Under The Highway Traffic Act curious is all.. Traffic Circles / Roundabouts are slowly being Implemented in several communities throughout North America.. We have experienced them while on Vacation in Ireland.. TC / Roundabouts originated in Europeon Countries and seem to be taking some getting used to here in North America from what I've Observed..

My Query is, Who would Have the Right of Way.. Scenario , Your headed South down the Blvd. approaching the Roundabout, your in the Right Lane and You want to Turn Eastward (Left) Your into the Circle and a Vehicle is in the Left Lane, their front bumper is about your L/R Door.. It appears there intentions are to Continue Southbound, they proceed to lean vigorously on the Horn.. Who Has The Right of Way?? Cheers Thanks

The vehicle already in the roundabout has the right of way. It sounds like this other car may have entered from the West and wanted to go south and you didn't yield to them when you entered.

First in the US. Each state will have separate laws on traffic, there is no Federal traffic code. So while many are similar, there can be different laws.

As a norm, anyone already in a lane ( or in this case the traffic circle) has the right of way. A person already in one lane, has the right of way and the car moving into that lane, must only do so, when traffic is clear. Just because the lanes of traffic are in a circle, the rules of moving traffic, does not differ.

Havening spent over 28 years driving in Europe... and many, many roundabouts... as was stated. The car that wants to enter the roundabout must yield to the car or cars already in it.

Also Roundabouts have existed far longer than cars. The town I grew up in has one that dates back over 200 years

In all the states I have lived in in the US, roundabouts (called rotaries, in the northeast anyway), are on the way out. No new ones being built. Too many accidents. Very few people are interested in the laws concerning them. If you go as fast as you can and don't meet the eyes of another driver, you can often get away with anything.

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Originally Posted by joypulv

In all the states I have lived in in the US, roundabouts (called rotaries, in the northeast anyway), are on the way out. No new ones being built. Too many accidents. Very few people are interested in the laws concerning them. If you go as fast as you can and don't meet the eyes of another driver, you can often get away with anything.

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Thanks For The Comebacks... @ joypulv , 10-4 On your closing sentence.. It's amazing when one is already committed in the Circle the odds of the next one to enter absolutely no idea of or thought of doing a shoulder check or glance right or left.. @ smoothy.. Tricky in Ireland.. lol.. But then their whole size and layout , one has to be smart about it..

I was was asking because the Signage or Symbols indicating direction and so on in my opinion warrants a Trading of Paint...