Roundabout Ahead Sign

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Shape: Equilateral triangle (pointing up) · Colour: Yellow/white with red border

A roundabout traffic management system is ahead.

What It Means

Roundabouts in India require vehicles to give way to traffic already circulating in the roundabout — traffic entering the roundabout must wait for a gap. Once in the roundabout, vehicles travel anti-clockwise. India's roundabouts often lack proper lane markings, making multi-lane roundabouts chaotic. Large roundabouts in cities like New Delhi's Connaught Place or Vijay Chowk manage enormous traffic volumes.

📍 Where You'll See It

Approaching roundabouts on urban and suburban roads, typically 100–200 metres before the roundabout.

✅ What You Must Do

Slow down. Give way to all traffic already in the roundabout. Enter when there is a safe gap. Travel anti-clockwise. Signal left before your exit.

⚠️ Common Mistake

Entering the roundabout without giving way — treating it as a normal intersection. Traffic already in the roundabout always has priority.

⚖️ Legal Note

Failure to give way at roundabout causing collision: Sec. 184 MV Act. Right-of-way rules at roundabouts are defined in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules.