Entering a roundabout from a multi-lane road or a road with 2 or more lines of traffic travelling in the same direction
111 Entering a roundabout from a multi-lane road or a road with 2 or more lines of traffic travelling in the same direction
Rule 111(1) amended by S.R. No. 135/2021 rule 44(1).
A driver entering a roundabout from a multi-lane road, or a road with room for 2 or more lines of traffic (other than motor bikes, bicycles, electric scooters, or animals) travelling in the same direction as the driver, must enter the roundabout in accordance with this rule.
- 3 penalty units.
Note
Multi-lane road is defined in the dictionary.
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.
Note
Marked lane is defined in the dictionary.
Example
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
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
Example 3
Leaving a roundabout halfway around it
Despite subrules (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 one of those directions after entering the roundabout.
Note
Traffic lane arrows is defined in the dictionary.
Examples
Example 4
Roundabout with 3 entry points
Example 5
Roundabout with 5 entry points
Notes for examples 4 and 5
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