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In the US I was taught you don’t need to signal at roundabouts. Am I doing something terribly wrong?
by ffin 1y ago
In the US I was taught you don’t need to signal at roundabouts. Am I doing something terribly wrong?
- rtuulik 1y agoRoundabouts are a one way road, you don´t need to signal when driving on it. But you do need to indicate when you are leaving the roundabout.
- solardev 1y agoMight be a regionalism, but here in Oregon, we don't signal going in, but signal right before we intend to exit. That way the next incoming driver can enter the roundabout and keep traffic flowing. We have a LOT of roundabouts though, like dozens upon dozens, and many of them are over saturated. It may be a local response to the traffic patterns here, not sure.
- wizzwizz4 1y agoThe most important thing is for everyone to speak the same protocol, provided that the protocol meets some minimum standard of fitness-for-purpose. But… yeah, I think you're doing it wrong.
- Thorrez 1y ago>Signal when you change lanes or exit the roundabout. California Driver Handbook https://www.dmv.ca.gov/web/eng_pdf/dl600.pdf https://www.dmv.ca.gov/web/eng_pdf/dl600.pdf
- arethuza 1y agoThe UK version: https://www.highwaycodeuk.co.uk/roundabouts.html https://www.highwaycodeuk.co.uk/roundabouts.html I think the main difference is the expectation that you start signalling, if appropriate, before joining the roundabout. My main complaint (OK one of my main complaints) is that drivers turning right start signalling right and then forget to signal left as they leave...