Roundabout driving — Iowa Permit Test

Traffic in a roundabout travels counterclockwise around a center island.

Everyone going the same way around the island means no one meets a car head-on.

Roundabouts are intersections that direct traffic in a counterclockwise direction around a center island.

Roundabouts have no stop signs or traffic signals; yield signs and pavement markings guide traffic.

Cars keep moving slowly instead of stopping, so you need to watch the yield signs and lines yourself.

They have no stop signs or traffic signals.

As you approach a roundabout, slow to the posted advisory speed and yield to anyone in the crosswalk.

People cross right at the edge of the roundabout, and you need to be slow enough to stop for them.

Slow down to the posted advisory speed and yield to anyone in the crosswalk.

When entering a roundabout, yield to vehicles already in it, wait for a gap, then merge.

Cars already going around have the right-of-way. Pulling in front of them causes a side crash.

As you approach the yield line markings, yield to vehicles in the roundabout.

Once inside a roundabout, keep going until you reach your street and avoid stopping.

A car that stops in the circle can be hit from behind by traffic that expects it to keep moving.

Continue through the roundabout until you reach your street. Avoid stopping in the roundabout.

To leave a roundabout, signal, then exit to your right, and yield to anyone in the crosswalk.

Your signal tells waiting drivers and walkers that you are leaving, so they know when it is safe to go.

Signal, then exit the roundabout to your right.

Which way does traffic travel in a roundabout?

Counterclockwise. Everyone going the same way around the island means no one meets a car head-on. Iowa Driver's License Manual, p.54: “Roundabouts are intersections that direct traffic in a counterclockwise direction around a center island.”