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by Mordisquitos 828 days ago
Indeed. In fact, one could argue that a roundabout itself adds no complexity to the rules of the road. A roundabout can be understood simply as a one-way road that has priority over traffic which is joining it, which must give way (="yield" [en_US]) to vehicles already on it.

The fact that this one-way road eventually goes full-circle and connects back onto itself is inconsequential.

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Yes, and even a larger multilane roundabout is just a short stretch of highway that curves round and has a sequence of normal on and off ramps along it. Even the signalling you’re supposed to do is basically exactly what you’d do if you were joining a highway then exiting again.
If the turns are labelled, ON THE ROUNDABOUT!

Our local traffic engineer doesn't label the exits. So people STOP and look around, wondering if this is their exit.