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unfortunatly some people enter round abouts at 60 +kph so cars starting from stop may be on 1st but get rear ended or side swiped from the right even though they have right of way it becomes a race to see can get their wheels on 1st see it all the time i drive 300 + ks per shift used to make good money spotting for towies but rostered tows stopped that:(
I still can't see how you can get hit from the right if you are giving way to your right.
In NSW the law says give way to veh already on the round about not give way to the right have seen plenty of cars hit on the right but they were in the right just means sombody was driving way to fast
I am OK with giving way to vehicles already on the roundabout.
My point is that you travel in a clockwise direction.
Therefore if you are waiting to enter a roundabout, all oncoming traffic will approach on your right.
Ipsofacto, giving way to vehicles already on the roundabout and giving way to your right work out to be the same thing.
At a 4 road or cross intersection if a vehicle entering a roundabout is doing so from the street on your left i.e. at 9 o'clock or from a westerly direction if you're heading north and they enter the roundabout before you THEN you must give way EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE ON THEIR RIGHT. Christ it couldn't be simpler, GIVE WAY TO VEHICLES IN OR ENTERING THE ROUNDABOUT. Regards frank.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigJon
Yes but that is just semantics. An XR6 is not as powerful as a XR6 Turbo which is not as powerful as a HSV GTS, Which is not as powerfull as a HSV GTS 427 which is not as powerful as Aston Martin DB9 and so on and so on. I am getting really of tired of people calling a nice looking car high powered fro dramatisation sake.Quote:
Originally Posted by THE BOOGER
An XR6 is well within the limits for a P plater so why moan about that facet. Concentrate on the real issue, the driver was under the influence of alcohol, speeding, driving an unregistered car, driving while under suspension, unrestrained passengers. All of these things caused the accident not the fact it is an XR6 or a nice flash car. I am sorry but a basic Hyundai Elantra will do this type of speed and probablly a lot more. Until you start getting to the top end of the market horsepower wise acceleration is irrelevant.
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Originally Posted by Tank
Yes, and by the time they get to a point in the roundabout where you have to give way (say to avoid a collision) then they are on your right and the standard give way to the right rule applies. I am sure that if we ever meet at a roundabout we won't have any trouble :D.
Understand your point craig maybe it should be like bikes and based on power to weight as a bike rider i know what my sons cbr250 r will do so even that is not the total solution have to change attitudes like they did with smoking:)
Bigjon we have some very small roundabouts up here where the enty and exit may only be 10m from each other but the main prob is speeding to be 1st on:)
I think where the confusion arises is in the definition of "Give Way".
As mentioned earlier if the vehicle enter from the west and I am heading north I don't have to wait for him, I just have to give way to him. Subtle, but important difference.
Next question,
Can you enter a round about and complete a 180 degree turn? Or is this completing a U turn in an intersection?