Roundabout rules in Spain
Basic rules
- Yield to traffic already in the roundabout
- Enter from the right lane
- Drive counter-clockwise (to your right)
- Signal when exiting
Lane selection
Single-Lane Roundabouts
- Enter, navigate, and exit in the same lane
- Signal right when approaching your exit
Multi-Lane Roundabouts
| Your Exit | Entry Lane | Navigation |
|---|---|---|
| First exit (right) | Right lane | Stay right, exit |
| Second exit (straight) | Right or middle | Move to right before exit |
| Third+ exit (left) | Left/inner lane | Move right approaching exit |
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Step-by-step guide
- Approaching
- Reduce speed
- Select appropriate lane
- Yield to vehicles in roundabout
- Entering
- Wait for safe gap
- Enter smoothly without stopping in roundabout
- Stay in your lane
- Navigating
- Maintain steady speed
- Change lanes if needed (check mirrors!)
- Move to outer lane before exit
- Exiting
- Signal right before your exit
- Check mirrors and blind spot
- Exit to appropriate lane
Spanish roundabout peculiarities
- Very common in Spain (more than traffic lights in many areas)
- Some have traffic lights at entry points
- "Turbo roundabouts" have marked spiral lanes
- Large roundabouts may have multiple lanes
Common mistakes
- Not yielding to traffic in roundabout
- Wrong lane selection
- Not signaling when exiting
- Stopping inside the roundabout
- Exiting from inner lane (cutting across)
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