Q&A for How to Navigate a Roundabout

If you're driving a car in England, the steering wheel is probably going to be on the opposite side of the vehicle when compared to cars in the US. So you would have to be really sharp, because everything is turned around. That's a huge concern. So when you go to make your turns just out of a habit, be mindful to not turn into the lane of oncoming traffic.

That instruction (no lane changes) is misleading. You should cautiously merge, as required, to only exit in an authorized lane.

In most countries, you have to signal right (left in countries that drive on the left) when exiting the roundabout. It is also recommended to signal when you are entering the roundabout, however, it is not required. When signalling to enter in a normal roundabout, you should signal right if you are going to the first exit, left if you are going to the third exit, and nothing if you are going straight ahead.

In a normal roundabout, 2nd gear is the best choice. If it's a very big, multi-lane roundabout, you can also use 3rd gear.

The cars in the roundabout have the right of way. If the line of cars are approaching the roundabout, they would yield to any cars already in the roundabout.

I've had to do this in France, when the exit signs to cities didn't match the one I was heading to, and my navigator had to check the map to see which road was correct. It works, especially in a multi-lane roundabout, though other drivers may become a bit impatient with you. Also, I don't see this stated anywhere, but if I'm staying left, especially when the main road exits right, I use my left signal to indicate to drivers wanting to enter the roundabout that I'm NOT exiting. I do signal right when exiting if there's incoming traffic, because it's often the law and as a courtesy, though I rarely see other drivers do this.

You are allowed to change lanes, provided you check your mirror and blind spot.

Go slowly and yield to those already in the roundabout.

Yes. Traffic within the roundabout always has the right of way, so a driver wanting to enter the round about must yield and merge only once traffic has passed.

Just go slow, use your turn signals, and remember that cars already in the roundabout have the right of way.

You don't actually change lanes, you do however cross the outside lane, and you must yield if there is a car in the outside lane who is not exiting at the same exit you are. If you can't safely exit, just circle around and try again.

Signal in the intended direction of turning and if that doesn't work, you may have to continue around the roundabout again and keep cutting across the lanes until you're in the lane for turning off with ease.

Drivers already in the roundabout have the right of way. If you are the one in the roundabout, you should always leave a gap between you and the vehicle in front of you.