roundabouts!

first time driving in france in a week and im confused about roundabouts..in england we drive on the left but give way to the right and drive clockwise... in france its drive on the right give way to the right.. does this mean you go round the roundabout clockwise or anti-clockwise?? x

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Best for you to Google %26quot;French Driving Rules%26quot; or something similar. I just did this and added %26quot;roundabouts%26quot; and received very interesting responses and very helpful as well. I liked ruk.ca/article/2729. When Googling I found several references to English drivers adapting to French driving. Have a wonderful trip - you will be comfortable after the first 15 minutes on the road.

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Best for you to Google %26quot;French Driving Rules%26quot; or something similar. I just did this and added %26quot;roundabouts%26quot; and received very interesting responses and very helpful as well. I liked ruk.ca/article/2729. When Googling I found several references to English drivers adapting to French driving. Have a wonderful trip - you will be comfortable after the first 15 minutes on the road.

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Best for you to Google %26quot;French Driving Rules%26quot; or something similar. I just did this and added %26quot;roundabouts%26quot; and received very interesting responses and very helpful as well. I liked ruk.ca/article/2729. When Googling I found several references to English drivers adapting to French driving. Have a wonderful trip - you will be comfortable after the first 15 minutes on the road.

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Best for you to Google %26quot;French Driving Rules%26quot; or something similar. I just did this and added %26quot;roundabouts%26quot; and received very interesting responses and very helpful as well. I liked ruk.ca/article/2729. When Googling I found several references to English drivers adapting to French driving. Have a wonderful trip - you will be comfortable after the first 15 minutes on the road.

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Google: %26quot;French Driving Rules roundabouts%26quot; and you will get the help you need - very interesting and helpful for English and American drivers. Relax and have a wonderful trip. (Tip: in tourist villages and big cities: park outside the congested area and walk in - works so much better than having to deal with crowds during the high volume summer months.)

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So sorry for the copies of my post - received messages that the post did not go through and should resend. Sorry!!

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It%26#39;s the exact mirror of what we do, so you drive on the right, and traffic already on the roundabout will be going anticlockwise - so you%26#39;ve to remember to look left, not right, when you join it. It%26#39;s the same as us in that you give way to traffic already on the roundabout. It might help to ask your passenger to remind you until you feel confident, particularly if you%26#39;re not following other cars. One thing they can also help with is checking road signs as you approach - if you%26#39;re coming up to a standard four-way roundabout, planning to turn left, for example, you may automatically think you%26#39;ll take the first exit, when in fact you%26#39;re going round the other way, so it will be the third exit ... if that makes sense?

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Hi --

I did a ginormous number of miles in New Zealand - British Rules there -- My most important hint about having to drive on the %26quot;wrong%26quot; side -- the car gives you a huge clue.

You enter the car on your %26quot;wrong%26quot; side, and the gear shift is also on the %26quot;wrong%26quot; side.

Take a minute or two when you first get in the car to allow your mind to reset itself to the %26quot;wrong%26quot; stuff, and then go for it. You%26#39;ll find that by giving yourself that minute or two to adjust, you get rid of all the nervous tics, and are ready to drive confidently, and exactly as required.

Re roundabouts - There is usually an arrow pointing in the direction of the traffic flow. Just follow it.

If you%26#39;re tired and can%26#39;t think and the arrow has been pointed skyward by some smart*ss kid, pull over and wait for a car to pass in your direction and watch the way they go.

Sometimes there just isn%26#39;t one more good idea to be found in your brain, so pull over and use the opportunity to relax. When you neck is no longer stiff and your brain no longer feels like a salad spinner, you can go at it again.

Bonne chance et bon voyage.

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This sounds oversimplistic, but was the advice given to me when I drove in the UK for the first time:

Follow the car in front of you.

Sounds daft, but you%26#39;ll see -- it makes infinite sense.

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Also, make sure to pay attention to the signs as you approach the roundabouts that indicate that you must yield to the cars already in the roundabout - they say %26quot;Vous n%26#39;avez pas la priorite%26quot; (sorry no accents on my computer).