DKTKey points on roundabouts for the New South Wales learner test. Each answer is checked against the official New South Wales handbook or road rules; use the practice-question links to test yourself.
You are entering a roundabout. Who must you give way to?
Answer: Any vehicle already in the roundabout
There is no give way to the right rule at roundabouts. You give way to every vehicle already in the roundabout, slowing down or stopping if necessary.
Practice question 107 · official source
You reach a roundabout and it is empty. Must you stop?
Answer: No, but you must slow down, check and be ready to stop
You must give way, meaning slow down and stop only if needed to avoid a collision. If the roundabout is clear you can proceed, but check carefully first.
Practice question 108 · official source
Which way must you drive around a roundabout?
Answer: Clockwise, keeping to the left of the central island
Drivers keep to the left of the central island, which means travelling clockwise. Large vehicles may be allowed over a designed island edge.
Practice question 109 · official source
You will take the first exit, turning left, at a roundabout. What should you signal?
Answer: Signal left on entry and keep it on until you leave
A driver leaving at the first exit, less than halfway around, must give a left signal before entering and keep it on until they have left the roundabout.
Practice question 110 · official source
You will turn right at a roundabout, leaving more than halfway around. What should you signal when you enter?
Answer: Right, and keep it on until you are about to leave it
Before entering you must signal right and keep signalling right while in the roundabout. When leaving, signal left if practicable.
Practice question 111 · official source
You are going straight ahead through a roundabout. What signal should you give as you leave it, if practicable?
Answer: A left signal, cancelled as soon as you leave
Drivers must give a left signal when leaving a roundabout, if practicable, and stop signalling as soon as they have left.
Practice question 112 · official source
You want to turn around and go back the way you came using a roundabout. What signal do you give on entry?
Answer: Right, as you will leave more than halfway around
Leaving more than halfway around, including going back the way you came, requires a right signal before entering. Signal left as you leave if practicable.
Practice question 113 · official source
A marked pedestrian crossing is on the exit road of a roundabout and a person steps onto it as you leave. What must you do?
Answer: Give way to the pedestrian, stopping if necessary
A driver must give way to any pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing, including crossings on roundabout approaches and exits.
Practice question 114 · official source
You want to turn left at this two-lane roundabout. Which lane should you use?
Answer: The left lane
To turn left, indicate left and use the left lane unless road arrows show another lane may be used. Give way to vehicles already in the roundabout.
Practice question 115 · official source
You are in the right lane going straight ahead through this roundabout. When should you signal left to leave?
Answer: After point O, just before your exit
When going straight ahead you indicate left as you leave, if practical, and stop indicating once you have exited.