Is vehicle traffic permitted around the roundabout in both directions at the nearest intersection?
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Correct answer
NO
Explanation
In the video, you are approaching a roundabout outside town; on the left there is sign C-9 "keep right of the sign" on a traffic island, and on the right A-7 "give way" above sign C-12 "circular traffic". At the nearest junction traffic does not move around the island in both directions - only in one, the one shown on the sign. The answer is: no.
The Regulation on road signs and signals states that sign C-12 "circular traffic" means that at the junction traffic moves around an island or square in the direction shown on the sign - the arrows on the sign run anticlockwise, so you drive round the roundabout to the right, with the island on your left. Traffic in both directions would mean cars driving around the island towards each other, which would end in a head-on collision. Because C-12 appears here together with A-7, when entering the roundabout you give way to vehicles already going round it. On the roundabout you keep to your lane, do not stop unnecessarily and switch on your right indicator before your chosen exit.
Legal basis: § 36 para. 1 and 2 and § 35 para. 1 of the Regulation on road signs and signals