**I'm asking about how the THEORY of a roundabout works. Not whether you actually do this.**
(I had to put that comment in because I've been on here long enough to be able to predict what half the answers are going to be!)
2006-07-26 21:59:31 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
No, the line before a roundabout is a erm dashed line like this - - - - - so that means you have to give way.
You only have to actually stop when the line is continous and there is a red hexaganol stop sign
2006-07-26 22:02:19 · answer #1 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory, a roundabout is the main road and all the roads leading to it are minor ones. Therefore the rules are the same as if you were approaching a 'T' junction and turning left and once on the roundabout it is the same as turning left from a major road into a minor one. This is what determines how you should use your mirrors and signals and who you should give way to.
2006-07-30 05:53:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically not with limited access lanes, plenty of roundabout lanes (at least three) and a smooth and slight flow of traffic. However, if you have more than, say, four entry lanes, your roundabout lanes only number two and the traffic is extremely heavy -- the cute little roundabout theory becomes a congealed mess and stopping is in order!!
2006-07-27 05:06:48 · answer #3 · answered by cranura 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea of roundabouts is as you approch you adjust your speed to the speed of the traffic on the roundabout so you can join the traffic without stopping. Roundabouts were invented to keep traffic moving contiously but so many people dont know how to use them correctly they always cause a bottle neck
2006-07-27 05:04:40 · answer #4 · answered by theunderwaterdog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to stop; just give way to traffic from the right if there's any coming. See the Highway Code. By the way, roundabouts are known as "traffic circles" in some other parts of the English-speaking world, e.g. parts of USA. They may have different rules there.
2006-07-27 05:05:11 · answer #5 · answered by grpr1964 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, as long as you give way to other traffic on the roundabout, as at this point they have priority, and the traffic to your right, you do not need to stop. Roundabouts are designed to keep traffic moving in theory.
2006-07-27 05:04:15 · answer #6 · answered by Jamie Dow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to give way to the right at a roundabout so if their was a row of cars coming from that direction you would have to stop to let them pass.
2006-07-27 05:05:54 · answer #7 · answered by MR_KGB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In New Zealand you only have to give way at a roundabout so if there are no cars you do not have to come to a full stop.
2006-07-27 05:04:09 · answer #8 · answered by atlantisflicka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I believe the point of a roundabout is to have a continous flow of traffic without people needing to stop.
2006-07-27 05:03:08 · answer #9 · answered by Benjamin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to stop unless someone to your right is actually on the roundabout (or if it's a big roundabout, far enough away).
2006-07-27 05:05:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋