How to Drive in a Roundabout Correctly – Rules & Tips

How to Drive in a Roundabout Correctly – Rules & Tips

by Zutobi · Updated Oct 03, 2024

In this video you will learn how to safely drive in a roundabout. We’ll go through:

Left turns
Right turns
Going straight ahead
Some general rules

A roundabout consists of a central island and one or more lines of traffic that travel in the same direction. Always keep right of the central island.

When using a roundabout, you will need to enter depending on where you want to exit, and it’s important that you know what you want to do before entering the roundabout. You have 4 different exit points in nearly every roundabout: exiting to the right, to the left, straight ahead, or back the way you came.

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