Not-so-obvious mini’s are usually in residential streets where you’re really not expecting them to be. I can think of one in particular, which is in a residential area in Swindon, that’s on the crest of a hill, painted onto the road. You’ve no hope of seeing it! I know it’s there and I have driven straight over it several times because I remembered too late that it was a roundabout. It scares the life out of me!

A driver will not be expecting it and signage is poor. Fortunately the road markings are good, but again, it will be pretty dependant on conditions as to whether or not you see them.

Roundabouts have a place – where there is a heavy flow of traffic that’s fairly even from all directions.

You’re right to be cautious and treat this like any other sort of junction. But I’m baffled as to why this one exists in the first place?

Even if you move out to the right and signal right and look at the driver, still many times I have had to stop.

I turn right at this sort of roundabout at least twice a day and I’ve never had anyone not stopping in a car. Yes, you need to eyeball the driver and signal, just like you would when driving a car. Signalling through roundabouts is what most drivers do- you’re traffic, behave like it.