Roundabouts — Ohio Permit Test
Roundabouts on the Ohio permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
At a roundabout or traffic circle, vehicles travel counterclockwise around a raised center island and traffic entering yields to traffic already circulating.
One rule does most of the work: whoever is already going round keeps going round.
Vehicles travel counterclockwise around a raised center island, with entering traffic yielding the right-of-way to circulating traffic.
A driver checks the signs on approach for the correct lane, because lanes cannot be changed once inside the roundabout.
The lane is chosen before you enter, and after that the exit chooses itself.
You cannot change lanes once you are in the roundabout.
Once inside a roundabout a driver keeps moving rather than stopping, and looks to the left for traffic when entering.
Stopping inside blocks everyone behind you, including the people still entering.
Once you have entered the roundabout, keep moving. Do not stop or change lanes.
In a four-exit roundabout the first exit turns right, the second goes straight ahead, the third turns left and the fourth makes a U-turn.
Counting exits replaces the turn you would otherwise be making.
Use the 1st exit to turn right. Use the 2nd exit to go straight. Use the 3rd exit to turn left.
On the test
Who has the right of way at a roundabout?
The traffic already circulating inside it. One rule does most of the work: whoever is already going round keeps going round. Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws, p.25: “Vehicles travel counterclockwise around a raised center island, with entering traffic yielding the right-of-way to circulating traffic.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws, published by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-14.