Roundabout Ahead
warning sign · diamond · yellow
A circular intersection is ahead. Slow down, yield to traffic already circulating, and travel counterclockwise.
- Visual breakdown
- Yellow diamond with three arrows chasing each other counterclockwise in a circle.
- Shape recognition
- Circulating arrows = the traffic pattern you're about to join.
- Color recognition
- Yellow advance warning; a yield sign governs the actual entry.
- Memory trick
- Arrows chase counterclockwise — so will you. Yield to whoever's already in the chase.
- Real-world example
- Modern roundabouts replace four-way signals; drivers who stop dead inside one (to 'let someone in') cause the very crashes the design prevents.
- Common mistakes
- Yielding confusion: entering traffic yields to circulating traffic, never the reverse — and you signal your exit, not your entry.
- Quick recall method
- Circle ahead: slow, yield on entry, counterclockwise through.
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