For UK drivers, if you approach a roundabout, who has right of way in the following situation?
Who has right of way?
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You didnt say it was a mini roundabout or other traffic, so there is no problem, both can enter the roundabout simultaneously without impeding each other.
If you meant it was a mini roundabout, and there is no space for both to be present simultaneously, the person turning right will find their path blocked. This is the same as a crossroads junction, the driver passing straight through will have right of way.
In a real situation it is more likely that one of the two cars arrives at the roundabout before the other (therefore right of way) and the 2nd driver has enough courtesey to allow that person to finish the maneuver.
More excitingly, the cars will crash and the drivers get out and start fighting.
You give way to traffic from the right, if neither car is on the roundabout you cross it together
It shouldnt matter - you should both be able to enter the roundabout at opposite sides and move in a clockwise direction around the roundabout, leaving at your chosen exit without ever having got in each others way.
Otherwise, right of way is always to the right.
Always give way to the right..so the car approaching from the North would have priority.
Best to give way, I always do as there are some idiots on the road who dont look at roundabouts or know the the highway code on roundabouts!! Obviously its giveway to the right but there are some stale mate situations, I just never assume someone will give me right of way!
you always give way to the right but as he /she will not be coming from the east or west he will have the same right as you, just best to give way you can always tell with what speed they are doing aswell
Don't know - and I suspect nobody else knows either. I wish I had a quid for every time I've arrived at a roundabout with other cars arriving at the other entrances at the same time.
We all sit there looking at each other and usually I'm the one who moves, making the rest react accordingly.
The car going straight should wait, because in the UK we always give way to stuff coming from the right.
Chances are, the car going straight wouldn't indicate (should be right indicator, then left) so the other car would have to give way because he wouldn't have any idea which way the first one was going.
Personally I think you should both go for it, chances are you'll both be OK.
Sounds confusing and traumatic, by the way. Did this actually happen to you, or someone you now?
You are complicating something that is very simple.
You give way to all cars that are on the roundabout, as in coming from your right.
If the car on your right is not actually on the roundabout you can go but you have to take into consideration his speed and how big the roundabout is.
Forget the Highway code, it's all about common sense and not cutting someone up or causing an accident.
If everyone was more courteous, there would be a much safer road network in this country.
well we look right what ever is coming round has right of way then when its clear you go but if a car on th opposit side is there and you are already on the round about he too should look right and let you pass ,north and south are opposit sides they really dont affect each other ,,,its a roundabout ,,,you can only go round it one way .
the driver going straight on wouldnt indicate right so the southbound driver would either already be going right or would see the other driver indicating left and carry on his way
If one car is North and one is South, then you are opposite each other so yo can both engage on the round about as you can both continue your journeys without any problems to one or the other. Unless you are on a MINI ( spot ) , then the strait on would have priority as the NORTH would be crossing the road.
He would have to give way to you if you met at his point of entry onto the roundabout, as you would be coming from his right.
You always give way to traffic on your right.
you both give way to traffic on the right so both go at the same time
The car approaching from the North will have right of way to turn right. If both cars were wanting to go straight on then they could both enter the roundabout, the one turning right would crate the need for right of way and should expect it
The person with the smaller car gives way
who ever has the biggest engine and can move their car the fastest
Yes its even worse now we have a lot more ppl driving on Brit roads from the new EU countries.They don't understand about us driving on the left hence pull out on you if they come from the right side streets they think you even on a main rd should give way to them.So what chances of them fathoming out our roundabouts,S**T there goes another one bloody foreigners.
There is no no right of way.There is priority.The fact that one may have priority does not mean in a dangerous or potentially dangerous situation you have to take it.The fact a vehicle may have priority does not give its driver the right to hit a pedestrian who may be obstructing that priority.Treat other vehicles as you would pedestrians,take priority when it is safe to do so.If in the case you describe you both drive at a safe speed for the circumstances you find yourselves in it should be reasonable to expect no collision should occur.
Neither of you has priority over the other, however in this situation it's pretty clear what should happen.
If you are wanting to turn right, and the other car is going straight on, then you're going to have to slow down in order to safely turn, in which case the other car (which doesn't have to slow down) will be past you by the time you start to make your turn. It would also be a matter of common courtesy to let the other car go straight through - since you have to slow down anyway, it would be mean to make him wait, and he's not going to be in your way either.
You give way to him because you would be cutting across his path
I think there's not enough info. Is it a full size or mini roundabout? Are You or the other Driver using Your indicators? Can You see the other driver well enough for a hand signal to be recognised?
I assume it's a mini roundabout,cos both cars could navigate a full sized one without any conflict.it's a 50/50 call on right of way when you both arrive at the give way line opposite one another.
My advice-Take the right of way,using indicator signals and proceed with caution.
It happens all the time here where I live on the many mini roundabouts, we call it a Mexican standoff, one or other of the drivers must make the first move.
None of you have right way
if there are give way lines at each entrance you have right of way but proceed with caution in case drivers who answered your question are the other driver
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