecuted and fined.
You could, theoretically, get a ticket for 'going for a ride', though no police officer could realistically prove this, and most of them probably don't want to. However, if you're being a nuisance by constantly circling around a busy roundabout, the police could theoretically ticket you for this.
There is no evidence to support this, other than the 'careless driving' argument. You should plan before you enter a roundabout and circling more than twice could be considered as careless driving.
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