Direction of movement signs
Traffic circle (W12)
Slow down so that you can stop or drive around the circle at a safe speed. Look out for road traffic signs and markings which will tell you whether you have the right of way or whether you have to yield. If there is no indication you have to give way to traffic approaching from the right. Vehicles within a traffic circle have right of way. If you have right of way still look out for traffic in the circle which may not yield to you. At the traffic circle, you must yield to any driver who crosses his yield line first before you cross yours.
Where
On any public road.
Purpose
To warn that there is a traffic circle ahead where you may need to yield to other traffic.
Action
Slow down so that you can stop or drive around the circle at a safe speed. Look out for road traffic signs and markings which will tell you whether you have the right of way or whether you have to yield. If there is no indication you have to give way to traffic approaching from the right. Vehicles within a traffic circle have right of way. If you have right of way still look out for traffic in the circle which may not yield to you. At the traffic circle, you must yield to any driver who crosses his yield line first before you cross yours.
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Other direction of movement signs
- Gentle Curve (W13)
- Sharp Curve (W14)
- Hairpin bend (W15)
- Winding Road (W16)
- Combined Curves (W17)
- Two-way Traffic (W18)
- Two-way traffic crossroad (W19)
- Lane ends (W20)