Rules for driving roundabouts. Circular intersection. New rules of the road

Being on the road, everyone is responsible for the implementation of traffic rules, regardless of whether he is a driver or a pedestrian. The lives of other people depend on our good faith. Everyone knows that the slightest violation can lead to death. So, intersections and traffic on the ring cause difficulties for most motorists.

Determination of the circular motion

In cities and on the roads between them, you can often see a roundabout. According to the SDA, this is the intersection of roads, the movement of cars on which is carried out in a circle, against the clockwise direction.

To a circular intersection, three to five roads are usually connected.

Signs, indicators and signals

Movement in a circle is necessarily indicated by signs. It is coordinated at these road intersections with marked markings and additionally set pointers. The sign "Circular motion", standing at the entrance, thus denotes intersections. The SDA provides a variant of a circular intersection of roads that do not contain signs and additional markings. This is a fairly common phenomenon on the tracks. Rules for the passage of a circular traffic without signs and signs are the same as for unregulated intersection of roads.

In some cases, the traffic of circular intersections is equipped with traffic lights. But this is more an exception than the rule. When maneuvering, the person driving the vehicle must turn on the turn signals on the car, this is stated in the rules of the SDA. The passage of a circular traffic includes the rebuilding from one strip to another, so the signals are mandatory, otherwise you will most likely become the initiator of the traffic accident. Also, do not forget about the turn signals when entering and leaving the ring.

The most common option is a circular movement and one sign that denotes it. For drivers, this should mean that the rule of the right hand is used on the ring . That is, a car that has already started circling does not have an advantage over the driver, which is a hindrance to the right.

Such a scheme had until 2010 circular crossroads. The SDA of the following years was forced to install additional signs. This is necessary to change the direction of movement, depending on the traffic of the road section. Thus, they began to put the priority signs. This made it possible to significantly improve and regulate the movement for off-road vehicles.

Signs "Give way" and "Main road" are installed in the city, before entering the ring. In some cases, the latter is used in conjunction with a sign that indicates the route. In this situation, you should be especially careful and consider each direction.

There is a combination of signs "Circular motion" and "Give way". To drive the ring correctly and without incident, you need to turn to traffic rules. And the rules for driving roundabouts tell us that when these signs are combined, mechanical vehicles that are on the ring have the advantage, and the drivers have to stop and skip them.

The entrance to the ring. Band Selection

The SDA does not contain a separate paragraph containing the rules for the passage of the circular traffic at the entrance.

Before driving into a roundabout, the driver of the car is obliged to skip all pedestrians.

Everyone remembers the SDA, which contains information about the turnaround. Namely: before the beginning of a turn to the left or to the right, and also a turn it is necessary to occupy the corresponding extreme strip. An exception to this rule are circular intersections. Thus, the driver of the vehicle should not stand in the rightmost lane before entering the ring. To call at a circular intersection follows from the strip on which he moved before. Do not need to rebuild. That is, if you moved in the extreme left row, the ring is required to enter also this strip and nothing else. After all, if you decide to move to the extreme right at the entrance, then this is fraught with an emergency situation.

There is a possibility that at the roundabout and on the section of the road in front of him, the number of rows of traffic will not coincide. Therefore, the rules for the passage of the circular traffic oblige you to change in advance to the necessary lane. Suppose the option of rebuilding is already on the ring, but in this case, take the extreme left row can only be after you miss the other road users.

Movement on the ring

Before entering the roundabout, you should carefully monitor the established signs, as they determine the rules of traffic on the ring.

Most often the circular intersection of roads is more important. However, not all other directions are secondary. Therefore, memorize the signs and follow their instructions.

In order not to interfere with other traffic participants and not create an emergency situation, move around the circular intersection strictly along your lane, not looping or cutting other drivers.

Right turn

When turning to the right, you should be extremely careful. Before starting the maneuver, you need to make sure that neighboring vehicles are giving way to you. Before turning it is necessary to occupy the rightmost lane, always using a turn signal. Also, in advance of the maneuvering, reduce the speed.

Left turn

To make a left turn, in principle, like any other maneuver, it is necessary strictly according to the rules of the road. In order to collapse, the driver must first occupy the leftmost lane. If there are two rows on the ring, turn the turn with the left, and approaching the desired one, take the right lane and finish the maneuver by turning to the left.

More difficult situation with a roundabout, which has three lanes. Therefore, when rebuilding, you need to move to the right twice. To do this, you need to be careful and very careful. It is necessary to assess your skills sensibly and to clearly understand the situation at the crossroads.

The described methods are allowed to drive through a circular intersection, if it does not have signs or markings on another order of movement. Be sure to drive through the ring, look around and do not neglect the rules of the road.

Straight ahead

Most of the roundabouts have adjacent roads. This must be taken into account by the driver in order to correctly calculate the trajectory of his car's movement along the ring. In the case when there are more than two bands on the ring, try to choose the middle row for the journey. On a two-lap circle, take the position that is most beneficial to you, considering all the nuances. While on the main road, make sure that the other participants of the traffic are missing. In the opposite situation, namely, occupying a secondary road, be sure to skip other cars that have priority over you.

In a situation where you needed to cross the roundabout through, you are allowed to stay in the right lane. However, this in some cases hinders the movement of other vehicles, namely: the right lane is necessary for drivers in the middle row to maneuver to the right. So that there are no controversial situations and accidents, it is better to immediately try to occupy the central row.

Congress of the Ring

After you figured out the entrance to the roundabout and the traffic on it, it's time to learn the correct exit from the ring.

Most of the instructors on driving teach to leave the circular intersection immediately in the same band that was occupied on the ring. However, this is not the right decision. After all, according to the rules of the road, exit from the roundabout is carried out from the extreme right lane. If you do not have time to rebuild for the congress from the ring, then slow down and pass the vehicles to your right, and then rearrange to the right.

Violations and advice to beginners

If you know the rules of the roundabout, the traffic on it will not be difficult for you.

Advice:

• Before each turn or rebuilding, you must turn on the turn signals. So you give the opportunity to the other road users to understand where you are going next to go.
• Remember that you can call at a roundabout from any lane, but you can only leave the far right.
• It should be noted that overtaking is allowed at the roundabout. A stop of the power-driven vehicle is allowed at a distance of five meters from the confluence of the ring and the main roadway.

The most common errors are:

• Confusion in the bands. Movement on the counter.
• The driver did not take into account the priority of other road users and did not miss them.
• Stopping a motor vehicle at a circular intersection in an unauthorized place.
• Congress with a ring on the main roadway from the middle or extreme left row.

Every violation is punished. The punishment applied to the driver varies from penalty to deprivation of driving license.

Roundabout travel by new rules

The SDA, which came into force, does not have any significant changes and differences with regard to circular crossings. However, in order not to become the initiator of a traffic accident, you should be aware of all innovations.

Travel roundabout, under the new rules, has changed in determining the benefits. As was mentioned above, with the sign "Give way", "Movement without stopping is forbidden", cars already moving along the ring have priority. In other cases, the old rule "interference to the right" is valid.