I had near accident when someone making a U-Turn at the round about. In case there is a question, this is a common single-lane small round about usually found in the residential areas. Please ignore the traffic lights and the double-lane in the image.
See this image for illustrations: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcR-vH…
I was coming in from K, and there were cars on all lanes (A, H and F).
The car on A makes a move with the right indicator turns on. I assumed the car-from-A was heading towards L, so while the car is around D, I made my move towards G from K.
In actuality, the car-from-A is heading towards B, and honk hard on me, and gave me enough shock.
Is it even legal to make U-turn at the round about?
If accident did happen, who is at fault?
Before you say that I have to give way for any cars inside the round about, I don't think drivers (at least in NSW) do that, because if the car-from-A did go to L, I would have been waiting for nothing, and surely would never arrive at my destination.
I only give way to the car on the right or if car from H is giving a right indication.
Edit, there is so much useless comments here. They do not seem to understand my question, they seem to refer to the bigger roundabouts in the image. Please read the whole thing.
Thanks to those who were pointing the rules too, or told me I should hand in my license to them. Because we always drive in the same condition as when we took our lessons and exam. Not when the road is busy. Also every state and countries have exactly the same rules as wherever you are. (sarcasm)
Edit (2): I'm sorry, but I have been observing many cars since I posted this comment to see how many makes a right turn and give a left signal when exiting.
I must have seen over 100 cars in few different roundabouts paying careful attention to the signals, and none give left signal.
I still cannot find the difference between one that is making right turn or U-ey.
Not that I do not believe or appreciate the commenters here, but can anyone explain why not 1 car does that?
Edit (3): from this thread I found two things, one is that most ozbargainers do not care, and they just put unhelpful comments. And surprisingly these comments gets most up voted. Wft do you expect from 'hand me your license'?
For those that gives helpful comments, I thank you, I do believe that in your life you will be more successful than the other ones (not sarcasm).
Two, after checking rules on almost all states, I am shocked that those helpful comments are right. That we have to give left signal when exiting any roundabout. This solve differentiating u turn and right turn. Whomever put the word 'if practical' in the rulebook is just stupid. I am shocked that in my life, driving so many years in Vic and NSW, I have only seen maybe 1 or 2 cars that does that, and at that time I genuinely think they made a mistake. I will from now on do this religiously and hoping that others do the same.
No option to upload image, and my office blocked those images hosting sites