A 3-minute lesson from the Nevada course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
A roundabout moves traffic through an intersection without signals. Everyone circulates the same way and cars already inside have priority, so you slow down, pick your lane early and merge into a gap.
Roundabout
A large circular area in the middle of an intersection that controls right-of-way and moves traffic through without traffic signals.
Large commercial trucks and trailers may use the raised truck apron around the center island (usually with just the rear wheels) to handle the tight turn. Cars should not use the truck apron.
You want to go left at a two-lane roundabout. Choose the left lane, yield to cars already circling, merge into a gap, travel counterclockwise, and signal right just before 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.
In which direction does traffic move around a roundabout?
Clockwise
Either direction
Counterclockwise
Whichever way the lane allows
Answer: Counterclockwise
All traffic moves in one direction around a roundabout: counterclockwise.
