ROAD RULES 2014 - REG 111
Entering a roundabout from a multi-lane road or a road with 2 or more lines of traffic travelling in the same direction
ROAD RULES 2014 - REG 111
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
(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, motorised wheelchairs or animals)
travelling in the same direction as the driver, must enter the roundabout in
accordance with this rule.
(4) 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 :
(5) 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--
(a) if the arrows indicate a single direction--drive in that
direction after entering the roundabout, or
(b) 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 :
Note 1 for examples 4 and 5 : Rule 116 requires a driver to obey traffic lane
arrows when driving in or leaving a roundabout.
Note 2 for examples 4 and 5 :
The rules in Part 11 about driving in marked lanes, and moving from one
marked lane or line of traffic, apply to a driver driving in a roundabout--see
rules 146 to 148.
(6) Subrule (3) does not apply to the rider of a bicycle or
animal.
Note : "Bicycle" is defined in the Dictionary.
(7) Subrule (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.
(8) Despite subrule (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--
(a) the driver's vehicle, together with any
load or projection, is 7.5 metres long, or longer, and
(c) any part of the
vehicle is within 50 metres of the nearest point of the roundabout, and
(d)
it is not practicable for the driver to leave the roundabout less than halfway
around it from within the left lane, and
(e) 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.
(c)
any part of the vehicle is within 50 metres of the nearest point of the
roundabout, and
(d) it is not practicable for the driver to leave the
roundabout more than halfway around it from within the right lane, and
(e)
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.