Roundabout steps — South Dakota Permit Test

Roundabout steps on the South Dakota permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Before entering a roundabout, yield to traffic on your left that is already in the roundabout.

A car already circling cannot stop for you, and pulling out in front of it causes a side crash.

Yield to traffic on your left already in the roundabout

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.40

On the way into a roundabout, slow down, obey the signs, and yield to pedestrians and bicyclists.

People crossing at the roundabout entry step out expecting cars to be slowing, not speeding in.

Yield to pedestrians and bicyclists

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.40

Enter a roundabout only when there is a safe gap in traffic, and keep your speed low inside it.

Going fast in the tight circle leaves no time to react when the car ahead stops for someone crossing.

Keep your speed low within the roundabout

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.40

As you approach your exit from a roundabout, turn on your right turn signal, and yield to pedestrians and bicycles as you exit.

Drivers waiting to enter cannot tell you are leaving unless your signal says so.

As you approach the exit, turn on your right turn signal

South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.40

On the test

As you enter a roundabout, which traffic must you yield to?

Traffic on your left already in the circle. A car already circling cannot stop for you, and pulling out in front of it causes a side crash. South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.40: “Yield to traffic on your left already in the roundabout”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against South Dakota Driver License Manual, published by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.