I’m getting quite appalled by the sheer number of people who obviously don’t know how to use a roundabout. They really aren’t that hard to understand.

The rule states that you give way to anyone already on the roundabout, that’s pretty much it. For anyone about to enter a roundabout they need to give way to any car on it, or any car that has the potential to be in the roundabout before they enter it. So for all you out there who don’t slow down because there is a car entering from your left beware! If that car is in the round about before you they have right of way and you could be potentially blamed for any collision. That said, if there is someone approaching the roundabout from your right but you are at the round about, you don’t have to wait for them! They have to give way to you unless you do wait for them and they get on the round about first.

Roundabouts are not 4 way giveaway sign intersections or stop sign intersections they are designed to allow traffic to keep flowing and if used properly they work very well, however if abused by both aggressive and passive drivers they become annoying intersections that can slow traffic to a stop.

Slow down when approaching a round about and be ready to give way to anyone on it, whether they enter from the left or the right. When you slow down you have a better chance of timing your entry to slot in and get through without stopping. This is what roundabouts are designed for and if people start learning to use them correctly then everyone benefits.