Approaching a roundabout
Reduce your speed.
Always keep to the right of the splitter island (either painted or
raised) on the approach to the roundabout.
Entering the roundabout
Upon reaching the
roundabout yield line. yield to traffic circulating from the left.
Do not enter the roundabout beside a vehicle already circulating
within the roundabout, as a vehicle near the central island may be
exiting at the next exit. Watch out for traffic already on the
roundabout, especially cyclists and motorcyclists. Do not enter a
roundabout when an emergency vehicle is approaching on another leg;
allow queues to clear in front of the emergency vehicle.
Within the roundabout
Within a roundabout,
do not stop except to avoid a collision; you have the right-of-way
over entering traffic. Always keep to the right of the central
island and travel in a counterclockwise direction.
When an emergency
vehicle is approaching, in order to provide it a clear path to turn
through the roundabout, proceed past the splitter island of your
exit before pulling over.
Exiting the roundabout
Maintain a slow speed
upon exiting the roundabout. Always indicate your exit using your
right-turn signal. Watch for and yield to pedestrians waiting to
cross, or crossing the exit leg. Watch out for and be particularly
considerate of people with disabilities, children, and elderly
pedestrians. Do not accelerate until you are beyond the pedestrian
crossing point on the exit.
Turning at roundabouts
- Turn on your
right-turn signal on the approach
- Do not use any
turn signals on approach.
- Turn on your
left turn signal.
- Continue to use
your left-turn signal until you have passed the exit before the
one you want, and then use your right-turn signal through your
Motorcyclists and bicyclists
Watch out for
motorcyclists and bicyclists. Give them plenty of room and show due
consideration. Bicyclists may enter the approach roadway from a
bicycle lane. Bicyclists will often keep to the right on the
roundabout; they may also indicate left to show they are continuing
around the roundabout. It is best to treat bicyclists as other
vehicles and not pass them while on the circulatory roadway.
Motorcyclists should not ride across the mountable truck apron next
to the central island, if present.
When car drivers
approach a roundabout, do not overtake large vehicles. Large
vehicles (for example, trucks and buses) may have to swing wide on
the approach or within the roundabout. Watch for their turn signals
and give them plenty of room, especially since they may obscure
other conflicting users.
To negotiate a roundabout, drivers
of large vehicles may need to use the full width of the roadway,
including mountable aprons it provided. They should be careful of
all other users of the roundabouts and, prior to entering the
roundabout, satisfy themselves that other users are aware of them
and will yield to them.