Roundabout approach — Delaware Permit Test

Roundabout approach on the Delaware permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A roundabout is a circular intersection that moves traffic counterclockwise around a central island.

A driver who enters going the wrong way meets every car in the circle head-on.

A roundabout is a circular intersection that moves traffic counterclockwise around a central island.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.85

At a roundabout, use the right approach lane to turn right, the left approach lane for a left or U-turn, and any approach lane to go straight.

A car turning left from the right lane cuts across the car beside it on the way out.

Be in the right approach lane if you intend to turn right, be in the left approach lane if you intend on making a left or U-turn, and any approach lane is okay if you are proceeding straight .
Delaware Driver Manual, p.86

Approaching a roundabout, stay to the right of the splitter island and slow down to 10-15 mph.

A car that enters a roundabout at road speed cannot make the curve or yield to the circle.

Upon approaching the roundabout, stay to the right of the splitter island and slow down to 10-15 mph .
Delaware Driver Manual, p.86

On the test

Which way does traffic move around a roundabout's central island?

Counterclockwise. A driver who enters going the wrong way meets every car in the circle head-on. Delaware Driver Manual, p.85: “A roundabout is a circular intersection that moves traffic counterclockwise around a central island.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.