What should you do approaching a roundabout?

Yielding to traffic already in the roundabout is essential when approaching a roundabout. This practice ensures that you allow vehicles already circulating within the roundabout to pass safely. Roundabouts are designed to keep traffic flowing efficiently while minimizing the chances of accidents, and yielding helps maintain this flow.

When you yield, you assess the situation and only enter the roundabout when it is safe to do so, thus reducing potential conflicts that could arise from entering without proper caution. This fundamental rule promotes safe driving behavior and is a key aspect of navigating roundabouts properly.

Speeding up and entering without slowing could lead to dangerous situations, especially if there are vehicles already in the roundabout. Stopping before entering can cause unexpected delays and disrupt the flow of traffic. Signaling left before entering is not standard practice; instead, the correct approach involves signaling only when you are about to exit the roundabout.