Road Rules

A driver entering a roundabout from a multi‑lane road, or a road with room for 2 or more lines of traffic (other than motorbikes, bicycles, motorised wheelchairs or animals) travelling in the same direction as the driver, must enter the roundabout in accordance with this section.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

If the driver is to leave the roundabout less than halfway around it, the driver must enter the roundabout from the left marked lane or, if the road is not a multi‑lane road, as near as practicable to the left side of the road.

Example 1

Leaving a roundabout less than halfway around it

If the driver is to leave the roundabout more than halfway around it, the driver must enter the roundabout from the right marked lane or, if the road is not a multi‑lane road, from the left of, parallel to, and as near as practicable to, the dividing line or median strip.

Example 2

Leaving a roundabout more than halfway around it

If the driver is to leave the roundabout halfway around it, the driver may enter the roundabout from any marked lane or, if the road is not a multi‑lane road, anywhere on the part of the road on which vehicles travelling in the same direction as the driver may travel.

Example 3

Leaving a roundabout halfway around it

Despite subsections (2) to (4), if the driver is entering the roundabout from a marked lane and there are traffic lane arrows applying to the lane, the driver must—

if the arrows indicate a single direction—drive in that direction after entering the roundabout; or

if the arrows indicate 2 or more directions—drive in 1 of those directions after entering the roundabout.

Example 4

Roundabout with 3 entry points

Example 5

Roundabout with 5 entry points

Subsection (3) does not apply to the rider of a bicycle or animal.

Subsection (5) does not apply to the rider of a bicycle or animal if the rider is to leave the roundabout more than halfway around it.

Despite subsection (2), a driver may approach and enter the roundabout from the marked lane next to the left lane as well as, or instead of, the left lane if—

the driver’s vehicle, together with any load or projection, is 7.5m long, or longer; and

the vehicle displays a do not overtake turning vehicle sign; and

any part of the vehicle is within 50m of the nearest point of the roundabout; and

it is not practicable for the driver to leave the roundabout less than halfway around it from within the left lane; and

the driver can safely occupy the next marked lane and can safely leave the roundabout less than halfway around it by occupying the next marked lane, or both lanes.

Despite subsection (3), the driver may approach and enter the roundabout from the marked lane next to the right lane as well as, or instead of, the right lane if—

the driver’s vehicle, together with any load or projection, is 7.5m long, or longer; and

the vehicle displays a do not overtake turning vehicle sign; and

any part of the vehicle is within 50m of the nearest point of the roundabout; and

it is not practicable for the driver to leave the roundabout more than halfway around it from within the right lane; and

the driver can safely occupy the next marked lane and can safely leave the roundabout more than halfway around it by occupying the next marked lane, or both lanes.

In this section:

left lane means—

the marked lane nearest to the far left side of the road; or

if there is an obstruction (for example, a parked car or roadworks) in that marked lane—the marked lane nearest to that marked lane that is not obstructed.

marked lane, for a driver, does not include a special purpose lane in which the driver is not permitted to drive.

right lane means—

the marked lane nearest to the dividing line or median strip on the road; or

if there is an obstruction (for example, a parked car or roadworks) in that marked lane—the marked lane nearest to that marked lane that is not obstructed.