Thread: How to use a roundabout.....

Originally Posted by superquag

With all that wordiness..its no wonder many drivers have no idea of what the rules are.
How much of it relates to Common Sense ?

In WA, its simple. The vehicle already in the roundabout has right of way over a vehicle entering the roundabout.

For the numpties... "First in - Best dressed"

- And the Powers That Be wonder why there's so many prangs !

I think you will find that is not quite true.
You well find you must give way to anything on the roundabout and this may include anything you may perceive as not in the roundabout but about to enter.
To play it safe, with roundabouts, just give way to anything.

Originally Posted by Tank

So who do you give way to in Australia, I know who but do you? Regards Frank.

See Mick Marsh's posts, basically you give way to people on the roundabout.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

To play it safe, with roundabouts, just give way to anything.

I have seen this before - we call it a Mexican stand off when no one knows who should enter first, each waiting for another for what seems an age.

I am with Tank on this one, don't know much about trams though!

Erich

Originally Posted by Sleepy

Oh Mick, you would have to mention Trams. Try the big round about at the top of Elizabeth st in Melbourne. 7 dual lanes entering and leaving and a tram line through the middle. Give way to the right except for trams on your left, 3 pedestrian crossing, tram Y junction........

I'm with sprint, just shut your eyes and pray....

Sing to that one you Irish folk singing git.

Holy Moses..... Ill keep away from there.

Someone mentioned a roundabout had to have enough room to have a raised section in the middle. When we were in England driving the 7m motorhome we came upon a sign that indicated there were 2 roundabouts ahead. So I slowed down and about 50m later I could not see any roundabout, so we went around the block and approached again. In the middle of the road there were 2 white painted "roundabouts" about 300mm in diameter! They were the roundabouts and we had driven straight over them. Also, we did drive to the Magic Roundabout at Swindon as I had heard about it, and just followed a semi as he just drove straight across and everyone stopped and let us both go where we wanted to go.

I agree qith Lots a Landies, Tank, JDNSW and (and I never thought I'd ever say this) Supaquad

Try that big roundabout in Paris, you know you've entered a roundabout then the French are mad

Baz.

What hacks me off over here is the idiots who indicate right on a roundabout, but are carrying straight on. I don't know where this idea comes from but have seen a lot of people doing this.
If you are going straight across a roundabout you do not signal until you are ready to pull off the roundabout (i.e. you are approaching your exit).

Ivan

Originally Posted by Ivan

What hacks me off over here is the idiots who indicate right on a roundabout, but are carrying straight on. I don't know where this idea comes from but have seen a lot of people doing this.
If you are going straight across a roundabout you do not signal until you are ready to pull off the roundabout (i.e. you are approaching your exit).

Ivan

Yes, I've seen that too. However, I was sure that I had read that that was a requirement in one of the states' rules, to indicate right until you reach your exit, then indicate left and exit.