Lanarkshire drivers could be driven round the bend by new Highway Code rules on roundabouts

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Drivers in East Kilbride should pay particular attention to a change in the Highway Code concerning roundabouts.Nicknamed 'Polo Mint City' because of its - some might say - too many roundabouts, EK is populated with a whopping 600 of them.This eye-popping figure, collated by South Lanarkshire Council, includes all mini roundabouts.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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They will be travelling more slowly than motorised traffic."Give them plenty of room and do not attempt to overtake them within their lane.

Allow them to move across your path as they travel around the roundabout."Cyclists, horse riders and horse drawn vehicles may stay in the left-hand lane when they intend to continue across or around the roundabout and should signal right to show you they are not leaving the roundabout."Drivers should take extra care when entering a roundabout to ensure that they do not cut across cyclists, horse riders or horse drawn vehicles in the left-hand lane, who are continuing around the roundabout."The change in