Roundabout
A roundabout (also known as a traffic circle or traffic island) is a road circle joining three or more roads. Drivers follow a simple rule to avoid crashes.
In countries that drive on the left:
- At the island, give way to traffic coming from your right.
The driver goes round the island in a clockwise direction.
In countries that drive on the right:
- At the island, give way to traffic coming from your left.
The driver goes round the island in an anticlockwise direction.
Types of circular intersections
There are larger roundabouts that can have two to six lanes and can have traffic lights. These can sometimes be found at motorway junctions.
Gyratory system
The term "gyratory" (for example, Hanger Lane gyratory) is sometimes used in the United Kingdom for a larger roundabout with unusual features.
Roundabout Media
Roundabout in La Crosse, Wisconsin
A ring junction in Hemel Hempstead, UK
The United Kingdom's first roundabout (1909) in Letchworth Garden City
Roundabout built in 2023 in Holmen, Wisconsin
A roundabout next to the Elovainio shopping centre in Ylöjärvi, Finland
An oval roundabout in Legnano, Italy
Roundabout at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, with modern art animals on the central island, and an apron that can be used by large trucks.
A fountain dominates this roundabout in Aix-en-Provence, France.
The Minerva Roundabout in Guadalajara, Mexico
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