Roundabout – driving licence theory

  • Indicated with the sign Roundabout.
  • Obligation to give way to all those already driving in the roundabout.
  • Turn right to enter the roundabout, and drive in an anti-clockwise direction.
  • Benefits of roundabouts:
    • Safe – the low speeds do not lead to any serious traffic accidents.
    • Easy to understand – it is very rare for cars to go in the wrong direction or to not give way when entering.
    • More even traffic flow – traffic is spaced out, which means that the long queues that form at junctions with traffic signals are rare.

Indicating or driving on a roundabout

Driving on the roundabout

  • Choose the most appropriate lane for your continued journey.
  • Follow road signs and road markings.
  • Use your indicators when changing lanes.
    • You are only allowed to change lanes if you can do so without obstructing or endangering other road users.
  • Facilitate other drivers’ lane changes by adapting your speed.

Exiting the roundabout

  • Try to place yourself in the lane furthest to the right before exiting. This is not a requirement, but it increases traffic safety.
  • You must indicate your intention to exit (i.e. to the right) when exiting the roundabout.

You want to continue straight ahead. When you exit the roundabout, you must indicate right.

Driving straight ahead at a roundabout

Driving straight ahead in a roundabout

1. Position your car to the right. Do not indicate.

2. When you are alongside the traffic island or a similar device that marks the exit before your intended exit, start indicating right.

3. Keep to the right and exit the roundabout. Ensure that you are still indicating right.

Turning right at a roundabout

Turning right in a roundabout

1. Position your car to the right, and preferably signal your intention by indicating to the right before entering the roundabout.

2. Keep to the right.

3. Exit the roundabout. Ensure you are still indicating right.

Turning left – small roundabout

Turning left – small roundabout

1. Indicate left. If you do not indicate left, it will be difficult for those entering the roundabout to discern your intentions, as the distances are so short. Your turning manoeuvre between 1 and 2 will be fairly drastic, which is another reason to use your indicators.

2. Indicate right to signal your intention to exit.

3. Exit the roundabout. Ensure you are still indicating right.

Turning left – large roundabout

Turning left – large roundabout

1. Position your car to the left and enter the roundabout.

2. Keep to the left. Unlike on the small roundabout, the distances here are greater, and sideways movements can be made smoothly. You may indicate left if you want to, but it is not as important as on the small roundabout.

3. When you are alongside the traffic island or a similar device that marks the exit before your intended exit, move to the right and signal your intention by indicating right (same procedure as when changing lanes).

4. Keep to the right and exit the roundabout. Ensure you are still indicating right.

Clarification on indicating left

Are there no clear rules about indicating left in roundabouts?
– No, indicating left is a grey area. The Swedish Transport Agency and Police are very clear that you must always indicate right when exiting. Unfortunately, the same clarity does not exist when it comes to indicating left.

There are no specific rules about using your indicators on a roundabout. You must always use them to show your intentions when turning or manoeuvring the car sideways. Briefly put, you could say that a small or regular-sized roundabout should be treated as a junction, i.e. you indicate in the direction you are headed. [...] A larger roundabout should instead be treated as a curving one-way street, which means you indicate when exiting the roundabout or when changing lanes.” (Bo Göingberg, Swedish Transport Agency investigator. Translated from Swedish.)

How do I know if the roundabout is “small” or not?
– This is an assessment you must make for yourself. Compare with how you must determine the appropriate speed considering the condition of the road.

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