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    Road Safety - Roundabouts

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    The document provides strategies for navigating roundabouts safely. It outlines survival rules for roundabouts, with each lane having a designated role. Strategies are given for turning right, going straight, and turning left at roundabouts, emphasizing looking ahead and being aware of other vehicles.

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    The document provides strategies for navigating roundabouts safely. It outlines survival rules for roundabouts, with each lane having a designated role. Strategies are given for turning right, going straight, and turning left at roundabouts, emphasizing looking ahead and being aware of other vehicles.

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    The document provides strategies for navigating roundabouts safely. It outlines survival rules for roundabouts, with each lane having a designated role. Strategies are given for turning right, going straight, and turning left at roundabouts, emphasizing looking ahead and being aware of other vehicles.

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    Road Safety - Roundabouts

    Uploaded by

    Louie D
    The document provides strategies for navigating roundabouts safely. It outlines survival rules for roundabouts, with each lane having a designated role. Strategies are given for turning right, going straight, and turning left at roundabouts, emphasizing looking ahead and being aware of other vehicles.

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    Roundabouts …. Strategies for survival.

    Roundabouts seem to cause confusion. Roundabouts are a


    high risk zone, with many mixed ideas about what we should
    do, what the rules are and how to manage them. We can’t just
    avoid them entirely.. so lets put some plans in place to
    manage them.

    In Qatar Road Law each lane has a clear role, and not
    surprisingly these laws are almost universal.
    Survival rule 1: Traffic in the roundabout has right of way.
    STRATEGY: be prepared to forgo that when other drivers get
    really pushy from entry points – look at the vehicles on your
    right as you are progressing. Don’t assume (or demand) right
    of way – it could end in tears.

    1
    Road Safety Message:

    SURVIVAL TACTICS FOR ROUNDABOUTS

    Survival rules 2, 3, 4: Each lane has a role. We are the Red car.

    TURNING RIGHT: is easy. Once it is safe to do so enter the roundabout from the
    right hand lane with your right indicator on, and exit into the right hand lane of
    the next road.

    STRATEGY: other vehicles may cross lanes while in roundabout; from the centre
    to outside lane without indicating. Look at the vehicles on your left as you are
    negotiating the turn. Plan early what lane to be in, and look a long way ahead

    GOING STRAIGHT ON: is also easy. Either lane (2 lanes) all lanes (more than 2
    lanes) can go straight ahead. You only need to indicate when you turn right
    at your exit. 3–4
    seconds
    STRATEGY: it is safer and easier to stay in the right hand lane if going straight on
    (green car). If you use the left or inside lane you could find someone turning
    into you as they turn left from the outside lane. Again look at the vehicle
    outside you and don’t get boxed in beside them

    TURNING LEFT & U TURN: again is easy. Only the left lane can turn left or
    complete a U turn. Enter the roundabout with your left indicator on, then
    change to right indicator when you wish to exit the roundabout

    STRATEGY: as you are negotiating the turn, watch for vehicles pushing in from
    your right, and watch for vehicles turning left from the right hand lanes.

    ROUNDABOUT SAFETY IS ALL ABOUT PLANNING AND SCANNING –


    LOOK EARLY, LOOK OFTEN, AND LOOK A LONG WAY AHEAD.

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