INFOGRAPHIC: Don’t let traffic circles send you into a spin

JOBURG - The roads of Joburg North are rife with traffic circles and this can often send motorists into a spin about who has right of way.

Peruse the infographic below to familiarise yourself with driving etiquette at a traffic circle and also get to know the use of traffic circles.

According to Arrive Alive, some other things to remember at intersections are:

At mini-circles slow down and give right of way to other vehicles that cross any of the yield lines before you do. Proceed in a clockwise direction around the painted island. DO NOT drive over the island.
If two vehicles approach an intersection from opposite directions and both want to turn into a two-lane road, the general rule for right of way is that before turning right, one should yield right of way to any traffic approaching from ahead. This means that the approaching vehicle that is turning left has right of way over the one turning right.

*Article first published in 2015