4. Roundabouts
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Suggested length: 1 1/2 hours - 2 hours
You should complete mini-roundabouts as a separate lesson, so allow extra time for this.
Note: If the pupil is not familiar with junctions, this lesson should not be attempted before completing and practicing the junctions (link to 'junctions introduction')lesson.
Introduction.
Roundabouts come in all shapes and sizes. Large, small, mini, 3 exit, four exit, multi-exit, contra-flow - and so it goes on. But the principle is always the same in that, unless road markings show otherwise, the over-riding rule is ‘give way to the right’. As long as a roundabout is approached with caution and as long as the ‘give way to the right’ rule is applied, all should be well.
Signaling at roundabouts is also straightforward, but needs to be learned. Incorrect signaling at roundabouts is a common cause of accidents because it causes mis-understanding.
In this lesson you will be taught using the basic 4 exit roundabout and mini-roundabouts. At the end of the lesson I shall give some tips on dealing with more complicated roundabouts but, as it’s impossible to teach every roundabout combination in the land, you will have to practice applying the rules you have learned.
In this lesson you will learn:
- How to recognise a roundabout.
- Approach routine - left turn
- Approach routine - straight ahead
- Approach routine - right turn
- Roundabout priorities.
- Lane use at roundabouts.
- Signaling at roundabouts.
- Leaving the roundabout.
- Mini - roundabouts
- Double mini - roundabouts
