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When is changing lanes in a roundabout legal?
There’s a roundabout near my apartment, and people change lanes in it all the time. That doesn’t seem safe, so when is it legal to change lanes in a roundabout?
Holden Easterbrook · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
When navigating a roundabout, it can certainly feel as though everything is happening in a rush and only a split second away from an accident. You’re right to believe that changing lanes in a roundabout is both unsafe and illegal. If you need to change lanes, you only have two options:
- Merge into the lane you want to be in before reaching the yield line at the edge of the roundabout
- Follow the roundabout back to where you entered it, exit it, and then find a way to get back to where you began and in the correct lane this time
Though following these directions could add a significant amount of time to your trip, it’s the only way to legally navigate a roundabout and avoid an
accident
. Of course, not everyone is willing to follow the law—that’s why you need the best car insurance to protect you. Luckily, Jerry
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