How to judge a safe gap at an Irish roundabout
See how waiting for a vehicle to pass gives you time to check for a safe gap.
Pick your exit early. Look for signs and lane arrows as you approach. Obey any traffic lights. At a yield line, slow down so you can stop if necessary. Give way to traffic coming from your right and traffic already on the roundabout. RSA Rules of the Road, roundabout approach
Imagine a vehicle is about to cross the path you would take into the roundabout. Let it pass. Check again, and enter only when you can do so safely. Watch for cyclists and motorcyclists as well as cars. Before you leave, check that you can reach your exit without cutting across anyone who is continuing around. RSA Rules of the Road, roundabout exits
Practise choosing when to enter a roundabout in a short scenario. Lanewise roundabout lesson
1 / 4 Your blue car is stopped behind the dashed give-way line. The orange car is already on the roundabout, coming from your right.
Read all four steps
- Your blue car is stopped behind the dashed give-way line. The orange car is already on the roundabout, coming from your right.
- The orange car crosses your entry path. Your car stays behind the line.
- The orange car has passed your entry. Your car is still behind the line.
- The orange car has passed. Your blue car joins through the clear gap.
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