Entering a roundabout
A free practice question for the Virginia permit test, with the answer explained.
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You're about to enter a roundabout. Who has the right of way?
The rule
Slow down as you come to a roundabout. Entering drivers let pedestrians and cars already circling go first; enter when the way is clear.
Slow down as you approach a roundabout, and yield to pedestrians and to all traffic already in it. Enter when the way is clear.
From the Virginia Driver's Manual, section 3, page 16. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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