All About Roundabouts

More and more roundabouts are cropping up around Colorado Springs. And though research shows they are safer than light-controlled intersections, most people are unfamiliar with how to drive through them. This video fills the gap. Watch this video and drive Colorado Springs' roundabouts with confidence

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Education

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• colorado springs
• roundabout
• round about
• driving
• tips

[Enterprise1701EC]

What happens if someone is going straight from the right lane while the person in the left (inner) lane wants to exit? Doesn't that cause a lot of accidents?

[tommy35ss]

@danagol1985 do y'all go counterclockwise? We would indicate right, right?

[ronarprfct4C]

American here who really likes this much better than a regular intersection. We should have these all over the place.

[HunterstonB]

On a busy roundabout you can only get on when a driver leaves at the road you are entering on.

British practice (about 50 years!!!) is to indicate twice, when you enter the roundabout to indicate whether you are going to go round it or off immediately, and when you are about to leave, so other users know they can come onto the roundabout.

[danagol1985]

@andyvancouver2000 I am not sure about american roundabouts, but in the UK, you should always indicate left, just before you get to your exit. But not before passing any other exit, if that makes sense.

The main thing about roundabouts, is make sure to give way (or yield) to vehicles already on the roundabout.

[andyvancouver2000]

Should we signal when enter and exit?

Thanks