Traffic circle mandatory directional arrows: what it means

What it means

These arrows show the direction you must follow around a traffic circle or mini-circle.

What you must do

Only drive around the circle in the direction indicated by the arrows. Yield (give way) to traffic coming from your right-hand side.

Where you see it

At traffic circles and mini-circles.

Remember

Follow the arrows, give way, and drive slowly.

At a mini-circle, yield to traffic that reaches its yield line before you reach yours.

Drive slowly so that you can stop if someone does not yield.

Test yourself

1. Question 1

   At which ONE of the following are traffic circle mandatory directional arrows NOT marked?

   • A At railway crossings
   • B At traffic circles
   • C At mini-circles
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   Answer: A: At railway crossings

   These arrows are marked at traffic circles and mini-circles, not at railway crossings.

2. Question 2

   Which road marking indicates the direction a driver must follow around a traffic circle or mini-circle?

   

   

   

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   Answer: Picture A

   The traffic circle mandatory directional arrows show the direction you must follow around the circle.

3. Question 3

   You enter a mini-circle marked with mandatory directional arrows. The road you want is immediately on your right. In which direction must you drive?

   • A By the shortest route to the road you want
   • B Only in the direction indicated by the arrows
   • C In either direction, provided the circle is clear
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   Answer: B: Only in the direction indicated by the arrows

   You must only drive around the circle in the direction the arrows show.