I am glad to see that the NRA is putting up signs and painting arrows on the roads leading to the (Butterfield) roundabout from all directions.  Hopefully this will educate the drivers that don’t already know how to properly use roundabouts. Unfortunately, I think they have the signs and arrows wrong in one spot, which will surely lead to more confusion and the possibility of more collisions. Please see attached for details. Can you please liaise with your friends at the NRA to ensure the signage and the arrows are correct?  The same applies to the Century 21 roundabout if you are coming toward Camana Bay from West Bay.


Auntie’s answer: As requested, I brought your question to the National Roads Authority. I also shared with them the diagram that you included. In addition, you can view the official Streetskill brochure here on the proper way to use roundabouts.

Let’s hope, as you suggest, that the arrows painted on the road will help to teach drivers what they should be doing when approaching, entering and exiting roundabouts. I do confess, though, that I remain a bit sceptical that many drivers will figure it out.

But to your question: Yes, the exit marked “2” that leads to Godfrey Nixon Way in your diagram has one lane, but the NRA explained that there is sufficient space to enable merging when coming off the roundabout.

In general, as it is explained in the Streetskill brochure, drivers can follow the “Golden Rule” in which the roundabout is viewed as a clock and there are specific rules for exiting between 6 o’clock and 12 o’clock, and 12 o’clock and 6 o’clock.

You also asked about the Century 21 roundabout, but at this point with all the roadwork in that area, I believe the situation has changed since you posed the question, so I think we have to wait till the road is finished to sort out that one.

However, I do feel compelled to say that considering what I have seen on roundabouts in general, I am not optimistic about how smoothly traffic will be flowing when all three lanes and six exits on the new Camana Bay one open up.