Mini roundabouts are just like large standard roundabouts only on a smaller scale. As far as I know the rules for using these tiny roundabouts are pretty much the same as you would use for their bigger brothers.
The main objective is to approach the roundabout, generally slowing down as you come up to it and then carefully look to your right side to see if any cars are coming on to the roundabout or already progressing round it.
If either of these are true, then the recommended action is to slow down and stop, thus you are giving way to traffic coming from your right. Not exactly rocket science I am sure you will agree.
Now there lies the problem, many people treat them as just some kind of bump in the road, some think perhaps you should slow down a little for this bump and perhaps drive round it slightly, others will just keep going at their normal speed and drive over the top of the roundabout, perhaps seeing if they can get a little thrill as their car quickly rises up as they traverse the bump.
Often they will not even glance to their right to see if you are coming on to the roundabout, no they will just keep looking ahead, perhaps they will have a mobile phone pressed to their ear, or are attempting to light a cigarette which understandably may be distracting them a little.
Anyway the whole point of this blog post is to make you aware that mini-roundabouts are just like big ones and should be treated with the same respect.
The photo above is courtesy of a great min-roundabout resource which I encourage you to visit, http://www.mini-roundabout.com/
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