Roundabouts — Louisiana Permit Test

In a roundabout, vehicles travel counterclockwise around a raised center island.

If everyone goes the same way around, cars in the circle never meet head-on.

Vehicles travel counterclockwise around a raised center island, with entering traffic yielding the right-of-way to circulating traffic.

At a roundabout, entering traffic yields to traffic already circulating in the circle.

Cars already in the circle cannot stop easily. Letting them pass first keeps the circle flowing.

At roundabouts, entering traffic yields to the circulating lane(s).

If another vehicle reaches a traffic circle at the same time as you and it is on your right, yield to it.

A clear tie-breaker stops two drivers from both going, or both waiting, at the same moment.

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

In a traffic circle or roundabout, also yield to pedestrians and bicyclists.

People on foot and on bikes are easy to miss while you watch the curve and the cars.

Also, yield to pedestrians and bicyclists in the traffic circle or roundabout.

In a roundabout with more than one lane going your way, choose your lane before entering and do not change lanes or pass other vehicles.

Cars beside you are curving too. A lane change in the circle can clip a car you cannot see well.

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 and do not change lanes or pass any vehicles.

To turn right at a roundabout, signal right while approaching and keep signaling until you have exited.

Your signal tells waiting drivers you are leaving soon, so they can enter safely after you.

If you intend to turn right, signal “right” while approaching and until you have exited the traffic circle or roundabout.

If you are going straight through a roundabout, no signal is needed while approaching.

A signal that does not match your plan confuses others. Going straight needs none on the way in.

If you are going straight through, no signal is needed while approaching.

To turn left at a roundabout, signal left on approach; after going three quarters of the way around, signal right to exit.

Switching to a right signal near your exit tells drivers waiting to enter that you are about to leave.

If you intend to turn left, signal “left” on the approach to the traffic circle or roundabout.

Do not drive alongside large vehicles, such as trucks and buses, in a traffic circle or roundabout.

Long trucks swing wide in the tight circle and can squeeze a car riding beside them.

Do not drive alongside large vehicles, such as trucks and buses in a traffic circle or roundabout.

Which way does traffic travel around a roundabout's center island?

Counterclockwise. If everyone goes the same way around, cars in the circle never meet head-on. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.91: “Vehicles travel counterclockwise around a raised center island, with entering traffic yielding the right-of-way to circulating traffic.”