Tennessee roundabouts — Tennessee Permit Test

A roundabout is an intersection control device where traffic circles around a central island.

Knowing it is an intersection reminds you to slow down and yield, not to drive through it like an open road.

A roundabout is an intersection control device with traffic circulating around a central island.

When you reach a roundabout, yield to vehicles already in the circulating traffic.

Cars in the circle have nowhere to stop for you. Pulling in front of them causes a side crash.

Upon reaching the roundabout, yield to vehicles already within the circulating traffic.

Enter a roundabout when there is a gap in traffic, and once inside do not stop unless signs, signals or a traffic officer direct you to.

Stopping inside the circle surprises the car behind you, which is expecting you to keep moving.

Enter the roundabout when there is a gap in traffic and once inside do not stop unless directed to do so by signs, signals or a traffic officer.

Drive slowly within a roundabout; the speed is usually posted at 15 to 25 mph.

The circle is tight and cars cross in front of you to exit. Low speed gives everyone time to react.

Within the roundabout, proceed at a slower speed (usually posted at 15 to 25 m.p.h.).

If you miss your street in a roundabout, continue around again.

Stopping or cutting across the circle to make a missed exit causes crashes. One more lap costs seconds.

Exit the roundabout at any street or continue around again if you miss the street on which you wanted to turn.

In a multi-lane roundabout, do not pass any vehicles, and be ready to yield to cars turning in front of you from the inside lane to exit.

A car in the inside lane may cut across your lane to leave. If you are alongside it, you get hit.

In a multi-lane roundabout, do not overtake or pass any vehicles.

Signal your exit from a roundabout with your right turn signal.

Drivers waiting to enter cannot tell if you are leaving or staying in the circle without a signal.

Always indicate your exit using your right turn signal.

What is a roundabout?

An intersection where traffic circles a central island. Knowing it is an intersection reminds you to slow down and yield, not to drive through it like an open road. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.58: “A roundabout is an intersection control device with traffic circulating around a central island.”