9.20. A driver moving through an intersection with organized roundabout traffic, without intending to change lanes, is required to:
UAВодій, який рухається по перехрестю, де організовано круговий рух, не маючи наміру змінювати своєї смуги, зобов'язаний:
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This exam question from the Traffic Rules of Ukraine concerns road safety at intersections with roundabouts and the correct communication between drivers using turn signals. In practice, incorrect signaling on a roundabout often misleads other road users, creates false expectations, and increases the risk of conflict situations during exit or lane changes.
The question tests Section 9, “Warning Signals,” of the traffic rules, specifically item 9.2: signals are given before starting to move and stopping, as well as before changing lanes, turning, or making a U-turn. That is, within the theoretical exam, it is important to understand the difference between moving along the trajectory of the roundabout within your lane and a maneuver that requires warning others. If the driver does not cross the lane boundaries and is not preparing to exit the roundabout, there is no reason to use the turn signals.
The analysis of the answer options comes down to the fact that “indicating movement around the roundabout” with the left turn signal is not required by the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, since this is not a separate maneuver in itself, but ordinary movement along a road of the corresponding configuration. The right turn signal is also not given “in advance” just because you will eventually need to exit: it is activated before the actual maneuver (right exit or right lane change) and is used precisely when the intention to change the position of the vehicle becomes relevant to others. Accordingly, the correct logic for this exam question is: while the car is moving around the roundabout within a single lane without changing lanes, turn signals are not used, and when exiting the roundabout or changing lanes, the signal is given at the appropriate moment and in the corresponding direction.
Clause 9.2 (Section 9 "Warning Signals")
The driver must give signals with the direction indicators in the corresponding direction (and in case of their absence or malfunction — by hand): before starting to move and stopping; before changing lanes, turning, or making a U-turn.
Application to the question: while driving through a roundabout, if the driver does not change lanes and does not make a turn/exit (i.e., does not change lane and does not start a maneuver), there is no obligation to turn on the indicator.
Clause 1.10 (term "Lane Change")
Lane change — leaving the occupied lane or row while maintaining the original direction of movement.
Application to the question: "not intending to change one's lane" means "not performing a lane change," and therefore there is no reason to signal a turn according to clause 9.2.
Clause 1.10 (term "Traffic Lane")
Traffic lane — a longitudinal strip on the carriageway, marked or unmarked by road markings, and sufficient for the movement of non-rail vehicles in a single row.
Application to the question: as long as the driver moves within one lane (does not cross its boundaries and does not change lanes), he/she does not perform a maneuver that, according to the Traffic Rules, requires mandatory use of the turn indicator.
Thus, the correct answer is "Do not turn on the indicators while driving in one lane," considering that according to the definition in the Traffic Rules, turn signals are given before starting movement/stopping and before maneuvers (lane changes, turns, or U-turns), and driving in a circle within one's lane without a maneuver is not a reason to give such a signal.
At a roundabout, the driver moves along a road that has a circular shape. The mere fact that the trajectory curves does not mean a turn or lane change is being performed. Therefore, it is important to distinguish “driving in your own lane” from a maneuver that must be indicated with signals.
According to clause 9.2 of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine, turn signals are used before starting to move and stopping, as well as before changing lanes, turning, or making a U-turn. That is, a signal is required when you are actually performing a maneuver and changing the position of the vehicle relative to the lane or direction of travel.
If you continue driving within the same lane on the roundabout and do not cross the lane markings, you are not making a lane change or a turn in the sense of the Traffic Rules. In such a situation, turning on the turn signal would mislead other road users, because by signaling you seem to be indicating a maneuver that you are not actually performing.
A different situation arises when you intend to change lanes on the roundabout or exit it. For example, to change lanes to the left, use the left turn signal; to change lanes to the right or to exit the roundabout, use the right turn signal. But as long as you are simply moving in a circle in your lane without intending to change it, there is no reason to signal.
Therefore, the correct answer is “Do not turn on the turn signals while driving in the same lane,” because according to clause 9.2 of the Traffic Rules, the signal is given only before a specific maneuver (lane change, turn, exit), and driving within the same lane on a roundabout is not considered a maneuver.