Roundabout cyclists and pedestrians — Rhode Island Permit Test

At a roundabout, cyclists should generally walk their bicycles across the pedestrian crosswalk.

A slow bike mixed into circling cars is easy to miss and easy to hit.

Generally, cyclists should walk their bicycles across the pedestrian crosswalk.

Cyclists riding through a roundabout should ride in the middle of the lane, not near the curb, so cars do not pass them.

A car that squeezes past a bike in a tight circle can push it into the curb.

Bicyclists should ride in the middle of the lane, not near the curb line, to prevent vehicles from passing them.

A pedestrian at a roundabout crosswalk looks left for oncoming vehicles, crosses to the splitter island, then looks right and finishes crossing.

Cars come from one side on each half of the crossing, so looking the wrong way misses the car that is coming.

APPROACH: Pedestrians should look left upon arriving at a crosswalk in search of oncoming vehicles and bicycles.

Pedestrians should never walk through a roundabout or cross the center island.

Drivers in the circle are watching other cars, not people walking across the middle.

Pedestrians should never walk through a roundabout or cross the center island.

How should most cyclists get through a roundabout?

Walk the bike across the crosswalk. A slow bike mixed into circling cars is easy to miss and easy to hit. Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.41: “Generally, cyclists should walk their bicycles across the pedestrian crosswalk.”