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RJ7868:
What do you do in a 5-way? When there is no "Going straight ahead" from Pacific Hwy North side heading south.

coradict72:
The right idea of a roundabout was the same as if leaving a carpark,drive in,or sporting event
and that was my turn then your turn and so on in an orderly fashion.I have sat stould at a rounderbout
giving way to my right non collision rule number1 for 35+ cars all speeding so I dont get the chance
with 8 cars behind me saying what the f&^K are you doing "texting" maybe I dont know the rules anymore.
it really was you me you me but its undrvable.yes you lost your license sir to common sense.

StephenSLR:

--- Quote from: coradict72 on November 08, 2012, 10:27:14 PM ---The right idea of a roundabout was the same as if leaving a carpark,drive in,or sporting event
and that was my turn then your turn and so on in an orderly fashion.
--- End quote ---

The way I was taught was give way to vehicles on the right, if you notice a roundabout sign, it's within a 'give way' red triangle.

Nowadays they say give way to all vehicles in the roundabout but if a vehicle has just entered on your left to go around clockwise, it's usually a struggle to wait to see if it'll do a complete U-turn to pass you.

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Scott:
You have to give way to vehicles already on the roundabout.  If you plod on in at 10k's and a car shoots in from the right at 60 after you are already on the roundabout and t-bones you, you are in the right. 
It's not just a 'give way to your right' case.

Aussie drivers, being in many cases barely qualified to drive and with below average knowledge of the road rules, will assume they are in the right, and blast horn/abuse you to let you know that you 'stuffed up'.

StephenSLR:

--- Quote from: Scott on November 09, 2012, 12:35:36 PM ---a car shoots in from the right at 60 after you are already on the roundabout and t-bones you
--- End quote ---

If you're plodding along at 10km/hr and you see a car to your right screaming towards the roundabout, you give way to the faster car just like at any give way. 

If you're already in the roundabout and it hits you because it was going too fast it'd be their fault just like any rear ender.

 ... in my opinion.

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