Junctions
Standard roundabouts
Lesson breakdown
Sub-skills
Lesson 1
Taking the first exit at a standard roundabout
The one exit where the signal isn't a judgement call - a first exit always means a left signal on approach, held all the way round to where you leave.
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Lesson 2
Taking the second exit at a standard roundabout
"Second exit" doesn't decide your signal on its own - where that exit actually sits does. Roughly straight ahead means no signal on the way in; past 12 o'clock means it's a right turn, and it takes a right signal like any other.
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Lesson 3
Taking the third exit at a standard roundabout
A third exit means holding your position through more of the roundabout than a first exit - the signal timing and lane discipline matter more, not less, the longer you're on it.
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Practical test
Why it matters
Standard roundabouts test the full routine - approach speed, lane choice, signal timing and gap judgement - without the extra complexity of spiral lanes.
What to look out for
Tidy beats quick
A standard roundabout rewards a settled approach: right lane and speed sorted early, so the roundabout itself is just holding your line and timing the exit signal.
Key steps
- 1 Decide your exit and lane from the signs and markings on approach, then use Mirror-Signal-Manoeuvre to set up before you arrive.
- 2 Give way to traffic from the right and enter on a safe gap, keeping your speed low enough to judge it.
- 3 Hold your lane and position around the roundabout, staying aware of traffic crossing in front and road users taking a different line.
- 4 Signal left as you pass the exit before yours and leave smoothly in the correct lane.
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Highway Code
This lesson is a revision aid, not a replacement for The Highway Code.
Rule 184
On approach, use Mirror-Signal-Manoeuvre at all stages, decide as early as possible which exit you need, give an appropriate signal (see Rule 186), and time your signals so as not to confuse other road users.
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Unless signs or markings indicate otherwise, choose your lane and signal by your exit: first exit - signal left and approach in the left lane; going ahead - no signal on approach, then signal left after the exit before yours; right or full circle - signal right and approach in the right lane, then signal left after the exit before yours.
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