A Sydney man's roundabout traffic hack has amassed millions of views, but not everyone thinks it should have a place on our roads.
An Australian man's simple yet effective "traffic hack" has received millions of views online, with comments divided between people already familiar with the trick and those who think it constitutes poor driving etiquette.
In a video posted to Instagram on 11 February 2026, Sydney-based Instagram user Zane Ammar shared a handy solution for bypassing queuing traffic trying to turn left at a crowded roundabout.
Ammar's advice is to enter the roundabout from the right-hand lane, circle it once and exit at the lane you're trying to enter, effectively skipping the queue of cars in one manoeuvre.
In the expletive-laden video, which has amassed more than two million views online, Ammar films himself zooming past queuing cars at a double-lane roundabout in Sydney and quickly proceeds to his chosen exit, calling the manoeuvre a "completely legal traffic hack".
Plenty of social media users were grateful for the trick, calling it "genius", but an equal number asked Ammar to "stop sharing the secret".
Others were already aware of the trick, which is often called a 'slingshot turn'. "People have been doing [this] for decades," one commenter said.
Another camp of commenters felt that while the trick worked, it shouldn't be encouraged from an etiquette perspective.
"If everyone decided to jump lanes the way you did, the same line would simply exist somewhere else," one commenter argued.
Technically, Ammar's hack is completely legal, provided you use your indicators, give way to all vehicles already on the roundabout and comply with the lane arrow markings.
Interestingly, there is also no firm legal limit on how many times you can drive around a roundabout, but you could get tapped by authorities if you go overboard with your roundabout usage.
"While there is no specific offence for driving around a roundabout multiple times, the general offence of causing a public nuisance could be applied," an ACT Policing spokesperson previously told Drive.
Susannah Guthrie has been a journalist for over a decade, covering everything from world news to fashion, entertainment, health and now cars. Having previously worked across titles like The New Daily, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, People Magazine and Cosmopolitan, Susannah now relishes testing family cars with the help of her husband and three-year-old son.
