When entering a roundabout, you must give way to any vehicles already in the roundabout. Although the vehicles you are required to give way to may often enter the roundabout from your right, you still need to give way to all vehicles that are already inside the roundabout, regardless of which direction they are entering from. In some states like Victoria, you are also required to give way to any trams entering or approaching a roundabout.

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Make sure you collect the correct information after your accident and if possible, get independent witness statements and contact details. If you’re able to provide or acquire dashcam footage, that would also prove helpful.

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Determining who is at fault in a roundabout accident depends on the specific set of circumstances and how each of the involved drivers acted.

If you realise you’re in the wrong lane, you are allowed to change lanes in the roundabout as long as it is safe to do so and the lanes are marked with broken lines rather than unbroken ones. If the lanes are marked by unbroken lines, you’ll need to stay in your lane – even if it isn’t the correct one for the direction you’d like to go.

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Roundabouts can be confusing, and despite following all the correct rules, you may still be involved in a car accident. If you’ve had an accident that wasn’t your fault, you have the right to be placed back into the position you were in before your accident. With Right2Drive, you may be eligible for a like-for-like accident replacement vehicle for the entire duration of your repairs and at no cost to you.

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The purpose of a roundabout is to keep traffic flowing quickly and smoothly in one direction around a central traffic island. Roundabouts are meant to reduce traffic congestion by allowing drivers to turn left or right, go straight ahead or make a full turn (U-turn), but the rules of using roundabouts are commonly misunderstood. So, what are the rules for roundabouts?

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Slow down when you approach a roundabout and make sure you position your vehicle in the correct lane for the direction you want to travel. Give way to vehicles already in the roundabout and enter the roundabout only when there is a safe gap for your vehicle. Make sure you indicate your intentions as you enter the roundabout: if you’re going left, then indicate left and if you’re going right or making a U-turn, then indicate right. There is no need to indicate if you’re going straight through a roundabout.

Understanding roundabouts with more than one lane can be confusing. Keep an eye on the signs and lane markings as you’re approaching a roundabout with multiple lanes to ensure you choose the correct lane. Usually, if you want to take the first exit, you’d need to be in the left lane. Whereas if you want to take the third or subsequent exits, you’d need to be in the right lane. To continue straight, you can usually be in either lane.

When you leave a roundabout, you should indicate left only if it is practicable to do so. If you indicated when you left the roundabout, turn off your indicator as soon as you are out of the roundabout to avoid confusion on the road.