DKTKey points on roundabouts for the New Zealand learner test. Each answer is checked against the official New Zealand handbook or road rules; use the practice-question links to test yourself.
When entering a roundabout, who must you give way to?
Answer: Traffic on the roundabout and traffic approaching from your right
Drivers entering a roundabout give way to traffic on the roundabout and to traffic approaching from their right.
Practice question 31 · official source
You are about to enter a roundabout and will take the first exit on your left. What signal must you give before entering?
Answer: A left turn signal
If you intend to leave at the first exit, you must signal left before you enter the roundabout.
Practice question 32 · official source
You are going straight ahead through a roundabout with a single exit before yours. When do you signal left?
Answer: After passing the exit before yours (no signal on entry)
A driver going straight does not signal on entry but signals left, if practicable, as they pass the exit before the one they will take.
Practice question 33 · official source
You will leave a roundabout more than half-way around it. What signal must you give before entering?
Answer: A right turn signal
A driver intending to leave more than half-way around the roundabout must signal right before entering.
Practice question 34 · official source
On a multi-lane roundabout you plan to leave more than half-way around. Which lane should you enter from?
Answer: The right-hand lane, or a lane marked for that movement
To leave a multi-lane roundabout more than half-way round, enter from the right-hand lane or a lane marked for that movement.