Roundabouts — Alaska Permit Test

In an Alaska roundabout, vehicles travel counterclockwise around a center island.

Everyone circling the same way removes head-on and broadside crashes inside the circle.

In roundabout vehicles travel counterclockwise around a center island where approaching traffic must yield to traffic in the circle.

At a roundabout, approaching traffic must yield to traffic already in the circle.

Cars in the circle cannot stop suddenly without being hit, so the cars arriving wait for a gap.

Yield to any traffic already in the circle.

Always enter a roundabout to the right of the center island.

Entering on the left would put you against the flow of every car in the circle.

Always enter to the right of the center island.

Once inside a roundabout, do not stop.

Traffic behind you in the circle does not expect a stop, so stopping invites a rear-end crash.

Once inside, do not stop.

If another vehicle arrives at a roundabout at the same time as you, yield to it if it is on your right.

A shared rule for a tie means both drivers know who goes first.

If another vehicle arrives at the same time, yield to the vehicle if it is on your right.

In a multi-lane roundabout, know where you want to go and be in the proper lane before entering.

Changing lanes inside a busy circle cuts across cars that are heading for their own exits.

If there is more than one lane going in the same direction, make sure you know where you want to go and are in the proper lane before entering.

When exiting a roundabout, yield to all pedestrians and bicyclists in the roundabout and those crossing at the marked crosswalk.

Walkers wait at the exits, and a driver looking for the next street can roll right into them.

Yield to all pedestrians and bicyclists in the roundabout and those crossing at the marked crosswalk as you exit the roundabout.

If you miss your exit in a roundabout, you may continue around.

Going around again is safer than a sudden swerve or stop to make the exit you missed.

You may exit at any street or continue around if you miss your exit.

Which way do vehicles travel around the center island of a roundabout?

Counterclockwise. Everyone circling the same way removes head-on and broadside crashes inside the circle. Alaska Driver Manual, p.39: “In roundabout vehicles travel counterclockwise around a center island where approaching traffic must yield to traffic in the circle.”