Understanding Roundabouts

The video explains the benefits and rules of navigating modern roundabouts in the U.S. It highlights the importance of slowing down, choosing the correct lane, yielding to traffic, and ensuring pedestrian safety. The video provides clear instructions on how to approach, navigate, and exit roundabouts safely, emphasizing the need to be aware of other vehicles and pedestrians.

What is one of the main benefits of using roundabouts?

• They are cheaper to build than intersections.

• They eliminate the need for traffic lights.

• They reduce severe crashes by 80%.

• They increase traffic speed.

What should you do first when approaching a roundabout?

• Stop completely before entering.

• Honk to alert other drivers.

• Slow down to make better decisions.

• Speed up to merge quickly.

When choosing a lane at a roundabout, what should you consider?

• The color of your car.

• The weather conditions.

• The direction you want to go after the roundabout.

• The number of passengers in your vehicle.

What should you do if you see pedestrians at a crosswalk near a roundabout?

• Honk to make them aware of your presence.

• Ignore them and proceed.

• Speed up to pass before they cross.

• Be ready to stop and let them cross safely.

To whom must you yield when entering a roundabout?

• Only to vehicles in the lane closest to you.

• To vehicles entering from the opposite side.

• To all traffic already in the roundabout.

• Only to large vehicles like trucks and buses.

What is the correct action if you see a large vehicle in the roundabout?

• Stop and let it pass completely.

• Overtake it quickly.

• Give it space and avoid driving next to it.

• Drive closely next to it.

What should you avoid doing when navigating lanes in a roundabout?

• Turning left from the right lane.

• Staying in your lane.

• Checking for pedestrians.

• Following pavement markings.

What should you do as you exit a roundabout?

• Speed up to leave quickly.

• Follow pavement markings and check for pedestrians.

• Ignore crosswalks.

• Change lanes abruptly.

What are the three key rules to remember when using a roundabout?

• Change lanes frequently, speed up, and ignore pedestrians.

• Speed up, look straight, and ignore signs.

• Slow down, look around, and be ready to yield.

• Stop, honk, and proceed quickly.