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Dual-Lane Roundabouts

Example: Route 1 Riverside Drive

Cars and Small Trucks

General:
- Vehicles entering the roundabout must always yield to traffic already in the roundabout and to pedestrians.
- Vehicles should not enter a roundabout alongside another vehicle.
- Vehicles must remain in their lane until exiting the roundabout and should not change lanes while in the roundabout.
- All vehicles must travel in a counterclockwise direction.

Right Turns:
- Vehicles turning right must be in the right-hand lane. They must signal right and maintain the signal until they have exited the roundabout.

Going Straight:
- Vehicles going straight can be in the left- or right-hand lanes. They must not signal before entering the roundabout. They should signal right before exiting the roundabout.

Left Turns:
- Vehicles turning left or performing a U-turn must be in the left-hand lane. They must signal left before entering the roundabout and signal right before exiting the roundabout.

Large Trucks

Rules for large trucks are the same as for cars with some minor differences:
- Large trucks should straddle both lanes of the roadway as they enter the roundabout.
- Large trucks should continue to straddle both lanes within the roundabout to prevent other vehicles from passing.

Pedestrians

Rules for pedestrians are the same in a roundabout as they are at all other crosswalks on the road. But there are a few things to keep in mind:

• Signal your intention to cross by extending your arm.
• Crosswalks at modern roundabouts have two sections and, in some cases, two lanes to cross at each section. Pedestrians must ensure both lanes of traffic are yielding. Cross the first section to the splitter island, stop, make sure traffic is yielding to you, then cross the second section.
• Always try to make eye contact with drivers to ensure they acknowledge that you are going to cross and that they are yielding to you.

• First, they can use the roundabout with the same rules as a vehicle and travel in the centre of the appropriate lane.
• Second, they can leave the road at a designated area, get off their bicycle and navigate the roundabout as a pedestrian would.