Driving etiquette tips for roundabouts 11 Articles

by Jennifer Flood

A roundabout is a safer way to manage traffic through an intersection than stop lights since there is no crossing traffic. All traffic moves in the same direction, counterclockwise. Roundabouts are more efficient than tr...read more

by Dawn Hawkins

Driving etiquette tips for roundabouts For some people, round-abouts are things to be avoided. I suppose they can be a little intimidating when you first come upon one. There really isn't anything to be afraid of. It i...read more

by Jeffrey Harrison

I live in the UK, so, like everyone else here, I drive on the left and give way to the right. It's a simple principle, and yet so many drivers either don't understand it or just simply don't care. Etiquette is associate...read more

by HollyAnne Yordy

Russian Rotary or Savvy Solution? Call it what you may a roundabout, rotary or a circular traffic island, this transportation devise is simplicity at work to solve a thorny problem. Of course some highway engineers lik...read more

by P. Ward

When Clearwater, Florida replaced an intersection on its main beach with a roundabout a few years ago, it quickly became one of the most accident-prone intersections in the country. Drivers in the area weren't used to nav...read more

by Michael Baumgardner

Round and round we go! The etiquette used to enter and exit a round about is really quite simple. It is no different than eating a good meal. Don't make obscene noises, don't put your elbows on the table, and excuse you...read more

by Vicki C

I really enjoy driving. On a quiet Sunday spring morning driving down a beautiful country lane. The sun is shining through the trees, the warm air coming through the window that hasn't been opened in 4 months. Your favorit...read more

by D. O'Larde

Roundabouts should be understood as a deterrent to potential accidents due to speeding in an intersection. When approaching an intersection a motorist is suppose to slow down and the roundabout is there to sort of remind t...read more

by Bridgette Williamson

DRIVING ETIQUETTE TIPS FOR ROUNDABOUTS... This is a great subject to write on. In today's society, there are many types of drivers and someone needs to write a driving etiquette book. The issues that arise while I'm d...read more

by virtualvoice

Roundabouts are such fun. They really are. Where else can you get a ringside seat in a grown up version of Bumper Cars? Here in the Northeast we call it a Rotary or a Traffic Circle. But, no matter what they are cal...read more

by Kimberly Morrisette

Aahhh, navigating the roundabout...an elemental, yet to some, an eerily complicated proposition. Why is it that my four year old daughter has no problem understanding the concept when playing with her automated Fisher Pri...read more