When approaching a roundabout, decide as early as possible which exit you will take and get into the correct lane. Reduce your speed. When entering a roundabout, give way to any traffic on your immediate right inside the roundabout unless road markings indicate otherwise; and keep moving if the way is clear. Do not enter a roundabout if you see your exit is blocked.

Give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross.

Where there are two lanes at the entrance to a roundabout, follow the paths shown by the blue lines in the diagrams on page 81, unless signs or road markings indicate otherwise.

When on a roundabout, look out for and show consideration to other vehicles crossing in front of you, especially those intending to leave by the next exit. On a spiral roundabout, take note of the road marking guiding vehicles to leave the roundabout.

When you are leaving the roundabout, pay attention to any vehicles that may cross your path from behind on your left even if the road marking at a spiral roundabout is in your favour.

In case you have missed the exit, continue to circle around the roundabout until you reach that exit again and leave.

Look out for cyclists and motor cyclists, and give them more room. Look out for long vehicles which may have to take a different course, both on the approach to and on a roundabout.

Roundabout ahead

Warning sign - roundabout ahead

Advance direction sign and road markings for a conventional roundabout

Advance direction sign and road markings for a spiral roundabout

One of the above signs can usually be seen in advance of a roundabout.

	Conventional roundabout	Spiral roundabout
Turning left Approach in the left lane and signal left. Keep travelling along the outer lane of the roundabout and continue to signal left to leave.
Going straight ahead Approach in either the left or right lane (for 3-lane roundabout, left or middle lane). Do not signal. Keep to that lane on the roundabout. After passing the exit before the one you want, signal left to leave.
Turning right / U-turning Approach in the right lane (for 3-lane roundabout, right or middle lane) and signal right. Keep travelling along the inner lane of the roundabout (for 3-lane roundabout, inner or middle lane). Continue signalling right until you have passed the exit before the one you want, then signal left to leave (inner lane user of 3-lane roundabout may change to the middle lane first when signalling left).