The instructor arrives at the home of the learner driver and gives the client a pep talk as to one of the new things they are going to practice for the lesson.
Instructor: Today I am going to teach you how to handle a traffic circle. The most important thing to remember is you always go clockwise around the circle. Secondly remember to always yield to traffic to your right if you are going to enter a circle. Right seatbelt on here we go!
Instructor: Ok further up in the road there is a circle. Do you see it. Now we are going to go around the circle and yield to the right.
Learner: Ok
Instructor: Alright we are nearing the circle, you can start slowing down and remember to yield to traffic to your right.
Learner: Ok
Instructor: What the !!$$&% are you doing I never said go right at the circle. You will cause a head on collision. ( all you hear is the screeching of brakes as the learner brings the vehicle to a very abrupt halt ).
Instructor: Quickly reverse before a car comes. Hurry!
The above was based on a real life situation. Do not try this at home. Leave it to the professionals.
Traffic circles are used worldwide to ease congestion where you have a merging of large volumes of traffic. They are there to help facilitate the free flow of traffic. A traffic circle is normally guarded at each entry point by a yield sign. This means that if you are about to enter the circle and there is a vehicle to your right in the circle, you must stop and yield right of way to such vehicle. If not, enter if it is safe.
Always go clockwise around the circle!
In terms of indicating. If you intend going left at the circle then you must indicate to the left on approaching the circle. If you are going straight or to the right around the circle, you do not have to indicate on approach, but should indicate before leaving signaling your intention to other road users.
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