Road Rules Guide · New South Wales

Roundabouts (part 2 of 2): New South Wales road rules

Key points on roundabouts for the New South Wales learner test. Each answer is checked against the official New South Wales handbook or road rules; use the practice-question links to test yourself.

You want to turn left at a roundabout. When must you indicate left?

Answer: From the approach until you leave the roundabout

Indicate left on approach and keep indicating as you turn. Stop indicating once you have left the roundabout.

Practice question 117 · official source

What must you do if you need to change lanes inside a multi-lane roundabout?

Answer: Signal and give way to vehicles in the lane you enter

Plan ahead to avoid changing lanes in a roundabout. If you must, indicate and give way, and only cross a broken line, never a continuous one.

Practice question 118 · official source

You want to go straight ahead through this two-lane roundabout. Which lane may you use?

Intersection – New South Wales road rules study guide

Answer: Either lane, unless road arrows show otherwise

To go straight ahead you can use any lane unless arrows show the lane is for left or right turns only. Give way to vehicles already in the roundabout.

Practice question 119 · official source

You want to leave this multi-lane roundabout by the same road you entered (a U-turn). Which lane should you enter from?

Intersection – New South Wales road rules study guide (illustration 2)

Answer: The right lane, indicating right

To turn right or make a U-turn at a multi-lane roundabout, indicate right and use the right lane unless arrows show other lanes may be used.

Practice question 120 · official source

The red car wants to turn right and leave by the street shown by the yellow arrow. Is it in the correct lane?

Intersection – New South Wales road rules study guide (illustration 3)

Answer: No, it should enter from the right-hand lane

To turn right at a multi-lane roundabout you must indicate right and use the right lane, unless arrows show otherwise.

Practice question 121 · official source