Roundabouts Don’t Exempt You From Using a Signal

This isn’t a “London drivers are bad” post, I promise. I think a lot of people just don’t understand how to use them as I’d hazard 1/15 people or less are signaling in roundabouts - and it’s a slight pet peeve of mine.

Roundabouts are simple - treat them as any intersection.

Assuming 4 exit intersection.

If you are turning right: signal right and exit.

If you are going straight: No immediate signal, merge, and after you pass the first exit, signal right and exit.

If you are going left: signal left, after you pass the second exit signal right and exit.

The signals are what helps to keep roundabouts moving efficiently. It lets people entering know when it’s safe to do so and allows them to potentially get in faster if they see you are exiting.

Happy driving!

Edit: for anyone who refuses to use a left signal, do what you want. But you are not right. The London website states you do, I lived in the UK, and you do it there too (would be a right though). Why would you not want to give other drivers more information about what you are doing? Here is a simple picture from the MTO’s website