Georgia driving lesson · Signs, Signals and Markings
Turn lanes, bike lanes and roundabouts
A 3-minute lesson from the Georgia course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Center turn lanes, bike lanes and roundabouts each have their own rules. The big ones: use a center lane only to turn left, never drive or park in a bike lane, and yield to traffic already in a roundabout.
Know the rule
A center turn lane, bordered by solid and/or broken yellow lines, is only for left turns; Georgia law prohibits any other use.
Bike lanes are solid white lines between the rightmost lane and the curb, sometimes with bicycle symbols. With a right-turn-only lane, the bike lane runs to its left.
Roundabouts handle heavier traffic without a signal or four-way stop. Right-of-way laws still apply: yield to traffic already in the roundabout, enter to the right, and exit to the right.
Pedestrians cross to the pedestrian refuge, then to the far sidewalk, and never to the center island. Cyclists may ride like motorists in the middle of the lane or walk their bikes as pedestrians.
As you approach a roundabout, a car is already circling toward you from the left. Yield, wait for a gap, then enter to the right and go counterclockwise until your exit.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Within how many feet of a desired left turn may you enter a center turn lane?
300 feet
1,000 feet
100 feet
500 feet
Answer: 300 feet
You may enter a center turning lane no more than 300 feet from the location of the left turn.
