[chrononaut]

Isn't this what the original comment is saying though? Considering the cars are driving on the left-hand side of the road, cars in the roundabout are approaching from the right with respect to the vehicle, not the left. Or am I misunderstanding something unique for roundabouts in Australia? The way you describe it seems opposite of intuition that vehicles already within the roundabout do not have right of way.

[caf]

The original comment says "you have to give way to a car that is approaching or entering the roundabout on your right", whereas the rule is that you have to give way to all cars already on the roundabout, without regard to whether they approached from your right or left. If they got into the roundabout before you got there, you have to give way.

[sandos]

This sounds really weird, Sweden also has roundabouts but I do not have to yield to anyone on the roundabout, only the ones that I will interfere with? Whether someone enters after or before me is really of no consequence. I am basically not allowed to enter if I will obstructing someones path of travel, with the additional caveat that both lanes of a multi-lane roundabout has to be free, since anyone in the roundabout is free to switch lanes.

[hueving]

>I am basically not allowed to enter if I will obstructing someones path of travel,

Yes, you just described how yielding works everywhere. You enter unless you will block someone. There is nowhere in the world that you yield to someone who isn't going to hit you, that's just called a stop sign.

[empressplay]

In Australia you can not change lanes in a roundabout.

[lazyasciiart]

That's not true

> You can change lanes within a roundabout, but you must indicate and give way to other vehicles. http://www.roadrules.rsc.wa.gov.au/road-rules/roundabouts

edit: and NSW too, to make it clear this isn't just "oh WA"

> Be careful if changing lanes in a roundabout, particularly when leaving http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/safety-rules/road-rules/roun...