What do the signs at a REMEMBER roundabout mean? Look and plan ahead. Slow down! Pedestrians go first. When entering or Roundabout ahead. exiting a roundabout, yield to pedestrians at the crosswalk. Look to the left, find a safe gap, then go. Choose your destination. Start planning your route. Don’t pass vehicles in a roundabout. Remember to signal. There are two entry lanes to the roundabout. Choose the correct lane for your destination. Yield to all traffic in the roundabout including TRANSPORTATION AND pedestrians at crosswalks. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Remember you may have 150 Frederick Street, 7th Floor to stop! Kitchener ON N2G 4J3 Canada Phone: 519-575-4558 Flag exit signs identify Email: [email protected] street names for each leg of the roundabout. For more information check our website: www.GoRoundabout.ca Yield here to pedestrians. www.GoRoundabout.ca Updated January 2011 MOWTO HAT IS A ROUNDABOUT? HOW TO DRIVE IN A ROUNDABOUT TIPS FOR CYCLISTS A roundabout is an intersection at which ᮣ Slow down when A cyclist has two choices at a roundabout. Your all traffic circulates counterclockwise approaching a choice will depend on your degree of comfort riding roundabout. in traffic. around a centre island. ᮣ Observe lane signs. For experienced cyclists: Choose the correct ● Ride as if you were driving entry lane. a car. Yield Line ᮣ Expect pedestrians ● Merge into the travel lane Central and yield to them at before the bike lane or shoulder ends. Island all crosswalks. ● Ride in the middle of your lane; don’t hug the curb. Turning right and turning left ᮣ Wait for a gap in ● Use hand signals and signal as if you were a traffic before motorist. entering the ● Watch out for drivers’ blind spots. roundabout. Yield For less confident cyclists to traffic in the ● Dismount and walk your bicycle. roundabout. ● Follow tips for pedestrians. ᮣ Drivers in the roundabout always What if an emergency vehicle comes have the right-of- through the roundabout? Driving straight through way. a roundabout ● If you have not yet entered ᮣ Do not pass other the roundabout, pull to the vehicles in the roundabout. right and let the emergency Counterclockwise ᮣ Give large vehicles extra space because they vehicle pass you. might use both lanes. Circulation ● If you are in the roundabout, exit as normal, then pull to the right and let the emergency Pedestrian TIPS FOR DRIVERS OF LARGE VEHICLES vehicle pass you. Splitter Crossing ● Do not stop inside the roundabout. Island When approaching a roundabout, straddle the entry lanes. Use both lanes in the roundabout. Don’t try to How do I signal at a roundabout? leave space for another vehicle to pass you. Turning right ● Signal right as you approach the roundabout. TIPS FOR PEDESTRIANS ● Maintain your signal through the roundabout. Maintain your signal as you exit. ᮣ Step up to the curb and point ● your finger across the Going straight crosswalk. ● Do not signal as you approach the roundabout. ROUNDABOUTS: ᮣ Do not start to cross if a driver ● Signal right prior to your exit only. • Reduce motorist and pedestrian cannot safely stop. Turning left injury collisions ᮣ Look and listen for a safe gap in ● Signal left as you approach the roundabout. ● Maintain your signal through the roundabout. • Keep traffic moving the traffic flow. ● Signal right prior to your exit. • Reduce unnecessary stops ᮣ As you cross, keep pointing until you reach the far side of the road. Going full circle (U-turn) • Reduce unnecessary idling and Signal left as you approach the roundabout. ᮣ Watch for drivers in the next lane. Make sure ● air pollution that the driver sees you. ● Maintain your signal through the roundabout. ● Signal right prior to your exit..