WA theory test roundabouts practice questions

Question 1

You are approaching a roundabout. Who must you give way to?

• Any vehicle already in the roundaboutCorrect answer
• Only vehicles entering from the opposite side
• Only large vehicles such as buses and trucks
• Nobody, provided you are turning left

You give way to vehicles already travelling in the roundabout, which in practice means traffic approaching from your right. Slow down early so you can stop if you need to.

Rule cited: Drive Safe handbook (WA Department of Transport), Roundabouts

Question 2

You are turning left at a roundabout. How should you approach and signal?

• Use the left lane, signal left on approach and keep the signal on until you exitCorrect answer
• Use the right lane and signal left just before you exit
• Use either lane and do not signal at all
• Use the left lane and signal right on approach

For a left turn you approach in the left lane with a left signal. Other drivers can then read your path before you reach the roundabout.

Rule cited: Drive Safe handbook (WA Department of Transport), Roundabouts

Question 3

You are turning right at a roundabout. What signals should you give?

• Signal right on approach, then signal left before you leave the roundaboutCorrect answer
• Signal right on approach and leave the right signal on until you exit
• Signal left on approach and right before you exit
• No signal is needed for a right turn at a roundabout

A right turn needs a right signal on approach so drivers behind and beside you know you are staying on the roundabout. Change to a left signal before your exit if it is practicable.

Rule cited: Drive Safe handbook (WA Department of Transport), Roundabouts

Question 4

You are going straight ahead through a roundabout. What should you do about signalling?

• No signal on approach, but signal left before leaving if it is practicableCorrect answer
• Signal right on approach and left on exit
• Signal left on approach and left on exit
• No signal at any point

Going straight through, there is no turn to signal on approach. A left signal before your exit still tells waiting drivers you are leaving.

Rule cited: Drive Safe handbook (WA Department of Transport), Roundabouts

Question 5

A long vehicle in front of you on a roundabout is straddling two lanes and displays a DO NOT OVERTAKE TURNING VEHICLE sign. What should you do?

• Stay back and give it room to complete the turnCorrect answer
• Overtake on the left because it is out of its lane
• Overtake on the right as soon as a gap appears
• Sound your horn to make it stay in one lane

Long vehicles need more than one lane to get around a roundabout. Passing one while it turns puts you in the space it is about to occupy.

Rule cited: Drive Safe handbook (WA Department of Transport), Sharing the road with heavy vehicles

Question 6

You want to make a U turn at a multi lane roundabout. Which lane should you use?

• The left lane, signalling left on approach
• Either lane, as long as you signal
• The right lane, signalling right on approachCorrect answer
• The left lane, with no signal on approach

A U turn takes you right around the roundabout, so you approach in the right lane with a right signal and change to a left signal before your exit.

Rule cited: Drive Safe handbook (WA Department of Transport), Roundabouts

Question 7

A bicycle rider is in the roundabout in the left lane and is continuing past your exit. What must you do?

• Take your exit first, because bicycles must keep clear of exits
• Pass on their left before you reach the exit
• Sound your horn so they take the exit
• Give way and do not cut across in front of themCorrect answer

A rider in a roundabout may stay in the left lane while going all the way around. Cutting across their line is a common cause of crashes.

Rule cited: Drive Safe handbook (WA Department of Transport), Roundabouts

Question 8

Do you always have to come to a stop at a roundabout?

• Yes, a full stop is required every time
• No, but you must slow down and be ready to stop in order to give wayCorrect answer
• Yes, unless you are turning left
• No, you may enter at the speed limit if the road looks clear

A roundabout is a give way, not a stop. Slow enough on approach that stopping is easy if traffic is already in the roundabout.

Rule cited: Drive Safe handbook (WA Department of Transport), Roundabouts